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Inquiry hears horrors of black lung disease

A North American expert in black lung has revealed at an inquiry the deadly disease is still killing Queensland coal miners even though authorities thought it was non-existent. United States black...

PM meeting with gas bosses

Gas bosses sacrifice profit for domestic consumption

In the midst of a potential gas supply crisis, the nation’s gas industry leaders have listened to the Prime Minister’s plea for cheaper and more reliable gas supplies for domestic use...

Depressed miner

Spending Christmas alone? How to cope with loneliness

Loneliness at Christmas is common in the mining and energy industries, especially among fly-in fly-out workers. QMEB has found the following tips to help you beat the holiday blues. Admit you have a...

Northern Minerals Browns Range Plant

Foreign company wins head contract for $30m plant

A state-owned Asian business has won the primary contract for a resource project worth more than $30 million in northwest Australia. China-based Sinosteel Corporation recently secured...

UGL

Dozens of workers sacked at North Australian gas project

Dozens of staff have once again been retrenched at the US$34 billion Ichthys Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project in Darwin. An estimated 160 fly-in fly-out workers have been sacked from the UGL Kentz...

Mackay Courthouse

Mining services company to plead guilty for bungles

One of the world’s largest mining services providers is widely expected to plead guilty for failing to meet safety rules and causing death. QMEB understands that Thiess Australia is preparing to...

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