https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/video/2024/jun/26/labor-defends-approval-of-gina-rinehart-backed-gas-project-in-senate-video
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https://greens.org.au/news/greens-slam-government-approval-151-new-gas-wells-gina-rinehart-and-gas-giant-senex
Senex gas wells are backed by Gina Rinehart and connected to her gas pipeline, approved weeks ago by Minister. Labor's weak environment laws are before parliament today, would not stop similar approvals. Sarah Hanson-Young is Greens Spokesperson for the Environment and Water: "Today Gina Rinehart is cheering the Government's approval of

https://www.afr.com/companies/energy/labor-delivers-all-clear-for-1b-rinehart-backed-senex-gas-project-20240624-p5jo9e
Updated Jun 25, 2024 - 5.56pm, first published at 4.49pm. The federal government has given the all-clear for a long-stalled $1 billion-plus gas project in Queensland, clearing the way for the

https://www.worldenergydata.org/gina-rinehart-backed-company-gets-approval-from-tanya-plibersek-for-coal-seam-gas-project/
The environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, has given a company co-owned by Gina Rinehart approval to develop and operate up to 151 new coal seam gas wells in inland Queensland. Plibersek's approval is valid until 2080 and, in addition to the new wells, will allow for construction of supporting infrastructure such as access roads.

https://www.inkl.com/news/gina-rinehart-backed-company-gets-approval-from-tanya-plibersek-for-coal-seam-gas-project
The environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, has given a company co-owned by Gina Rinehart approval to develop and operate up to 151 new coal seam gas wells in inland Queensland. A spokesperson for Plibersek said the Atlas stage 3 project proposed by Senex Energy, which is jointly owned by South Korea's steel giant Posco and Rinehart, would "primarily contribute domestic gas supply to

https://www.afr.com/policy/energy-and-climate/senex-in-1b-domestic-gas-play-as-labor-s-king-backs-lng-20220810-p5b8rr
Korea Inc in $1b domestic gas play as Labor's King backs LNG. South Korean steel maker Posco will partner with Gina Rinehart to pump more gas into the domestic market with a $1 billion coal seam

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/australia-politics-live-plibersek-says-protecting-koala-habitat-one-of-the-conditions-for-approving-rinehart-backed-gas-project/ar-BB1oSPTW
Labor MP defends coal seam gas project approval. ... approvals to a coal seam gas project backed by Gina Rinehart in ... passed in the Senate by the Greens, Labor and a couple of the crossbenchers

https://www.afr.com/policy/energy-and-climate/greens-coalition-back-senate-inquiry-into-gas-price-cap-exemptions-20230831-p5e11j
The minority party-instigated move to review the newly regulated mandatory code of conduct is at least partially aimed at Senex's South Korea and Gina Rinehart-backed Atlas gas project in

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/gina-rinehartbacked-senex-energy-given-green-light-for-1bn-expansion/news-story/ba202445e61719ac4442bd46a39d559a
The federal Labor government has approved the $1bn expansion plan of Senex Energy, owned by South Korean steel giant Posco and Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting, in a decision which will

https://www.enr.com/articles/58114-senate-hearing-debates-federal-pause-on-us-lng-export-site-approvals
He said the U.S. Energy Information Administration forecasts that high LNG exports would cause U.S. gas prices to rise 13% by 2050. The export approval pause was implemented Jan. 26 and affects

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/canberra-to-blame-for-gas-shortfall-gina-rinehartbacked-developer/news-story/60a28992def3cbbe6e1254102bb5ff74
A looming gas shortfall that threatens to curtail industries and derail Australia's energy transition is the fault of 10 successive government interventions, the Gina Rinehart-backed Senex

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrI3JiBU9jU
Facing accusations from Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young that the approval of a Senex Energy coal seam gas project would threaten koala habitat, Labor senat

https://www.ft.com/content/5a666f53-b180-45e5-8476-58690db69fed
Rinehart already holds a 10 per cent stake in Arafura Rare Earths, a project in Australia's Northern Territory that the government backed last month with A$840mn (US$540mn) of loans and grants

https://www.msn.com/en-au/money/other/controversial-carbon-capture-and-storage-project-opposed-by-gina-rinehart-causes-high-level-coalition-split/ar-BB1m79kR
Farmers, environmentalists and Australia's richest woman, Gina Rinehart, have united in opposition against the planned carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the Great Artesian Basin

https://www.skynews.com.au/business/energy/this-is-a-very-big-issue-mining-magnate-gina-rinehart-takes-aim-at-net-zero-policy-calls-for-more-practical-policies/news-story/e3d566885b6caa4316975bf16d2b4c72
Since coming to power last year, the Albanese Labor government has enshrined into law an emissions reduction target of 43 per cent by 2030 and net zero by 2050.

https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/rinehart-takes-majority-stake-amid-battle-for-perth-basin-gas-company-20230206-p5ci9m.html
Nick Toscano. Gina Rinehart, the nation's richest person, has become the controlling shareholder of Western Australian junior gas producer Warrego Energy as a months-long takeover battle for the

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2023/jun/04/australia-news-live-updates-anthony-albanese-vietnam-china-global-plastics-treaty?page=with:block-647bd5038f08d8830e5b2053
Another Labor member told Linard he thought it was "hypocritical" that "certain factions" of the party have sat "on their hands" while the government plans a hydro project that could

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast-episode/greens-criticise-federal-approval-for-gina-rinehart-backed-gas-project/izyvozgc3
Greens criticise federal approval for Gina Rinehart-backed gas project. Play. 01:05. Get the SBS Audio app. Other ways to listen. Download (1023KB)

https://www.watoday.com.au/national/queensland/brisbane-news-live-pregnant-worker-wins-discrimination-payout-another-music-festival-cancelled-20240625-p5jomy.html
2.21pm Plibersek defends new $1b gas project; 12.28pm From one casino to another: Ex-Crown boss to helm struggling Star Entertainment; 10.52am Green light for $1 billion Gina Rinehart-backed gas

https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-labor-senator-crosses-floor-to-recognise-palestine-julian-assange-to-enter-plea-return-to-australia-20240626-p5jos5.html?post=p576qg
A $1 billion gas project in Queensland has been approved by the federal government, following significant delays in the progress of the Gina Rinehart-backed gas well. Senex Energy's Atlas

https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/gina-rinehart-urges-labor-government-remove-mining-companies-from-proposed-industrial-relations-bill-in-parliament/news-story/3e386472c81bfbb53f5f1c4043300e06
The Australian billionaire has called on the Labor government to exclude mining companies from multi-employer bargaining. Ms Rinehart's company Hancock Prospecting made a submission to the

https://www.reddit.com/r/LaborPartyofAustralia/comments/1dpnpah/plibersek_approves_gina_rinehartbacked/
TL;DR; Labor can't change environment laws because of the senate, thus approvals like this can't be banned, either way it's unlikely it'll get developed. As a reminder for whenever these 'OMG it was approved' comments appear. Approvals are only on local environmental grounds based on laws at the time of assessment.

https://www.reddit.com/r/friendlyjordies/comments/1dop1vu/gina_rinehartbacked_company_gets_approval_from/
Bandt said Labor had acted like the "political wing" of the coal and gas lobby in negotiations, and appeared determined to leave room for some new fossil fuel projects. "We've secured a pollution trigger that, for the first time in history, means new projects must be assessed for their impact on climate pollution and they can be stopped