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Metropolitan Coal Mine

Coal employees win unfair dismissal case

A mineral producer unreasonably terminated work agreements and outsourced roles, a court found. A Federal Court judge recently ruled that Peabody Energy crew members unjustly lost their jobs before...

Solomon Hub

Employer accused of inciting dozens of fights

A mineral producer allegedly caused people to physically assault each other near a major operation, a court heard. Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) was recently accused of dividing the Yindjibarndi...

Mach Energy workers

Coal projects worth over $950M recommended

A judiciary body recommended multiple new fossil fuel operations. The Federal Court of Australia recently endorsed Mach Energy’s $950 million Mount Pleasant Optimisation Project and...

FIFO charter plane

FIFO worker accused of sledgehammering woman to death

A former remote employee has been charged with fatally striking a female. Shaun Robert Sturgess was formally accused of instantly killing a woman with a 1.8 kilo sledgehammer in southeast Queensland...

Overturned dump truck

North Qld truck fatally pins employee after fall

A heavy vehicle crushed a resources worker to death after a rapid descent in the Whitsunday region. Authorities recently released conclusive findings from Adam Malone’s tragic workplace...