The Mayor of Queensland’s largest mining region, home to two 100% forced FIFO mines, has welcomed the Opposition’s support of Council’s position on 100% forced FIFO. Isaac Regional Council Mayor Anne...
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Mines operating near Central Queensland towns will be banned from employing a 100% FIFO workforce if Labor wins the next state election. Queensland opposition leader Annastacia Palaszczuk said...
FIFO workers from mining and gas projects in south-west Queensland have been targeted for drug searches by police with sniffer dogs at Miles Airport. According to Surat Basin.com, nine flights were...
With yesterday’s news that 700 jobs will be cut at BMA’s operations across Central Queensland, the Mayor of the region most affected is calling on the Queensland Premier to review 100% forced...
Adani’s Carmichael coal project is now taking expressions of interest from people wanting to work on construction of the new mine, earmarked for 160km north west of Clermont. According to The...
An official inquiry into FIFO related suicides in Western Australia has been launched with the WA Education and Health Standing Committee agreeing to the move at a meeting last night. The inquiry...
By Cecilia Jamasmie: www.mining.com The recent deaths of nine Western Australian fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers who took their own lives has put the issue of living conditions and depression in the...
Queensland mine owners are reducing the number of FIFO workers on the payroll and are instead focusing on job candidates prepared to relocate to rural and remote locations, according the latest Hays...
People in the mining sector aren’t exactly the shy, retiring types. It’s a tough industry, both mentally and physically. Any psychologist will tell you it’s healthy to let off steam, so this page is...
About It’s amazing what can be achieved when you don’t have a sex life, and the clever, yet nerdy scientists at NCR present a fascinating case study into the phenomenon. They had so much spare time...
