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Asset Energy wins review of Morrison’s denial of oil exploration licence
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-02-14 10:34 pm By Sam Matthews

Asset Energy has won Federal Court review of former Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s decision not to grant a two-year extension of a controversial offshore exploration license, after the government conceded that Morrison’s decision was “infected by apprehended bias.”

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Fortescue Metals wins back exploration licence voided after 89-second renewal delay
Energy & Natural Resources 2020-01-16 5:20 pm By Miklos Bolza

A subsidiary of Fortescue Metals Group has prevented one of its long-held mining licences from falling into the hands of rival Gina Rinehart, with the Western Australian Supreme Court overturning a state government decision voiding the licence because of an 89 second technical delay.

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