Australia's Queensland state government said on Friday it would run coal power plants at least into the 2040s, reversing a ...

For the first time ever, Australia generated more electricity from renewable sources like wind and solar than from coal and ...

Australian utilities generated more electricity from clean power sources than from fossil fuels for the first time ever last ...

(Reuters) -Australia's Whitehaven Coal said on Friday that it was optimistic about further gains in metallurgical coal prices due to supply constraints and reported quarterly production ahead of ...

Queensland, the Australian state that exports about one-eighth of the world’s coal, has said it plans to keep its power stations that burn the fossil fuel open for longer, threatening the nation’s ...

Shadow energy minister Dan Tehan has signalled the Coalition could support extending the life of Australia’s coal-fired power stations and potentially subsidising coal and gas.

In another demonstration of its commitment to big business, Australia’s Labor government has given three major coal mine companies approval to extend their operations for between 8 and 22 years.

Anglo American’s plans to sell its Australian coking coal assets have suffered a setback after a fire in the Grosvenor mine which could see it out of action for months. The loss of production from ...

Australian copper has been added to the shopping list of wealthy Indonesian families already active in Australian coal. Mach Metals, an arm of the Jakarta-based Salim Group, agreed on Monday to pay ...

China's Yankuang Energy , said on Tuesday that it was open to negotiations to buy the remaining shares in its majority-owned unit Yancoal Australia , after the Australian coal firm rejected a $1.8 ...

Energy authorities say quick action is needed to fill the gap left by shuttered coal-fired power stations - Copyright AFP DAVID GRAY Energy authorities say quick ...

Viking cancelled two calls to the Australian port of Newcastle due to safety concerns over an anti-coal protest. According to ...