The Productivity Commission should seize the opportunity to reform an industrial relations system that is failing the national interest, according to Australia’s peak oil and gas industry body...
Category - Miners Are People Too
One of Australia’s most iconic mining towns, Broken Hill, has become Australia’s first heritage-listed city. The heritage-listing was bestowed on the city due to, in part, it’s...
A newborn infant will need a lifetime supply of: • 800 pounds of lead • 750 pounds of zinc • 1,500 pounds of copper • 3,593 pounds of aluminum • 32,700 pounds of iron • 26,550 pounds of clays •...
In the world of mining, it doesn’t get much bigger than this: The Biggest Open Cast, Hand Dug Mine in the World: The Big Hole of Kimberly, South Africa The Big Hole of Kimberly was dug by hand...
Mining camps in the Pilbara of Western Australia could soon be a thing of the past if the local MP, Brendon Grylls, has his way. The former leader of the state National Party and Member for Pilbara...
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...
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...
A survey of FIFO and DIDO workers conducted by the CFMEU has found many workers fear they will be targeted or sacked if they raise concerns with their employer. The Essential Research survey of 1493...
A survey of FIFO and DIDO workers conducted by the CFMEU has found many workers fear they will be targeted or sacked if they raise concerns with their employer. The Essential Research survey of 1493...
Singleton is a vibrant and diverse regional town, located at the centre of the Hunter Valley, 200km North West of Sydney and 75km from Newcastle via the newly opened Hunter Expressway. With a...