The Palaszczuk Government will invest $25 million over the next two years to deliver more reforms to protect the health and safety of the state’s coal workers. Natural Resources and Mines Minister Dr...
Category - Health & Safety
Electricity Safety Week (4-8 September) will shine the spotlight firmly on electrical safety with a host of events tailored specifically for electrical contractors and workers. Minister for...
Joint efforts by the Fair Work Ombudsman and Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA) to improve compliance with federal workplace laws relating to apprentices and trainees will...
They’re the big four issues raised by mining workers across the country: missing family events; staying connected to the kids; workplace mental health; and keeping the home fires burning. Ahead of...
While one in five Australians is affected by mental health issues, the number is different when miners. For miners, one in three will be affected by mental illness. There is a variety of reasons for...
Uranium has been mined in Australia since the early 1900s and now the country produces 23% of the world’s total uranium haul. While Australia itself does not use nuclear power, it’s the world’s 3rd...
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IndustriALL Global Union will lead a mission to Indonesia from 8-11 August, to support workers fired for striking at Grasberg mine and PT Smelting. Both operations are part-owned by US mining giant...
Rio Tinto has confirmed the death of a man in his early 50s at their Pilbara mine site in Western Australia. The worker died at its Yandicoogina iron ore mine, following a serious incident at the...
The Turnbull Government has successfully passed legislation to phase-down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which comprise up to two per cent of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Queensland’s coal mine workers will be assessed by specially registered medical professionals by the end of this year in the latest black lung disease reforms. Minister for Natural Resources and...
New laws will enable Queensland’s building regulator to take action where there is a threat to the safety of workers on building sites. Minister for Housing and Public Works Mick de Brenni said the...
