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EDITORIAL: Nature Positive laws will sacrifice the economy for political zealots’ green doctrine
The letter sent to the Prime Minister, bypassing his Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek, was signed by seven of Australia’s biggest names in business, including Rio Tinto’s iron ore boss Simon Trott and Hancock Prospecting chief executive Garry Korte.
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Nature Positive laws: Mining heavyweights urge PM to intervene on controversial environmental plan
Hancock Prospecting chief executive Garry Korte and Rio Tinto iron ore boss Simon Trott were among seven signatories to a letter to Mr Albanese detailing “serious concerns” with the planned shakeup of environmental laws and the closed-door consultation process used to design it.
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‘Australian swimming is about to have a reality check’
One of the country’s longest-serving swimming administrators claims Australia could endure a devastating home 2032 Brisbane Olympics and Paralympics if the Queensland and federal governments continue to neglect the sport’s grassroots.
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Nature Positive: Federal EPA will be unaccountable, secretive and expensive, says Institute of Public Affairs
Labor’s proposed Federal nature watchdog risks being an expensive, bloated bureaucracy that is unaccountable and highly secretive, a conservative think tank has warned.
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Miners worried about ‘ever-present threat’ of climate trigger being added to environment laws
A climate trigger is looming as an “ever-present threat” that is stifling industry confidence as the Government revamps environmental laws, the nation’s peak mining body has warned.
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THE GOLD STANDARD
Australia’s most successful swim team has closed out the world championships in Fukuoka, Japan, in style to finish top of the medals table with a record haul that may never be beaten. After eight days of intense competition, the Dolphins proved themselves to be the best swim team on the planet – collecting 13 gold, seven silver and five bronze medals for a staggering total of 25As far as Australia’s head coach Rohan Taylor was concerned, the Aussies were the best.
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AUSSIES COP GOLDEN SNUB
“We (Australia) have always looked at, and I was brought up by the Don Talbot era, that gold medals were the most important. So from our perspective , we were the best performed team on the gold medal count. “And when you look at the website and you look at the medal tally, we sit on top of that. That is how I feel. But I’m not taking anything away from the US and they won the award based on the criteria that was there.”
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FARMERS FEAR LEGISLATION COULD SEND THEM BROKE
Farmers are worried they could go bankrupt or be sent to jail for falling foul of contentious new Aboriginal cultural heritage laws, a fiery South West community forum has heard. Another issue that emerged as a flashpoint for Waroona landholders at the packed-out Monday town hall meeting is the high cost of commissioning surveys and a 20-fold increase in the maximum penalty for breaking the rules — as well as the additional prospect of jail. “What I would like to know is why our property rights are being eroded? And I would like to know why, if this is so important to the country or the State, the State Government is not paying?”
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‘HIDDEN’ HERITAGE LAWS STIR ANXIETY
“We wake up in the morning and decide if something needs to get done, and then we get it done,” he said. “If we need to build a fence, we build the fence, but this sort of thing could delay us for months even on a simple thing like that. “There wouldn’t be a farmer around here who doesn’t want to see Aboriginal people in the area get ahead, but these rules are the sort of thing made by bureaucrats and environmentalists who have never spent time on the land.” -Jamie Warden, a fifth-generation farmer
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Gina Rinehart watches on as Aussie swimming team blows the world away
Australia’s richest woman Gina Rinehart has made an eye-catching appearance on a day when the Aussie swimming team went berserk Australia’s richest woman Gina Rinehart has made an eye-catching appearance on a day when the Aussie swimming team went berserk. Australia’s richest woman Gina Rinehart picked a bloody good time to make a surprise poolside appearance at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships. The mining mogul on Saturday watched on as the Dolphins continued to show their class with another series of gold medals. Australia has blown the American team out of the pool with 13 gold medals in Fukuoka. Heading into the final day of competition in Japan, Australia has an overwhelming lead on the medal tally with China (five gold) and the United States (four) nowhere near it.
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Mrs Gina Rinehart AO celebrating our incredible Aussie athletes at the Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatic Championships
Fri, 14 July 2023 – Sun, 30 July 2023.
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Worker shortages hit WA
“Job number one for Premier Cook is to fix Western Australia’s worst-in-the-nation worker shortage levels, which is stifling business performance and punishing customers,” Mr Davidson said. “We are calling on Premier Cook to lead the charge in National Cabinet to have discriminatory tax and red tape barriers that are preventing our pensioners, veterans, and students removed to alleviate this crisis and he deserves bipartisan support,” said Mr Davidson. “Removing unfair barriers on pensioners, veterans, and students is a no-regrets policy which will get more Australians who want to into work, more money into local economies, while increasing tax revenue, and providing a critical source of dignity and self-esteem to our most experienced Australians,” said Mr Davidson.
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2023 National DIAA Dairy Awards | Bannister Downs wins a Champion Award
Super proud at Bannister Downs as this National competition attracted over 1000 product entries Australia-wide!!! Wonderful to be able to accept this award with our amazing partner, leader in Agriculture and patriotic Australian, Mrs Gina Rinehart AO.
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RCII reaches key milestones
Howard-Smith’s new role as chair will see him play a part in promoting the RCII to industry and encouraging participation. “The Resources Community Investment Initiative builds on the State’s ongoing collaboration with WA’s resources industry and provides a mechanism to partner to deliver projects with lasting benefits for generations of Western Australians,” Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan said. “I welcome Reg Howard-Smith’s appointment as the inaugural chair of the RCCI Advisory Committee – his extensive experience in both the resources industry and working with government will help to ensure this initiative is a success.
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Miners urged to chip into already huge fund for ‘legacy projects’ across WA, sector stalwart appointed chair
The Resources Community Investment Initiative launched in November has already had $750 million committed by the sector’s biggest companies: Rio Tinto, BHP, Woodside, Chevron, Mineral Resources, Hancock Prospecting and its subsidiaries Roy Hill and Atlas Iron.
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WA’s bedrock industry worth $246bn
Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety data released today revealed a new annual sales record for the state of $246 billion, a $15 billion increase on last year’s record. “There was 855 million tonnes of iron ore sold from QA, the highest quantity on record for a single calendar or financial year,” DMIRS reported. “It was supported by record shipments from Hancock Prospecting and Fortescue Metals Group, as well as a recovery in sales from Rio Tinto’s operations particularly later in the year due to operational improvements and the ramp up of Gudai-Darri.”
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