Is Australia’s LNG-based resources boom about to be blown apart before it even has time to get going?
Gorgon
Resources boom about to catch fire
The Australian economy is lurking, waiting to re-emerge in coming months as the mining sector gains renewed confidence, with promising capex and construction figures announced yesterday.
Possible carbon dioxide leaks at Gorgon
Environmental concerns are being raised at the A$50b Gorgon gas project in Western Australia, with news that carbon dioxide may leak from underneath Barrow Island, where the greenhouse gas emissions are to be buried.
Libs in a twist over China
The Coalition just can’t decide what their stand is on China/Australia relations. The only thing they can agree on: all the diplomatic problems are thanks to PM Kevin Rudd, writes Lenore Taylor.
Crikey Says: China needs Australia more than we need them
Australia’s relationship with China continues to produce economic results, and despite the fevered rhetoric from the Chinese media, that is the only indicator that really counts.
Gorgon: the little gas project that could
The Gorgon Gas project is the new golden child of the Rudd government, expected to create jobs, help Australia-China relations and further destroy the Opposition’s leadership, writes Annabel Crabb.
The new Canberra buzzword: anti-non-decoupling
The question of continued stimulus is the toughest policy call since an inexperienced and under-informed Reserve Bank and the Hawke Government tried to manage the ’80s boom.
Gas deal puts the fire under Garrett
PetroChina and Exxon have made a deal over what may be the biggest resources project in Australian history, the Gorgon liquefied natural gas project. But Peter Garrett is yet to make a decision over whether the project cuts Australia’s environmental mustard, says Matthew Stevens.
China defiant but dependent
On the same day it was confirmed that a visit by a senior Chinese official to Australia had been canceled over a visa being granted to exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer, the simultaneous announcement of a $50b gas deal between the two countries highlights the paradox of our relationship with the Middle Kingdom.
