The Latest Breaking News from Coal

Greens will back Labor's safeguard mechanism without a ban on new coal and gas. That's a good outcome

Labor and the Greens have reached a compromise on the safeguard mechanism after months of tense negotiations, giving the government the numbers it needs to pass the bill into law.

The Conversation · Mar 27, 2023

NSW Greens call on Labor to close Peabody-owned Metropolitan Mine at Helensburgh

The NSW Greens will push the new Labor government to close a major coal mine that has been operating in the northern Illawarra since 1887.

ABC News · Mar 27, 2023

Albanese’s climate roar – and end to ‘decade of denial’

Anthony Albanese has lashed the Coalition for its “decade of denial” on climate change after the Greens' landmark decision on Monday.

The New Daily · Mar 27, 2023

Auctions numbers down across Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

The auction clearance rate last week was 76.9 per cent, according to CoreLogic.

Newcastle Herald · Mar 26, 2023

Legislation to protect casual coal miners' entitlements

The Federal Government will introduce legislation to ensure casual workers in the black coal industry receive the same long-service leave entitlements as their full time counterparts.

Newcastle Herald · Mar 26, 2023

“You look like sh*t, your voice has gone, the hotel has lost your laundry”: Nick Cave's description of touring will put you off the idea for life

“Touring is actually hard to do,” says Nick Cave. “It's not working down the coal mines, of course, but it has its own struggles.”

MusicRadar · Mar 25, 2023

America must end its dependence on fossil fuels. Stop the Willow oil-drilling project.

We should be taking steps to reduce oil drilling, with a carbon-fee-and-dividend plan and eliminating subsidies to the oil, natural gas and coal industries.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 25, 2023

Polish coal miners protest EU methane reduction regulations

Polish coal miners angered by a European Union directive to reduce methane emissions have protested noisily in front of the EU office in Warsaw, saying it will deprive them of their jobs

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2023

How do superconductors work? A physicist explains what it means to have resistance-free electricity

The modern world runs on electricity, and wires are what carry that electricity to every light, television, heating system, cellphone and computer on the planet. Unfortunately, on average, about 5% of the power generated at a coal or solar power plant is lost as the electricity is transmitted from the…

The Conversation · Mar 24, 2023

The Greens face one of the biggest decisions of their political lives as Labor’s climate policy hangs in the balance

Some Greens want to pass the safeguard mechanism changes and keep fighting on fossil fuels while others want to attack it as a Coalition creation that can’t be redeemed

The Guardian - AU · Mar 24, 2023