Madeleine King believes Regis Resources has ‘options’ to build a $1 billion gold mine despite Section 10 ban

Resources Minister Madeleine King has supported her cabinet colleague Tanya Plibersek after she torpedoed Regis Resources' plans for a billion-dollar gold mine in New South Wales. Ms Plibersek used her powers as Environment Minister to block the construction of a tailings pond at the McPhillamys Project because she was concerned about the impact on Aboriginal … Read more

Resources Minister Madeleine King backs Pilbara union initiative as IR laws ‘work as intended’

Resources Minister Madeleine King has denounced the “hysteria” surrounding the union initiative in the Pilbara region and stressed that the federal government's controversial industrial relations laws are “working as intended”.

Visit of the King in memory of the victims of the knife attack in Great Britain

The King is visiting Southport in northern England to pay tribute to the victims and families of those who witnessed a mass stabbing that sparked nights of rioting and racist attacks on Muslims and migrants. The attack on July 29 left three young girls dead and others injured. The unrest was triggered by a false … Read more

Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin will be pardoned by the king, says lawyer

Thailand's billionaire former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been pardoned by the royal government, cutting his parole period by two weeks, his lawyer said. The pardon came one day after parliament elected his daughter as prime minister. Thaksin is at the centre of a two-decade-long power struggle between the Shinawatra family and its allies on … Read more