A major resources producer failed in its legal bid to compel labour hire employees to perform duties during national celebrations. Staff should not have to work public holidays without having the...
Category - Government & Legislation
A coal revival will be accelerated in Queensland’s Darling Downs region. The State Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water recently approved the $896 million New Acland Coal...
Damages sought against a multinational resources company dramatically jumped. A compensation claim against BHP Group recently rose 620 per cent to 36 billion Pounds (A$65.3B) including interest...
A structural failure recently killed multiple mine employees. Emergency responders recovered bodies of three workers who were fatally injured in an underground collapse on 10 March 2023. About 8am...
Almost two dozen mine employees perished from a series of subterranean blasts. Authorities are recovering bodies of at least 21 coal workers who died in Sutatausa, about 75km north of Bogota...
Authorities terminated an informant who accused some resources approvals of being unlawful. Rebecca Connor was dismissed from her mining titles operations manager job, after complaining about the New...
A major development will proceed in North Queensland through state ownership. The State Government recently confirmed it would nationalise CuString’s CopperString 2.0 High Voltage Transmission...
Resources employees were forced to leave their posts when their workplace caught ablaze. Dozens of workers recently evacuated Mandalay Resources’ Augusta mine, 60km east of Bendigo. The Country...
Procurement will be accelerated if there is no change in government. The ruling Liberal Party of New South Wales confirmed it would appoint a supply chain commissioner if it wins the next state...
Authorities have no plans to shut down fossil fuel developments during the national shift towards clean alternatives. “[Banning new projects is] not part of our agenda. It will not be part of...
Authorities want to examine resources operations more often for compliance. The Queensland Transport and Resource Committee recently recommended increasing unannounced Resources Safety and Health...
Resources suppliers have been accused of secretly conspiring during the tendering process. Two contractors were recently sued at the Federal Court for alleged bid rigging and price fixing. The...
