At the National Native Title Conference in Townsville, Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) brought together key participants in the renewable energy sector to discuss a range of real and exciting...
Category - Miners Are People Too
The Australian Energy Regulator published its tenth annual State of the Energy Market report, highlighting the changing dynamics across the entire energy sector. “For ten years, the AER has reported...
Rio Tinto’s Weipa bauxite mine has won the ‘Best Company Indigenous Employment and Training Initiative’ award at the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) Indigenous Awards, which were held in Brisbane...
After 350 colliery workers were told the mine would close and they would lose their jobs last year, Mining Company Glencore has announced it is looking for a buyer for its underground colliery...
Despite the mining boom coming to an end, a new report says mining towns will find a way to survive. The Productivity Commission investigated the transition of regional economies and found most...
A BLACKWATER mining company that has left more than 100 workers in limbo for the next two months has been warned to start putting its employees well being first. Federal Opposition leader Bill...
When South Yorkshire’s Hatfield Main Colliery closed its doors for good, miners from the British countryside town banded together to record a Christmas song that could raise money for charity...
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...
Authorities warn using illegal fireworks this festive season could be dangerous. WorkSafe and the Country Fire Authority (CFA) recently urged holidayers to avoid setting off illegal fireworks because...
The Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) headquarters has fallen victim to a gun attack. Police are investigating after at least half a dozen shots were recently fired at...
Mine workers who are desperate for work have become the unfortunate victims of a fake job website. Consumer Protection Western Australia recently warned miningjobswa.org masquerades as the real...
A metal mine worker is critically injured after a horror truck accident in Central Queensland. A 56-year-old Townsville man rolled one of Wirralie Gold Mine’s dump trucks early on the morning...
