Two major fossil fuel developments went back to the drawing board after proponents failed to act in a timely manner. The Australian Department of the Environment recently rejected MacMines...
Category - Government/Policy
Multiple resources workers perished in an underground equipment tragedy. Colleagues, friends and loved ones recently mourned the sudden deaths of four employees at Sibanye-Stillwater’s...
A state-run company was formally accused of neglecting health and safety obligations, resulting in death. The Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) recently filed three charges after a...
An operator discovered trucks can roll away even when a stop device is engaged. An unoccupied fuel truck recently descended 8 metres and crashed into a mobile stacker despite the park brake already...
Industry is predicted to significantly benefit from the next automation boom. The recently approved $15 billion National Robotics Strategy predicts an autonomous technology expansion could create...
A major resources producer failed in its legal bid to compel labour hire employees to perform duties during national celebrations. Staff should not have to work public holidays without having the...
A mining multinational will prioritise overseas fossil fuel projects over new Australian developments. Glencore recently shifted its focus away from new domestic coal developments towards more...
A coal revival will be accelerated in Queensland’s Darling Downs region. The State Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water recently approved the $896 million New Acland Coal...
A structural failure recently killed multiple mine employees. Emergency responders recovered bodies of three workers who were fatally injured in an underground collapse on 10 March 2023. About 8am...
Almost two dozen mine employees perished from a series of subterranean blasts. Authorities are recovering bodies of at least 21 coal workers who died in Sutatausa, about 75km north of Bogota...
Authorities terminated an informant who accused some resources approvals of being unlawful. Rebecca Connor was dismissed from her mining titles operations manager job, after complaining about the New...
A major development will proceed in North Queensland through state ownership. The State Government recently confirmed it would nationalise CuString’s CopperString 2.0 High Voltage Transmission...
