Industry mourns Macfarlane’s departure

Ian Macfarlane has been stood down from the front bench despite what has been a celebrated two-year term as Minister for Industry and Sciences. His removal apparently came as no surprise. When asked if
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John Ellice-Flint would return to Santos: Scepter

In a statement to media, Scepter has advised that it “strongly supports”? the former CEO of Santos, John Ellice-Flint, who led Santos from December 2000 to June 2008, and that if successful
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Glenn Lazarus wins support for new CSG inquiry

The inquiry will add to yet another of a long list of state and federal inquiries the industry has had to face over the past few years. “I am determined to bring about change in Australia,”?
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What’s next for Fair Work

The Fair Work Amendment Bill allowed the Fair Work Commission to approve agreements covering wages and conditions when agreement cannot be reached between employers and employees. It also limits the ability
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Conquering energy’s fog of jaw

One of the major domestic propaganda messages in Britain during World War 2 was “loose lips sink ships”?. Its purpose was to prevent gossip about sea transport reaching the Nazi enemy. In Australia
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Tracking down fugitive emissions

The team has been conducting world leading research on fugitive emissions and the influence of coal seam gas on the amount of methane in the atmosphere. The researchers are devising new methods that could
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Urban air quality greatly improved by gas use: IGU

The Case Studies in Improving Urban Air Quality report by the International Gas Union (IGU) looked at New York, Beijing, Toronto, and Istanbul, which had all made policy changes to phase out fuels
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