Resources industry
Alternative labels
Extractive industries
Mineral industries
Oil industry
Metal industries
Fossil fuel industry
Report
Deep-sea disaster: why Woodside's Barrup Hub project is too risky to proceed
The research in this report suggests that a spill or accident at Woodside’s Burrup Hub gas project could release toxic gas and condensate of a similar consistency to crude oil into World Heritage listed marine parks, with dangerous pollution reaching West Australian coastal communities, and as far as Indonesia.
Discussion paper
Foreign investment in Australia: Australian big business is not Australian at all
The purpose of this paper is to revisit some earlier work that attempted to estimate the proportion of the mining industry that is foreign owned. This was made possible with access to the Bloomberg Professional Terminal database that gives corporate ownership by geographic region.
Report
Wage cutting strategies in the mining industry: the cost to workers and communities - an update
This report examines the economic impact of the increased use of labour-hire in key mining communities across Australia.
Report
Sustainable industrial jobs in the Hunter: aluminium manufacturing and Australia’s energy advantage
This report argues that the rapid transformation of Australia's aluminium facilities to sustainable sources of electricity would spark substantial economic benefits - for the aluminium industry, its supply chain, and for the burgeoning renewable energy sector.
Report
Australia’s oil and gas reserves
This inquiry examined the issue of maximising the benefit of Australia's oil and gas reserves.