Yesterday
Gupta tips Tahmoor coal mine into VA amid lenders’ wind-up push
Sanjeev Gupta’s eleventh hour attempt to retain control of NSW’s Tahmoor coal mine comes as a group of creditors push for its wind-up in the courts today.
This Month
D-Day for Sanjeev Gupta’s Tahmoor as lenders seek receivership
The fate of Sanjeev Gupta’s long-running attempts to retain control of the Tahmoor coal mine is set to be decided as early as this afternoon.
Australia will pay for its Darwin Port mistake
Readers’ letters on the Darwin Port sale, Chalmers’ efforts on inflation, Adelaide Writers’ Week, the RBA’s interest rate decision, and AI and climate action.
January
Oaktree lawyers up as Gupta restarts Tahmoor coal mine sale
The owners of the mothballed NSW coal mine have formally launched a sale process, ending two years of false starts.
WA government backflips, extends Griffin Coal five-year lifeline
Energy security concerns forced the West Australian government to backflip on its vow to end financial support for the struggling Indian-owned miner.
Eraring extension is a stopgap. Not the death knell for renewables
Extending the life of Origin Energy’s power plant for a short period may buy breathing space. It does not rewrite the economics of energy.
Eraring reminder of bumpy, long and costly road to clean energy
The nation will remain tethered to coal unless Labor overcomes the many impediments obstructing the renewables rollout.
Eraring extension exposes Bowen’s credibility gap on renewables
The federal government narrative – that coal is the cause of expensive power and renewables will soon solve it – is looking untenable.
Rio, Glencore coal spin-off would create ‘cleaner’ business: fundies
Professional investors have embraced the potential for a new ASX-listed company, but warn that it will not be easy to land.
New failure hits outage-plagued Queensland coal power plant
The unusual twin failure of both generating units at Callide C has revived doubts about the state government’s plan to run coal power stations for longer.
Canavan brother’s Mayfair takes stake in Queensland coal power plant
A private resources company led by the brother of former resources minister Matt Canavan has taken an interest in Queensland’s biggest power generator.
Rio could spin off ASX-listed iron ore, coal business in Glencore deal
Deutsche Bank analysts told clients that the merger of the two mining majors could lead to a split of the assets into separate Australian and British groups.
Rio’s Mozambique scandal ends with whimper as SEC drops Elliott claim
The US securities regulator quietly called off an eight-year fraud claim against the mining giant’s former chief financial officer late last week.
Coronado halts Queensland coal mine production after death
Authorities are probing an underground incident that killed one person and injured another, adding to the highly indebted miner’s long list of setbacks.
December 2025
Trump’s green energy snub pushes global coal demand to record
The International Energy Agency also warned of signs of financial stress among some Australian thermal coal producers, squeezed between soft prices and rising costs.
Alinta’s $6b sale reveals green transition’s shades of brown
After years of looking, Australia’s Alinta Energy has found a buyer willing to backflip on its anti-coal stance to pay $6 billion.
It’s evident which way bitcoin is headed
Readers’ letters on the bitcoin craze, investor diligence, psychological injury claims, the Nats’ views on renewables ‘costs’, and solutions to the energy crisis.
November 2025
The moment that led to a $750m coal fortune and a Ferrari obsession
M Resources founder Matt Latimore had Olympic dreams until a decision to study – and a trip to Japan – set him on the path to the Rich List.
South Korea coal phase-out to hit Australian exporters
The East Asian nation committed to eliminate such power generation by 2040, which will weaken long-term demand for Australian commodities and isolate Japan.
Fines a warning to bosses who don’t ask first about working Christmas
A judge in a test case has ruled that BHP must pay almost $100,000 for rostering workers on without talking to them about it first.
