Methane emissions are one of the major concerns surrounding coal seam gas. But we should also be paying attention to other sources of methane, in particular those from coal mining. By dealing with...
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A new report released by Construction Skills Queensland and the Queensland Major Contractors Association shows that major project activity is forecast to reach its floor in 2016/17 and then return to...
The CFMEU has predicted that 16 per cent of coal mine workers will have the deadly black lung as it is revealed that hundreds of thousands of x-rays have not been processed. The respiratory disease...
On this International Women’s Day, employers across Australia’s male-dominated resource industry now have a practical tool to implement greater flexible work arrangements in their workplaces and thus...
Australian mining heiress Gina Rinehart has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia. The Hancock Prospecting and Roy Hill chairperson was...
The Australian government continues to claim that coal will play a vital role in bringing cheap energy to developing nations. In particular, it’s claimed India’s poor will benefit from the...
Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion paid tribute to fallen miners at an annual commemorative service on Saturday at the Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial. “It is important we never...
Australia has a bad record for losing species, and more are likely to follow: more than 1,700 species of animals and plants are listed by the Australian government as being seriously threatened. The...
According to the annual global Survey of Mining Companies 2015 by the Canadian based Fraser Institute, Australia surpassed both Canada and United States this year to become the most attractive region...
A former gold mine site may soon be a world-first generator of clean, green energy and jobs for North Queensland. Minister for State Development and Minister for Natural Resources and Mines Dr...
Fifteen Australian workers have been killed at work this year so far, according to statistics by SafeWork Australia. As at February 17, there have been three fatalities in the transport, postal and...
As a Senate Select Committee on Health conducts an inquiry into the return of Black Lung disease in Queensland, the CFMEU has made a submission in the hopes of an overhaul of safety practices...
