The decision sets the Cook government up for a showdown with Labor Party faithful, who voted to ban fracking at last year’s ...

The technique, honed over the past 15 years in the US, is now being deployed to unlock hard-to-reach oil and gas reserves ...

American companies seek opportunities in Venezuela, the Middle East and Australia as domestic shale output plateaus ...

By Helen Clark PERTH, Jan 20 (Reuters) - A controversial fracking plan in Western Australia’s remote and ecologically delicate Kimberley region was approved by the state’s environmental protection ...

An environmental watchdog has recommended a Kimberley fracking proposal but conservationists say the decision is flawed and ...