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Digging close to home

Now, more than ever, we should be buying local and supporting the communities of the Bowen Basin as an absolute priority, writes Bowen Basin Mining Club director Jodie Currie . As we surge ahead...

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Learning on common ground

The Australia-China Free Trade Agreement may be making headlines for the political debate around foreign labour, but that’s not stopping the two nations from preparing for a more united future...

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Central Highlands solar farm gets green light

The Central Highlands’ first solar farm was given the green light this week. The 400-hectare solar farm is planned for a property near Tieri, in Central Queensland, representing an investment in the...

Weipa Solar Plant to power Rio Tinto mine

Rio Tinto and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced Australia’s first commercial diesel displacement solar plant has successfully commenced commercial operation at a remote...

WATCH: CFMEU release mine safety video

Safety at work should always come first. That’s the message the CFMEU are pushing for in their latest infographic-style video. According to the video, 3500 coal mine workers have died in...

South Australia cleans up at Women in Resources awards

South Australia’s trailblazing women of mining and energy raked in a staggering four of the five awards presented at the 2015 Women in Resources National Awards held in Perth last night. Following on...

Santos starts LNG production on Curtis Island

Santos today announced the GLNG project has started producing its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) on Curtis Island, Queensland, on schedule and within budget. LNG is currently being produced from...

Queensland Resources Council Urges Government To Reject Greens Party Policy

More job cuts for Blackwater mine

Blackwater residents have been delivered yet another blow, after Wesfarmers has announced it would be reducing its Curragh Mine workforce. The operation’s major contractor, Theiss, was advised...

New resources minister promotes renewable energy

Australia’s new Energy and Resources Minister Josh Frydenberg has been welcomed by the mining industry, and has used his first day in the job to promote renewable energy. Clean Energy Council Policy...

New PM Malcolm Turnbull dumps industry minister

Minister for Industry and Science Ian McFarlane has been dumped, as new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announces a new Cabinet. Speaking in front of the media, Mr Turnbull said he was announcing a...

Queenslanders remember at Miners Memorial Day tomorrow

Tomorrow, the Queensland mining community will stop and spare a moment to remember those heroes in hard hats who have died in the mining industry. The 2015 Miners Memorial Day service will be held...

Family friendly roster win for Gorgon employees

Union members voted overwhelmingly in support of a change to the Gorgon roster, the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union has announced. Ninety-three per cent of members voted ‘yes’ on a...

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