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...
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OPINION Queensland’s embattled mining safety Minister, Dr Anthony Lynham has quelled rumours that he had intended to step down at the next State Government election. The news comes amidst...
The Queensland Government’s push for changes to mining safety legislation has come under fire from big miners, individuals and a range of leading organisations that will be responsible for applying...
A major report into Queensland mining fatalities released yesterday warns that more workers will die unless the industry comprehensively changes its approach to safety. The Brady Review of all fatal...
OPINION …Like many others who have witnessed the increasing rate of fatalities in the Queensland mining industry, today I eagerly awaited the delivery of a report entitled Review of all fatal...
The father of a mine worker killed in an accident at Curragh mine on Sunday has been left by himself to piece together snippets of information on his son’s death. Robin Rabbitt, 57, told local...
2019 was a horrific year of fatal mining accidents for the Queensland mining industry. There has been a range of fatal accidents as well as a plethora of high potential incidents that have left mine...
Dr Ray Parkin OAM shares his thoughts on the impacts of Legal Privilege on mine safety practice and the potential legal privilege implications as industrial manslaughter laws are introduced by the...
The Queensland Resources Council has thrown its weight behind proposed industrial manslaughter legislation that could hold companies and bosses criminally responsible for workers’ deaths. The...
Proposed new mining industrial manslaughter legislation in Queensland has recommended up to 20 years in prison for mining managers and supervisors found guilty of negligent conduct involving the...
