More than 99% of ‘disturbed’ mining land still needs repair – The Queensland Times

EXCLUSIVE MINING has disturbed a whopping 220,000 hectares of Queensland land, yet just 550ha or 0.25 per cent has been properly rehabilitated. Government data shows just 18,000ha, eight per cent, of the 220,000ha total has been “progressively rehabilitated”. For scale, the proposed Adani mega-mine is expected to disturb 28,000ha that will need to be rehabilitated…

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‘Scam’ lawyer Gregory King in record £120m debt – The Times

Russell Findlay Gregory Kings creditors include pension funds, investment funds and family trustsJULIAN ANDREWS A lawyer who was at the centre of a fraud investigation into his collapsed global finance company has become Scotlands biggest bankrupt with personal debts of about £120 million. Gregory King, 49, was declared bankrupt by a Gibraltar court last summer…

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More than 99% of ‘disturbed’ mining land still needs repair | South … – The South Burnett Times

EXCLUSIVE MINING has disturbed a whopping 220,000 hectares of Queensland land, yet just 550ha or 0.25 per cent has been properly rehabilitated. Government data shows just 18,000ha, eight per cent, of the 220,000ha total has been “progressively rehabilitated”. For scale, the proposed Adani mega-mine is expected to disturb 28,000ha that will need to be rehabilitated…

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US announces 10 indictments in international fraud scheme – Yahoo7 News

By Jonathan Stempel and Carolyn Cohn U.S. charges 10 in alleged global stock fraud involving a Picasso NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday unveiled criminal charges against 10 defendants, including London-based brokerage Beaufort Securities Ltd, over their alleged roles in a more than $50 million stock fraud and a laundering…

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Recruiting young workers? One idea: Help them pay off student loan debt – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Buy Photo Around 70% of college students, including many at Marquette University, take out loans to pay for school.(Photo: Michael Sears / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)Buy Photo The numbers alone are staggering. Around 70% of college students take out loans to pay for school. The average loan amount per borrower is more than $30,000. About 10% of…

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More than 99% of ‘disturbed’ mining land still needs repair – Gladstone Observer

EXCLUSIVE MINING has disturbed a whopping 220,000 hectares of Queensland land, yet just 550ha or 0.25 per cent has been properly rehabilitated. Government data shows just 18,000ha, eight per cent, of the 220,000ha total has been “progressively rehabilitated”. For scale, the proposed Adani mega-mine is expected to disturb 28,000ha that will need to be rehabilitated…

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