The Queensland Labor Party’s policy to ban exclusive fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) mine operations has been criticised by Australia’s resource industry employer group, AMMA. AMMA chief executive...
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[hr]An unintended consequence of the recent boom in fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workforces attached to remote and regional mining and construction sites is confusion over the level of workers’...
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...
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...
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...
A mine worker who committed suicide in a FIFO camp last year was afraid to seek help from mine site counsellors for fear he would lose his job, a FIFO mental health inquiry has heard. Peter Miller...
Head of the Queensland Resources Council, Michael Roche says blaming fly-in fly-out (FIFO) operations for a coal industry downturn bore the hallmarks of a witch-hunt. The comments were made by Roche...
Two central Queensland councils are calling for action from the federal and state government on the FIFO report recommendations to address concerns caused by fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workforces...
