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DMP investigates equipment fires at Premier Coal site

Premier Coal’s Collie mine is under investigation due to five separate fires involving trucks and machinery in the past three weeks. Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources Safety Division...

FIFO worker denied compensation after workmate death

A Queensland FIFO worker has lost an appeal for workers compensation for psychological injury after witnessing his co-workers dead body wheeled away. On January 31, 2013, Mr Sansom, a Caval Ridge...

Bender family respond to QRC statement

The family of anti-CSG farmer George Bender have responded to a statement released by the Queensland Resources Council yesterday, which said the farmers death had been “hijacked” by...

Central Queenslanders rally for local jobs in Brisbane

Representatives and community members from regional Queensland towns such as Blackwater, Mackay, Dysart and Moranbah will travel to Brisbane today and march on Queensland Parliament to send a message...

Chevron fined $60m for tax scheme

Multinational oil giant Chevron will be forced to pay more than $300 million after losing a landmark appeal in the Federal Court last week. Chevron was ordered to pay more than $250 million in back...

Rio Tinto fined $70,000 over Pilbara fatality

A Rio Tinto subsidiary has been fined $70,000 after a fatality in 2011 in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. Brent Grew, 27, was crushed to death in 2011 while removing a tilt cylinder from a...

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Warkworth mine gains PAC approval

Rio Tinto’s plans to expand its Mount Thorley Warkworth mine, located near Singleton in the Hunter Valley, is one step closer after gained approval from the Planning Assessment...

Labor and Coalition agree on ChAFTA

Labor and the Coalition have reached an agreement on the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement this week. The agreement follows the government’s offer to amend migration regulations to ensure...

Salt mine to create 360 jobs in NT

The construction of a salt mine near Alice Springs is one step closer, with a $120 million deal for mining machinery signed on Tuesday giving the project a major boost. Construction of Tellus’...