The CFMEU have called on Central Queensland Coalition MPs Michelle Landry and George Christensen to reveal details about how their proposed amendment to the Fair Work Act 2009 would actually...
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The Maritime Union of Australia and Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union have commenced discussions on a possible merger. CFMEU National Officials Michael O’Connor, Dave Noonan, and...
The Carmichael Coal Mine and Rail Infrastructure project has been given the green light by the Federal Government, with 36 of the “strictest conditions in Australian history”. The...
Sales and service income in the mining industry decreased by seven per cent ($14.3b) to $217.8b between 2012-13 and 2013-14, according to new mining data by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Metal...
The minerals and energy sector continues to play a critical role in the Queensland economy with an estimated $64.8 billion contribution to the state’s economy in 2014-15. Releasing a state-wide...
With the Alpha Coal Project plagued by the constant protesting of activists and green groups, the Queensland Resources Council is urging the government to close legal loopholes. Seven years after the...
A parliamentary report into the fly-in fly-out work practices in regional Queensland has slammed ‘postcode discrimination’ and has called for change. The report, released on Friday, recommends...
The Environment Centre NT has called on the government and Glencore to guarantee all local jobs at the McArthur River site to be transitioned to a clean-up phase. Glencore announced today a 500,000...
Glencore has announced today a 500,000 tonne reduction of contained zinc metal mine production across its operations, which will see more than 500 jobs cuts from its Australian mines. The Lady...
BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) has commenced the process of renegotiating the BMA Enterprise Agreement 2012 that covers over 2000 employees at five of its Bowen Basin mines. The Agreement...
