Mooted gas tax would scuttle $30b project, Woodside warns

West Australian Premier Roger Cook says he has directly warned Prime Minister Anthony Albanese against imposing a new tax on gas exports, as energy giant Woodside warned a future 25 per cent levy would kill its $30 billion Browse project.

Queensland, feds in stare-off over next move to develop oil field

The Queensland and Albanese federal governments are at loggerheads over who should make the next move to fast-track exploration of oil reserves west of Brisbane that proponents say could protect Australia from fuel shocks like the one caused by the war in Iran.

MCA backs push to cut red tap

The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has backed a call by industry groups to slash red tape by 25 per cent, warning slow and complex approvals are undermining the nation’s competitiveness for mining investment.

Hancock Energy is a Hancock Prospecting company.

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