Tag: Queensland
Glencore to ramp up copper production with major investment in Ernest Henry Mining
Diversified miner Glencore is set to ramp up copper production from its Ernest Henry Mining, near Cloncurry in north-west Queensland, Australia, from 3 million...
Queenslanders to benefit from world-class research facility on Thursday Island
The Queensland Government has announced the opening of a new world-class research facility on Thursday Island that is set to help the state fight...
US Organovo to print 3D kidney tissue using Queensland expertise
America’s 3D bio-printing company, Organovo, has signed an agreement with the University of Queensland’s commercialisation company UniQuest to produce kidney tissues using a 3D...
Coles $480m investment to generate 8000 jobs for Queenslanders
Premier The Hon. Campbell Newman has announced that Coles Supermarkets will invest $480 million in 31 new stores in metro and suburban Brisbane and...
New Toll Group freight handling facility in Queensland to create 500 jobs
The $86 million Toll Group freight facility on southern Brisbane was officially opened on Wednesday morning by Premier Campbell Newman.
“It’s fantastic to welcome Toll’s...
Queensland Government announces $16bn coal mine in Galilee Basin
The proposed $16.5 billion Carmichael Coal Mine and Rail project north-west of Clermont has been approved by Queensland’s Coordinator-General.
According to the media statement by Deputy Premier,...
CSR and Boral to form joint venture of Australian east coast brick operations
CSR Limited and Boral Limited have announced their intention to form a joint venture to combine their brick operations on the east coast of...
A new funding program to support biopharmaceutical manufacturing development in Queensland
The first round of a new pilot funding program opened this week in Queensland, with at least $2 million available for biopharmaceutical product developers...
Lack of competitively priced gas could push Rio Tinto to reduce gas-fired power
British-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto could cut down electricity production from a Gladstone gas-fired power plant next year due to a lack of competitively...
Cootes’ rough patch continues as Shell cancels fuel supply contract
Victorian trucking company Cootes Transport has lost its contract to supply Shell service stations following the involvement of one of the company’s fuel tankers...
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