Spoil yourself, focus on the positives and give to others! They’re among a host of expert tips aimed at helping fly-in, fly-out workers survive Christmas away from their loved ones. Mining Family...
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Getting coal from Hunter Valley mines to Newcastle’s coal port has just become a whole lot easier with the completion of five new railway tracks. Deputy PM Warren Truss said the Hexham Relief...
Too much paperwork and over-regulation is seriously compromising safety on the work sites across Australia, according to the Master Builders Association. Master Builders Association policy director...
Australia’s offshore oil and gas industry has signed a landmark agreement with five of the nation’s peak commercial fishing, aquaculture and seafood industry associations. The Memorandum of...
The Pilbara mining town of Onslow in Western Australia will become the recipient of a huge WA state government investment in social and critical infrastructure projects over the next three to...
Junior exploration companies will benefit from the Plan for Accelerating Exploration (PACE) initiative, which is to co-fund selected drilling projects to stimulate the next crop of greenfield...
Australian Bauxite Limited has received approval from Northern Midlands Council to begin construction on their Bald Hill bauxite mine in northern Tasmania. According to a company statement, work to...
Overnight BHP Billiton announced that ‘South32’ will be the name of the new company that will be created when they conduct their long-awaited demerger. While it sounds a little like the...
Rio Tinto and the University of Sydney have today announced a five year continuance of their multimillion dollar research partnership aimed at increasing mining autonomy. The Rio Tinto Centre for...
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union secretary Steve McCartney has criticised WA’s Chamber of Mines and Energy for denying that a link exists between the FIFO lifestyle and an increased...