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Air quality at Cannon Hill in Brisbane will be monitored

Queensland resources sector back on track

QUEENSLAND’S resources sector is beginning to regain its global competitiveness, according to the latest State of the Sector report released by the Queensland Resources Council. QRC members...

Mining injuries costs highest in Australia

WHEN it comes to workplace injury, Australia’s mining sector incurs the highest treatment cost per worker, with the longest average treatment duration, according to the latest report from...

Glencore to axe 75 jobs from NSW mine

GLENCORE has announced 75 workers will be made redundant from Ulan West mine, in western New South Wales. The company said they are implementing a number of changes across their New South Wales and...

Workers sacked at Pilbara Cloudbreak mine

WORKERS from Cloudbreak mine in Western Australia have been sacked today, as the Perth-based iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group revises its roster. FMG said workers should have been aware the job...

Campbell Newman drops defamation claims

THE former Queensland premier and deputy premier have both dropped defamation claims against radio presenter Alan Jones. The suit against Jones and Brisbane radio station 4BC was lodged by Campbell...

AGL SA ordered to pay $700,000 misleading customers

THE Federal Court has ordered AGL South Australia to pay penalties of $700,000 and to offer refunds of about $780,000 to 23,000 consumers for making false or misleading representations about the...

Mining company fined $75,000 after workplace incident

AGNEW Gold Mining Company has been fined $75,000 for failing to provide a safe working environment following an incident that left three Goldfields mine workers seriously injured. The company pleaded...

Safe workplaces set to shine in state awards

QUEENSLAND workers will be striving for safety success, as Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations Curtis Pitt announced nominations are now open for this year’s Queensland Safe Work and...

Adani mega-mine fails to deliver promised jobs

Mining giant Adani has been accused of exaggerating the number of jobs its massive Queensland coal mine would produce. Environmental organisation Coast and Country seized on revelations in court on...

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