A worker at Middlemount’s Grasstree mine was reportedly crushed to death overnight when an underground wall collapsed on top of the 45-year-old man. According to the ABC, police say the miner...
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BHP’s annual general meeting will be a little more crowded than usual tomorrow with miners from across the country currently on their way to Adelaide to challenge senior executives on their...
Mines operating near Central Queensland towns will be banned from employing a 100% FIFO workforce if Labor wins the next state election. Queensland opposition leader Annastacia Palaszczuk said...
The High Court has today upheld BHP’s sacking of an Saraji mine employee for waving a sign accusing other employees of being ‘scabs’. Stephen Jauncey, a Partner at Henry Davis York...
Hundreds more mine workers in Central Queensland will lose their jobs with the news overnight that Isaac Plains coal mine, near Moranbah, will be shut down by the end of the year. The news is yet...
700 jobs will be axed across BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliances’ (BMA) Central Queensland mine sites. According to the ABC, “BMA said the workforce reduction was required to remain viable...
The future of the Springsure Creek coal mine in Central Queensland looks very shaky with the announcement late yesterday that the project proponent, Bandanna Energy, has gone into voluntary...
A miner from BMA’s Saraji mine, near Dysart in Central Queensland, sustained serious burn injuries yesterday morning as a result of a truck fire. According to the CQ News, the man was...
The Queensland Government has today announced their approval of the environment impact statement (EIS) for Arrow’s Bowen Gas Project (BGP), near Moranbah in Central Queensland. The announcement comes...
A share of Glencore’s NCA coal project, which includes the Newlands and Collinsville mines in Central Queensland, are up for sale as Japanese investors, Itochu and Sumitomo, look to reduce...
