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Author - Richard Szabo

Richard Szabo is an award-winning editor with more than 15 years' experience in news writing at mainstream and niche media organisations. He has a specialty in mining and business reporting.

Cosmo truck explosion

Heavy vehicle blows up after blasting supplies ignite

A truck carrying hazardous chemicals burst into flames and shrapnel on an Outback road. Authorities are investigating how a road train carrying a mine blasting substance ignited and exploded along...

Cokal barge

Coal producer acquires barge fleet

A coking coal company purchased a fleet of barges to guarantee transport capacity. Cokal recently acquired a fleet of conventional shallow draft barges and tug boats to move coal from the Bumi Barito...

Surat Basin operation

Leaks, failed pressure tests reported to authority

Officials were urged to investigate why flammable fossil fuels allegedly escaped containment in the Western Downs region. Resources Safety and Health Queensland recently received reports of multiple...

Glencore coal

Industry spent up to $1B on Qld business says report

Queensland’s resources sector contributed to the economy well beyond the billions of dollars in royalties and taxes generated for both state and federal governments. A Queensland Resources...

Attunga mine worker crushed

Video shows mine worker trapped under 800 kilo machine

Authorities have released a reenactment of a resources employee being pinned under heavy equipment. A recent video illustrates the terrifying moment a male worker became trapped under a loader cab...

Rio Tinto indigenous workers

Qld indigenous procurement jumps $118M

First Nations-owned businesses supplied 36 per cent more in the past financial year, the latest data shows. Nearly 150 First Nations enterprises out of a total 535 Indigenous suppliers did business...