The Latest Breaking News from Madeleine King

Some 50 Peruvian mining projects with a combined potential of tens of billions of dollars are being spruiked to Australian investors amid Chinese dominance.

If Australia was a small developing country, then the ability of the oil and gas industry to exploit our political system, and in turn our natural resources, would make perfect sense. Most people have read stories of multinational companies bending the domestic policies of developing countries to suit the interests…

For decades, Australia’s largest independent oil and gas company, Woodside, has eyed off a prize: the largest known unconventional gas fields in the nation.

The development, planned to be offshore from Sydney to Newcastle, was vetoed by Scott Morrison when resources minister

The resource minister’s announcement on Tuesday finalised exploration permits for Chevron, Woodside and others, and granted 10 additional permits to explore carbon capture and storage project.

Australia needs more gas to fast-track the phase out of coal, explorers say, but critics warn new offshore gas exploration permits are a "climate disaster".

Australia's domestic gas market may run into shortfalls as soon as 2027, a year earlier than the competition regulator's last estimate.

Critical minerals from Australia needed to fuel electric vehicles and renewable energy technology could fall in popularity depending on the US election outcome.

Japan's decision to on-sell surplus gas bought from Australia is not causing east coast shortages and any fears are wrong, according to the resources minister.