Anti mining protestors who use dangerous locking devices could face serious jail time, if the Queensland Government approves tougher penalties. The Summary Offences and Other Legislation Amendment...
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Worker advocates are pleading with the mining industry to take responsibility for Black Lung disease. It comes after the 19th confirmed case of the deadly disease. The Construction Forestry Mining...
Authorities have yielded to widespread concerns about the horrifying effects of black lung, and passed new rules to protect Queensland coal miners from the deadly disease. Queensland Parliament will...
Public hearings for the Queensland parliamentary inquiry into black lung disease have started today, just days after it was revealed an open cut miner was diagnosed with the potentially fatal disease...
Queensland mines will have to ditch 100% fly-in fly-out and hire locally under proposed Queensland Government legislation. Minister for State Development and Minister for Natural Resources and Mines...
Mining companies in Queensland can no longer gain access to a privately owned property by proceeding directly to the Land Court after 40 days, should a landholder in a Priority Agricultural Area or...
A sweeping set of reforms currently before the Queensland Parliament will cut red tape and improve land access protection for landowners and the petroleum and gas sector, according to the head of the...
Junior miners and explorers in petroleum and gas look set to benefit from last week’s reforms to the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 that will see all current Authority to...
Better community engagement is the number one factor onshore gas projects must get right if they want to succeed in Australia, according to GasFields Commission Queensland chairman, John Cotter...
