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Electric company charged over Hazelwood mine blaze

An electric service company has been charged with 10 safety breaches after the Hazelwood mine fire in Victoria’s La Trobe Valley, which burned for almost 40 days. After a WorkSafe...

Farmers join Victorian CSG rally

Hundreds of Victorian farmers joined protesters in Melbourne CBD in a march to rally against the coal seam gas industry yesterday. The large crowd blocked a busy street, holding up signs and banners...

GDF Suez refuse to foot $18m Hazelwood mine fire bill

GDF Suez are refusing to pay the $18 million bill for fire fighting efforts to extinguish a fire that burned for 45 days at their Hazelwood mine in Victoria, blanketing nearby towns in smokes and ash...

New report says local mining jobs are hot, FIFO not

Queensland mine owners are reducing the number of FIFO workers on the payroll and are instead focusing on job candidates prepared to relocate to rural and remote locations, according the latest Hays...