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Australia drops mining tax
A compromise deal over the taxation of Australian mining companies has been announced by new PM Julia Gillard.
Transiting uranium for 'peaceful purposes' - Smith
Nick Smith says uranium transiting through NZ ports will only be used for "peaceful purposes", despite one of its recipients being involved in making nuclear weapons.
Miners broke protocol to fly single aircraft
The search for a plane carrying one of Australia's richest men and the entire board of one of the country's mining companies resumed last night.
Grave fears for missing Aussie mining bosses
Six Australian mining executives, including one of the country's richest men, breached protocol by boarding a plane that has gone missing in West Africa.
Conservation Minister drilled over mining
Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson faced tough questions about how mining protected lands was impinging on her environmental responsibilities.
NZX backs partial privatisation call
The chairman of the NZX says state owned enterprises should be partially privatised and a compulsory super scheme introduced.
Pilot project to burn NZ coal underground
Solid Energy says that gas produced from burning coal deep underground in Waikato will help boost our energy security.
Rudd digs poll hole with tax blunder
Rudd's Government may be the first Australian party in almost 70 years to fail to win a second term.
The gold mine that swallowed a town
Australia's biggest gold mine - visible from space and is even said to influence the weather - is set to expand.