A Queensland opposition MP has confirmed that statutory officials in the mining industry will need to prove their knowledge before being appointed in Queensland under an LNP government. Member for...
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Queensland’s historical failures in mine safety have been flagged by the Queensland LNP as an important issue for a new Queensland Government. Speaking on the recent hearing delays to the...
Today, Queensland’s embattled Mines Safety Minister Anthony Lynham has announced he will not be recontesting the seat of Stafford at the October 31 election. Dr Lynham said: “It has been...
Member for Burdekin and Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Dale Last, has called on Mines Minister, Anthony Lynham, to take immediate action on glaring problems highlighted during the...
Mining companies, contractors and the mines regulators have been put on notice by Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Dale Last, following day two of the Ministerial Board of Inquiry...
Controversial mining industrial legislation has received bipartisan support in the Queensland Parliament today despite growing debate across the industry that the laws may not improve safety in mines...
The Miners’ Union has called on the Queensland Government to bring forward the passage of new laws extending industrial manslaughter offences to the state’s mining industry in the wake of last week’s...
Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Dale Last, has sent a blunt message to Natural Resources, Mines and Energy Minister, Anthony Lynham. Mr Last said, given his failure to address safety...
The Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has expressed “deep sadness” in relation to five mineworkers who were critically injured in a mine explosion at the Anglo American Grosvenor mine...
High potential mining incidents are still plaguing Queensland mines despite a range of safety initiatives introduced by the Queensland Government and its’ mining safety regulator –...