The Maritime Union of Australia has called on Prime Minister Tony Abbott to rein in his Trade Minister over inaccurate claims made about the union and Chevron’s Gorgon LNG project in Western...
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The University of Tasmania has secured $17.4 million in funding to develop a resources and mining sector research hub. The funding includes a $4 million research grant from the Australian Research...
Origin Energy today announced the company would be buying 40 per cent interest in two of Karoon Gas’s exploration permits in Western Australia’s Browse Basin. These permits contain large and...
The Federal Government has released its interim response to the Productivity Commission Inquiry Report into Mineral and Energy Resource Exploration, addressing the 22 recommendations made by the...
In the last 12 months a record $57 billion worth of resource projects have been finalised in Australia, with a significant increase in production, including 215 million tonnes of iron ore, 43 million...
The number of offshore wells drilled in Australia has fallen by more than two-thirds since 2003, while the total cost has increased five-fold, according to new ABS data analysis conducted by industry...
Mine workers across Australia are being asked to participate in a research project into work/life balance being conducted by Townsville’s James Cook University. The research project will...
The worker who died at the Boggabri Coal Mine yesterday morning was reportedly operating an open cabin cherry picker at the time of accident and was crushed up against a “metal structure”...
More than one in five Australian mining industry workers has experienced mental health problems such as depression and anxiety in the past 12 months, according to beyondblue Chairman Jeff Kennett...
Do you know how to spot a bully in the workplace? They don’t always conveniently look like Nelson from the Simpsons, but their behaviour towards workmates can be far more damaging than a little...