The first head has rolled and more jobs could soon go at Rio Tinto after the company announced this morning a restructuring of the company’s portfolio of assets. The first casualty of...
Category - Miners Are People Too
A lively war of words has erupted between radio shock-jock Alan Jones and Queensland’s mining sector with the resources council accusing Jones of endangering thousands of jobs in the state...
One of the Bowen Basin’s most prominent Mayors has lost no time making mileage out of yesterday’s announcement of a snap state election, by calling on candidates to put an end to 100 per cent forced...
Tough times across Australia have seen many teams in the engineering profession shrink and pay conditions slide. So in a tight market, what’s the trick to getting a better deal at work...
Mining Family Matters founder Alicia Ranford has spent five Christmases apart from her mining engineer husband Joe, and says the first FIFO Christmas is definitely the toughest – especially when...
Dr Chris Rawlings, whose career in the resources sector spans 35 years, has been recognised for his significant contribution to the sector with the presentation of the prestigious Queensland...
Mine Companies in the U.S. are having a hard time finding workers according to research conducted by the Centre for Economic and Business Research and job site Indeed.com. According to the research...
A survey of FIFO and DIDO workers conducted by the CFMEU has found many workers fear they will be targeted or sacked if they raise concerns with their employer. The Essential Research survey of 1493...
A former Coppabella mine worker is suing his former employer for $2 million for negligence over severe injuries he sustained in a car crash he caused after falling asleep at the wheel. According to...
Excessive rosters and feelings of isolation may have contributed to the three suspected suicide deaths of coal seam gas (CSG) workers in the Surat Basin in the past few months, according to the...
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...
BHP’s annual general meeting will be a little more crowded than usual tomorrow with miners from across Central Queensland currently on their way to Adelaide to challenge senior executives on...
