Mining waste rock from historic mines or even treated sewage to find useful metals and minerals could be a sustainable way to meet demand for these finite resources.
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The Minerals Council’s new coal ad is the latest to attract derision online. But for the resources industry, the mockery may just be collateral damage in the wider mission to reach out to its supporters.
Contrary to Western views, China is in Africa for business. Between 1998 and 2012, about 2000 Chinese firms invested in 49 countries on the African continent.
What does Gazprom hope to achieve with its deep and generous relationship with football?
Experts respond to the recently-approved Shenhua Watermark coal mine.
How can we live within the means of our planet? Almost all environmental literature grossly underestimates what is needed for our civilisation to become sustainable.
Now is not the time for complacency. Australia must be on the front foot if it wants to make the most of what economists are calling the “new normal.”
In his first royal decree, Saudi Arabia’s newly crowned King Salman announced two-month bonuses for state employees, pensioners, students, and recipients of social service programs (that is, everyone in…
Late in 2014, we saw iron ore and coal prices fall. Now we are seeing oil prices tumble, dipping to less than US$50 a barrel, half the price of a year ago. In all cases, these price collapses reflect the…
While most of the world is celebrating the US–China pact on climate change, the deal puts pressure on the Australian government and resources companies to rethink relations with China. The deal, signed…
The Australian National University’s decision to withdraw A$16 million in investment from seven resources companies, including gas producer Santos, has been praised by divestment campaigners and condemned…
China’s recent move to limit imports of the dirtiest coal from 2015 onwards is a scary prospect for Australian miners. The proposed restrictions will ban the burning of coal with high levels of ash or…
Residents in Queensland’s Western Downs region have mixed feelings towards coal seam gas (CSG) development taking place in their midst, according to our CSIRO survey. More than two-thirds of locals described…
One of biggest issues to be addressed in tomorrow’s WA Senate poll - and perhaps one of the most complex, too - is how best to maintain the state’s growth trajectory through the forthcoming period of transition…
Rapid increases in energy efficiency in Chinese manufacturing, especially in the steel production sector, will temper demand for Australian coal exports and put billions of dollars in investment at risk…
Resource Minister Gary Gray has called for greater natural gas exploration and warned that Australia would become less competitive in Asia if industry fails to take heed. But is insufficient exploration…
If Australia wants to avoid the “resources curse” it needs to proactively strengthen its institutions. Left unchecked, our increased reliance on the resource sector to drive the economy could lead to a…
Not satisfied with the abundance of our own natural resources, Australian mining companies have spread their interests across the region. Many of these ventures— Ok Tedi, Bougainville, Freeport-Grasberg…
Much public discussion around the current mining boom focuses on the lack of qualified staff to fill an expanding employment market. But yesterday’s report by Deloitte Access Economics warning that the…
AUSTRALIA BY NUMBERS: The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released the first batch of its census data. We’ve asked some of the country’s top demographers and statisticians to crunch the numbers on…
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Adjunct Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney
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Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (UTS:ACRI), University of Technology Sydney
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Academic Director, School for International Training, The University of Melbourne
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Former Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Professor, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Professor of Economics, Director of the Australian Institute for Business and Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Regional Economic Development, School of Business and Law, CQUniversity Australia
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Director, UWA Public Policy Institute, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Business School, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Design, University of Cape Town
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Reader in Energy Systems and Innovation, University of Birmingham
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EM Fellow, Université de Montpellier
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Reinette Oonsie Biggs is a Friend of The Conversation.
ST/NRF South African Research Chair (SARChI) in Social-Ecological Systems and Resilience, Stellenbosch University