The future of the nation’s resources sector has been bolstered, with the Government investing a further $125 million in a world-leading exploration-stimulation program that will expand its reach to...
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OPINION Over the years I’ve sat or spoken to several families who have lost loved ones in workplace accidents. The profound effect of hearing their accounts first hand has always moved me to...
The industry is being encouraged to seal mine shafts before they become a potential hazard. The Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines (DNRM) recently asked mining companies to ensure...
Hundreds of women are set to benefit from an innovative online mentoring program developed to help boost gender diversity in the resource industry following today’s funding commitment from the...
An Internet of Things-focused cluster will be established for the mining and energy resources sector to encourage innovation, facilitate collaboration and support access to new markets. Manufacturing...
The West Australian government has been accused of abandoning fly-in fly-out workers after it refused to establish the recommendations in a state inquiry into the mental health impacts of FIFO. 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...
Tomorrow, the Queensland mining community will stop and spare a moment to remember those heroes in hard hats who have died in the mining industry. The 2015 Miners Memorial Day service will be held...
Rio Tinto plans to start building a new iron ore mine next to their existing Yandicoogina mine in the Pilbara some time in 2016, should they receive the necessary government approvals. Despite...
An environmental activist has chained himself to a rail line used by coal trains outside the Port of Newcastle as part of multiple protests being staged today around New South Wales against...
