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The 2025-26 Federal Budget has missed a vital opportunity to put genuine downward pressure on energy costs, instead relying on a handout to households rather than substantive measures to promote the cheapest form of electricity generation; coal¹.

The ghost of the previous Queensland Labor government continues to haunt the state’s coal mining sector, with Labor’s fiscal failures now compounded by the world’s most punishing coal royalty regime.

Coal Australia is calling on the new Queensland government to reduce the state’s punitive coal royalties with the latest GST funding carve-up highlighting how the previous Labor government’s greedy royalties grab has backfired badly.

Coal Australia has provided clear evidence demonstrating coal-fired power is significantly cheaper than current estimates by federal government policy makers and remains the cheapest form of reliable energy in Australia.

As the State election results are finalised, it’s clear that Queensland coal communities have sent a strong message to the outgoing Miles-Labor Government, rejecting their policies on coal mining and royalties.

Coal Australia commissioned market research on public opinion of the coal industry.

Queenslanders have overwhelmingly endorsed the future of the coal industry in their state, with a clear majority supporting greater investment in coal, speeding up onerous and lengthy approvals, and reducing coal royalties to internationally competitive rates.

Queenslanders have endorsed the coal industry, with a clear majority of voters in a new survey supporting greater investment, speeding up approvals, and competitive royalty rates.

New Hope’s boss says industry is now standing up for itself, as its own production ramps up.