The federal government steps up initiatives to protect the Great Barrier Reef as an increase in shipping from the coal and gas boom has threatened its World Heritage Status
Brisbane-based Linc Energy estimates that the Arckaringa Basin surrounding Coober Pedy may have anywhere from 3.5 billion to 233 billion barrels of oil in it
The South Australian 'dome of heat' has shattered temperature records and forced the Bureau of Meteorology to add new colours to its weather forecasting chart
Australian mining company Atlas Iron Ltd is in talks to sell its share of a uranium prospect, sparking concerns that softening demand from China could spell the end for the country's mining boom
"With the Hungarian Cabinet approval, we now have formal government endorsement of a potential JV to develop the Mecsek Hills Uranium Project, a highly important... strategic asset, which is one of Europe's largest uranium projects," Matt Swinney, managing director of Australian miner Wildhorse Energy
Australia's Top 500 companies are feeling the initial brunt of the tax, but the trickle-down of price increases may actually be hitting the SMEs even harder
More than 1,000 kilometres of coral reef along Australia's coastline are actually benefitting from the warmth - a finding that goes against what scientists predicted would happen
According to ABC News, the Climate Commission is predicting record heatwaves, bushfires and rising sea levels across the state by the end of the century due to climate change
It's being compared to the Gold Rush of the 1850s: exploration permits and applications are flooding into Australia as energy miners set their sights on the Northern Territory, a largely untapped source of gas
The introduction of the Carbon Tax in July this year places a significant impost on Australian companies and means that all businesses need to think seriously about waste management and energy efficiency
Shell Australia is currently in contract negotiations for a multibillion dollar, 20-year contract deal with Kogas for the supply of LNG from Australian gas fields
Perth-based Atlas Iron is taking up a 19.9 per cent stake in Australian-owned, Brazil-based iron ore explorer and developer, Centaurus Metals, for $18.7 million
BHP Billiton is poised to achieve a full-year net profit of A$20.49 billion thanks to diversified operations and record production in its iron ore operations
CSIRO is getting ready to unveil a brand new solar tower on June 18-- and it's poised to be the most adaptable, dynamic solar research facility in the world