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‘Pandora’s box’: experts say Queensland’s windfall from coal royalties could set a precedent

Industry and analysts predict budget measure could provide billions in additional revenue

The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2022

DARPA pokes yet another hole in blockchain’s ‘decentralization’ claim

In an effort to better understand the risks associated with blockchain technology, DARPA partnered with Trail of Bits to dive deeper into Crypto's promises.

Input · Jun 23, 2022

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drops 2.35% As BTC Price Plunges

The mining difficulty for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has fallen 2.35% alongside the Bitcoin hash rate, which dropped to 288 EH/S earlier. What Happened: On June 22, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty dropped 2.35% at 741,888 block height.

Benzinga · Jun 23, 2022

Factbox: Australia's inquiry into sexual harassment in mining

An Australian state government inquiry into abuse in the mineral-rich west has found the mining industry perpetuated a culture that led to women being subject to frequent sexual harassment and sexual assault.

Reuters · Jun 23, 2022

Saudi Arabia, UK Discuss Strengthening Collaboration in Industrial and Mining Sectors

Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Ibrahim Alkhorayef has met in London with Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Kwasi Kwarteng, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Attended by a number of industry and mining leaders, the meeting comes as part of the Minister’s visit to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 23, 2022

Tolga Kumova admits US$4.8b error

Melbourne rich lister Tolga Kumova told a court that he accidentally inflated the resource value at a mining firm he was a director at by US$4.8 billion.

AAP · Jun 23, 2022

'Appalling' abuse: Australia to push miners to set up register of offenders

Australia will push its mining industry to set up a register of sexual harassment perpetrators to help rein in abuse, a cabinet minister said, after a state government report detailed cases of "horrifying" and "appalling" behaviour against women.

Reuters · Jun 23, 2022

Inquiry into sexual assaults and harassment in WA's FIFO industry urges reporting overhaul, training

"Shocking" stories of sex assaults, harassment and targeted violence are detailed in a scathing parliamentary report into WA's fly-in, fly-out industry, with women subjected to an "appalling range of behaviours".

ABC News · Jun 23, 2022

Paula Stafford, the iconic Gold Coast designer who brought the bikini to Australia, dies aged 102

Stafford introduced Australia to the bikini at a time women were ordered off the beach, but her life was about so much more — establishing the second largest industry on 1960s' Gold Coast behind sand mining.

ABC News · Jun 23, 2022

WA mining sector 'failed to protect women'

Western Australia's mining sector should look to establish a register of sexual offenders to force perpetrators out of the industry, an inquiry has recommended.

AAP · Jun 22, 2022