'Pretty un-Australian': Rural town White Cliffs 'demoralised' by paralysed mining, native title claims due to govt red tape

The rural New South Wales town of White Cliffs could be “decimated” due to excessive red tape surrounding native title claims ...

‘No one's allowed to mine’: NSW opal mining town hit with native title claims

White Cliffs Miners’ Association President Troy Karkoe expresses frustration over government red tape resulting from native ...
Mining Weekly

NSW updates opal legislation

PERTH (mininweekly.com) – New South Wales Minister for Natural Resources Courtney Houssos has introduced an amendment to the Mining Bill to Parliament to address issues regarding the invalidity of ...
Reuters

Australian outback pastor finds opals light his way

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - After Deane Clee ventured to Coober Pedy in the Australian desert to run a church, he struggled to eke out a living until he found himself drawn to the outback town's main ...