Source:  APPEA Statement from APPEA Chief Executive Dr Malcolm Roberts The CSG industry is not just an economic success, creating thousands of jobs and billions in exports.  It is also a successful example of developing a new industry alongside established rural industries. While sudden changes can create tensions and even conflict, the overwhelming fact is that the growth of the CSG industry has been achieved through co-operation and compromise between the industry, lan...

Source:  GasFields Commission Queensland Background  
In the early days, Queensland's coal seam gas (CSG) industry serviced residential and industrial customers, as well as electricity generation plants through the existing gas pipeline network. The small size of the local market constrained the scope and nature of CSG production activities.
By 2010/11, gas field development in the Surat and Bowen Basins was expanded to accommodat...

Source:  GasFields Commission Queensland Background In Queensland, when the State Government issues a petroleum tenure, it also grants the right to enter private or State land to explore for, or produce, petroleum and gas. In exercising that right, the tenure holder has certain obligations towards the landholder in relation to land access. These obligations are contained within Queensland's Land Access Policy Framework, which incl...

Source:  BMT Insider, Brad Beer, BMT Tax Depreciation Over the past few months most of you would have read or heard about negative gearing in the media. There has been heated discussion both in favour and against current negative gearing policy, as well as examination of the potential risks and benefits for investors. Although we would prefer to remain apolitical, we at BMT are concerned about the current proposals to make changes to property tax concessions and the potential imp...

Source: CoreLogic Australia's regional areas are now under the spotlight as capital city property markets become too expensive. As capital city property markets become too expensive and force buyers to look for more affordable alternatives, Australia's regional areas are now under the spotlight with some of the more popular regions showing a lift in transaction levels and median values according to CoreLogic Regional Report for the March 2016 quarter. The Illawarra regi...