Mining

Michael Rafferty from the University of Sydney Business School talks about Australia's mining magnates' relation to media, and politics. Audio

Kennedy joins us from the Denniston Plateau near the top of the South Island's West Coast. Home to various native species of flora and fauna, and unfortunately for them a goodly supply of coal. Audio

This week Ideas looks at the controversial phenomenon of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking as it is dramatically known. Audio

The massive Freeport Mine in Indonesia’s Papua province has been brought to a standstill with 8000 of its workers on strike; a US federal appeals court in San Francisco recently ruled Bouganvillians… Audio

Denniston and its coal mining proposal, and the Kimberley National Heritage decision across the Tasman. Audio

Ian Telfer assesses the possible causes of the Pike River coal mine disaster and the implications it has for the industry. Audio

The outdoorsman and adventurer discusses the mining in national parks debate. Audio

Gary Taylor of the Environmental Defence Society and Chris Baker, acting CEO of mining lobby group Straterra, discuss the Governments proposal to open up 7000 hectares of conservation land for mineral… Audio

Ian Telfer examines whether mining can really be done in an environmentally friendly manner on conservation land. Audio

Paul Maunder talks about the centenary of the miners' strike in Blackball. Audio