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Peabody to seek extension of Illawarra mine to 2044

Mining giant Peabody has announced the activation of a process to seek approval to continue its coal mine at Helensburgh in NSW through to 2044. In a statement, the

Australia heading for world-first ‘right to be forgotten’

By Rob Nicholls On Monday, the Australian government released draft legislation for the next big overhaul of the Privacy Act. The Privacy Amendment (Personal Data

Bank predicts even bigger drop in house prices

The Commonwealth Bank has revised down its dwelling price forecasts off the back of weaker sales momentum over the past three months. It says the housing downturn has

Global disruptions reshaping major project contracts

A succession of wars, natural disasters and the COVID pandemic has forced parties to rethink how they protect themselves against extraordinary events disrupting major

NASA telescope off to find dark secrets of space

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has begun its three-month, million-mile journey to its final orbit. The space agency says it is hoped the mission will unlock

Queensland seeks closer investment ties with Indonesia

The Queensland Government is holding talks with Indonesian officials this week as part of efforts to attract resources investment. It has also announced a trade mission

AI may be ‘biggest transformation in our lifetime’

By Michelle Grattan Artificial intelligence (AI) should help Australia achieve its long term productivity target, while having “profound” effects on the labour

Snow resorts facing big challenges as season is cut short

The Australian snow industry is being hit with a “severe lack of snow” that has led to early season shutdowns and a crisis for resort businesses. In a statement

AI content crawling is completely changing web search

By Dana McKay and Damiano Spina For 30 years, the world wide web has run on a surprisingly profound social contract: most sites are free for search engines to access,

Haigh’s Chocolates finally opens in Brisbane

Australia’s oldest family-owned chocolate maker – Haigh’s Chocolates – finally has a store in Brisbane. The store at Westfield Mt Gravatt (formerly known as

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