The prospect of people settling away from Earth has been a topic for dreamers and visionaries for some time. But if it's ever to happen for real, there needs to be more than starry-eyed optimism. There needs to be a business model, and ways of supporting the colonists, says UNSW.

Australian companies rank highly in the 2013 international gold awards table for sustainable business, according to The Sustainability Yearbook 2013.

Vancouver based MineSense™ Technologies has joined the Cooperative Research Centre for Optimising Resource Extraction, introducing the firm's innovative technology platform and sensor products to CRC ORE's industry participants.

THE State Government has released its second “six-month action plan”, which sets milestones for the months ahead and is a summarised to-do list for government Ministers and their departments, with agriculture featuring strongly in the government’s list for achieving economic growth.

Caltex Australia has announced the completion of work to shift bitumen supply from its Kurnell refinery to a new purpose-built import terminal at Port Botany.

Alacer Gold Corp. announced fourth quarter 2012 mine production for its operations in Turkey and Australia.

On 10 December 2012, Glencore and Xstrata announced the extension of the long stop date for the Merger from 31 December 2012 to 31 January 2013, due to the ongoing regulatory processes in South Africa and China.

Leighton Contractors' Papua New Guinea (PNG) operations, Leighton PNG, has been awarded a circa $200 million contract to construct Esso Highlands Limited's permanent head office in Port Moresby, PNG.

The recommencement of uranium mining will be a massive boost for north west Queensland, unlocking significant job and investment opportunities, Premier Campbell Newman said today.

Queensland Premier Campbell Newman will continue the State's push into Asia when he visits Japan for four days next month to strengthen trading ties and meet with senior Government officials.