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Stop Adani protest in Brisbane

Industry slams ‘hypocrisy’ of anti mining convoy

A left-leaning protest has hypocritically used vehicles powered by fossil fuels to oppose a $21 billion mega mine in Central Queensland, an industry body has said. The Queensland Resources Council...

CFMEU Mining and Energy protest at BHP in Melbourne 2-19

Number of Queenslanders diagnosed with black lung soars

An industry body mainly representing coal mine workers is devastated to learn the number of Queenslanders diagnosed with black lung disease has reached an all-time high. More than 100 Queenslanders...

Strike wins more job security for mine workers

Coal mine workers on New South Wales’ South Coast will enjoy more job security after week-long industrial action. The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union’s...

Anglo refuses to rule out hiring armed guards

German Creek miners are concerned Anglo American will employ armed security guards to intimidate workers striking at the Middlemount mine, according to the CMFEU. The union wrote to Anglo American’s...

Black lung victim: ‘I thought I was safe’

The following is a statement from Paul Head, 55, who is Australia’s first open cut miner to be diagnosed with black lung disease.  I’ve worked in coal mining for 31 years, I worked at the...

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