Some of Queensland’s most talented students yesterday received a Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy (QMEA) Ambassador Award, designed to give them a head start into careers in the state’s...
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A former Peak Downs mine worker is taking his unfair dismissal case to federal court after having the case rejected by the Fair Work Commission earlier this year. Darrin James Grant, a Peak Downs...
A miner from Moranbah gave senior management at BHP a drubbing yesterday when he spoke at the company’s annual general meeting in Adelaide. Kev Adams told shareholders and staff at the meeting...
The AMMA has accused the Labor party and unions of spreading ‘irresponsible falsehoods’ regarding what the Australia-China free trade agreement will mean for overseas skilled migration in...
Queensland Treasurer Tim Nicholls has agreed to a request from power companies Ergon, Energex and Powerlink to include a “no forced redundancies” clause in their offer to workers during current...
Employees at Crinum mine, near Emerald, were today advised by BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) that the company would begin ramping down longwall development work as of this month. Up to 100...
Over fifty new jobs will be created after Ensham Mine received approval for a $35 million expansion north east of Emerald. General Manager at the mine, Steve Kovac told the CQ News that he hoped the...
BHP Billiton has hinted at more job cuts while claiming a “reduction in operating costs” in Queensland has served the company well. In a statement released late yesterday, BHP Chief...
Recruitment firm, Hays, has just released their quarterly report on job hot spots in mining. Following are the report highlights, state by state. NEW SOUTH WALES Mechanical Fitters – The need to make...
Glenden is set to get a new coal mine with the federal government granting approval for QCoal’s Byerwen Coal Project this week. The $1.76 billion joint venture by QCoal and Japanese company JFE...
Hundreds more mine workers in Central Queensland will lose their jobs with the news overnight that Isaac Plains coal mine, near Moranbah, will be shut down by the end of the year. The news is yet...
The trades training community is up in arms over the government’s decision to abolish long-established Industry Skills Council and replace them with the highest bidder. The Electrical Trades...
