Powerlink is Queensland government’s golden gooseBy Michael West | April 4, 2016If Annastacia Palaszczuk and her ministers were smacking their lips at the heroic prices her southern neighbours ...
Coal advisers dig us a holeBy Michael West | February 22, 2016There's a public meeting at Wollar, near Mudgee, this week at which US coal major Peabody will seek community ...
Digging a deeper hole for coalBy Michael West | February 19, 2016Has the government completely lost the plot? Why are they helping flood the market by backing the opening of 20 ...
Consumers are subsidising the unprofitable coal seam gas industryBy Michael West | February 8, 2016After all the heartache, trenchant opposition from local communities and a towering $1.8 billion in ...
Oils ain’t oils, gas contracts ain’t gas contractsBy Michael West | October 17, 2015It was with high expectations and a sense of gravity that the gravelly voiced Ian Macfarlane addressed a ...
Coal isn’t dead; it’s a takeover targetBy Michael West | September 28, 2015Coal is not dead yet – not even the thermal stuff - but it's cheap. No doubt about that. A takeover bid was ...
Adani mine’s fate may hang in balance for some timeBy Michael West | August 7, 2015Tony Abbott is fulminating about those dastardly eco-warriors and their sabotage of Adani's plan to build the ...
Adani and Commonwealth Bank part ways, casting further doubt on Carmichael coal projectBy Michael West | August 5, 2015Federal Court overturns approval of Adani Carmichael coal mine in Queensland Michael West: Adani caned but not ...
With coal going begging, it’s time to stop diggingBy Michael West | August 1, 2015Instead of splashing billions of dollars building their coal mines from scratch, instead of enticing governments ...
Chevron parents leave ATO an orphanBy Michael West | May 18, 2015Secretive oil major Chevron Corp has taken the art of tax avoidance to its ultimate form thanks to a scheme so ...
Pressures on coal show no signs of endingBy Michael West | December 29, 2014When world leaders assembled at the G20 Summit in Brisbane last month, the corporation selected by ...
Wise investment or fossil fools? Queensland backs coal as G20 moves the game onBy Michael West | November 17, 2014The very day after the G20 concluded, with its recommendations about ending government subsidies to fossil fuels, ...
Powerlink is Queensland government’s golden gooseBy Michael West | April 4, 2016If Annastacia Palaszczuk and her ministers were smacking their lips at the heroic prices her southern neighbours ...
Coal advisers dig us a holeBy Michael West | February 22, 2016There's a public meeting at Wollar, near Mudgee, this week at which US coal major Peabody will seek community ...
Digging a deeper hole for coalBy Michael West | February 19, 2016Has the government completely lost the plot? Why are they helping flood the market by backing the opening of 20 ...
Consumers are subsidising the unprofitable coal seam gas industryBy Michael West | February 8, 2016After all the heartache, trenchant opposition from local communities and a towering $1.8 billion in ...
Oils ain’t oils, gas contracts ain’t gas contractsBy Michael West | October 17, 2015It was with high expectations and a sense of gravity that the gravelly voiced Ian Macfarlane addressed a ...
Coal isn’t dead; it’s a takeover targetBy Michael West | September 28, 2015Coal is not dead yet – not even the thermal stuff - but it's cheap. No doubt about that. A takeover bid was ...
Adani mine’s fate may hang in balance for some timeBy Michael West | August 7, 2015Tony Abbott is fulminating about those dastardly eco-warriors and their sabotage of Adani's plan to build the ...
Adani and Commonwealth Bank part ways, casting further doubt on Carmichael coal projectBy Michael West | August 5, 2015Federal Court overturns approval of Adani Carmichael coal mine in Queensland Michael West: Adani caned but not ...
With coal going begging, it’s time to stop diggingBy Michael West | August 1, 2015Instead of splashing billions of dollars building their coal mines from scratch, instead of enticing governments ...
Chevron parents leave ATO an orphanBy Michael West | May 18, 2015Secretive oil major Chevron Corp has taken the art of tax avoidance to its ultimate form thanks to a scheme so ...
Pressures on coal show no signs of endingBy Michael West | December 29, 2014When world leaders assembled at the G20 Summit in Brisbane last month, the corporation selected by ...
Wise investment or fossil fools? Queensland backs coal as G20 moves the game onBy Michael West | November 17, 2014The very day after the G20 concluded, with its recommendations about ending government subsidies to fossil fuels, ...