INDUSTRY SENTIMENT SURVEY The Exploration and Drilling Sentiment Surveys opened on 25 June and closed on 15 August 2025.
2 OF THE 18 CATEGORIES SHOWED A NET POSITIVE SENTIMENT IN QUEENSLAND:
Resource prospectivity and endowment
Pre-competitive geoscience data
1 OF THE 18 CATEGORIES SHOWED A NEUTRAL SENTIMENT:
Departmental/Government assistance*
15 OF THE 18 CATEGORIES SHOWED NET NEGATIVE SENTIMENT IN QUEENSLAND, WITH 8 OF THOSE BEING STRONGLY NEGATIVE:
Increased costs due to inflation
Policy uncertainty (State)
Environmental regulations
Policy uncertainty (Commonwealth)
Conduct and compensation agreements
Approvals
Cultural Heritage regulations
Royalty and tax rates
Native Title regulations
Land availability
Equipment availability
Exploration permit process
Access to investment capital
Labour/skills availability
Social licence to operate
* The sentiment for Departmental/Government assistance in 2024-25 was neutral (a 12 point improvement from last year).
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