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Protesters have disrupted a meeting held by one of Australia's largest coal mining companies but bigger challenges could come from global price fluctuations.

The energy sector composite of the commodities asset class edged only 0.19% lower in Q3 2025, but was 3.87% lower over the first nine months of 2025. Meanwhile, prices are lower in October, with crude oil heading for a critical technical support level.

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas. It is released from natural sources (like wetlands) and human activities (coal mining, and oil and gas production). It is also emitted by agriculture (especially livestock and rice paddies), and decomposing waste in rubbish dumps.

There are some decent elements in what Labor is proposing, but the overhaul could end up as tinkering rather than transformation

A little-known company with rare earth exposure is gaining attention on Wall Street as analysts position it as a potential long-term winner in America’s critical minerals push.

When the U.S. government shut down in late 2018, it furloughed nearly 600 Environmental Protection Agency pollution inspectors for more than a month. Those workers had to stop their work of monitoring and inspecting industrial sites for pollution, and stopped enforcing environmental-protection laws, including the Clean Air Act.

One of the world's biggest mining companies has hit out against Commonwealth and state taxes, arguing they must be competitive enough to attract investment.

Despite record clean energy investment, coal, deforestation and fossil fuel finance are still rising, warns new report.

Police are reviewing charges against scores of climate protesters who took part in a blockade of the world's largest coal port after allies were acquitted.

When Snowy 2.0 is in the news, it’s usually about money. The cost of the huge project has gone well beyond the initial A$6 billion estimate and will now cost more than $12 billion.

Bleak report finds greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite ‘exponential’ growth of renewables