The Federal Government has responded to the to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Regional Australia report Cancer of the bush or salvation for our cities? Fly-in, fly-out and drive...
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A Jetstar charter plane carrying 80 fly-in fly-out workers from a Pilbara mine site was forced to make an emergency landing yesterday. A Jetstar spokesman said fumes in the cabin was the cause of the...
Fly-in fly-out workers are suffering from depression at more than twice the rate of the general Australian population, according to research from Edith Cowan University. Researchers surveyed 629...
A second review into fly-in, fly-out work practices in the mining industry will hold hearings in central Queensland this week. The panel have already done interviews in Brisbane, and met with local...
GVK Hancock has announced the use of bus-in/bus-in services from Emerald to Barcaldine, in a bid to boost regional jobs in the Galilee Basin. The introduction of BIBO is expected to create sustained...
THE Federal Budget, released last night by Treasurer Joe Hockey, saw a win for parents, small business owners and farmers. But what exactly does the budget have in store for those in the mining...
Mirani MP Jim Pearce has hit out at mining companies in State Parliament this week. Mr Pearce spoke passionately in parliament about the direction of the current mining industry. “We should not...
FORMER FIFO worker Warren Hepworth knows all too well the lonely life of working long shifts away from home. The mining contractor from Perth, who up until recently, was often working 14 hours a day...
MAYOR of Queensland’s largest mining region Anne Baker is seizing the opportunity to lodge a submission to the State Government’s inquiry into fly-in, fly-out workforce practices, and encourages the...
Palmer United Party (PUP) Queensland leader John Bjelke-Petersen said that the party would support towns established before the mining boom by halting 100% fly-in-fly-out mine work. Mr Bjelke...
