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Gregory Crinum incident halts re-establishment
Operations have been suspended until further notice at the Gregory Crinum coal mine in central Queensland, following an incident involving two underground miners.
September 15, 2021 0 comment
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BHP issues redundancies at Mt Arthur: CFMEU
BHP has cut jobs and modified employee rosters at the Mt Arthur coal mine in New South Wales, according to the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union.
November 11, 2020 0 comment
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BMA labour agreements gain Fair Work approval
BHP Mitsubishi Alliance has received a nod of approval from the Fair Work Commission for its contested enterprise agreements for the labour hire subsidiary, Operations Services.
January 8, 2020 0 comment
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Idemitsu rejects claim over Boggabri FIFO arrangement
Boggabri Coal majority owner, Idemitsu Australia Resources, has denied the CFMMEU’s claim that it has proposed fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) arrangements for employees of the New South Wales site.
September 13, 2019 0 comment
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Queensland takes action on safety reset
Every miner would have attended a safety briefing focusing on the fatal risks at their mine site by the end of August, according to the Queensland Resources Council.
July 23, 2019 0 comment
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QLD to hold crisis talks following latest tragic incident
The Queensland Government and resources industry will stage urgent discussions about the mining sector’s safety performance this week in light of four tragedies in the past six months.
July 8, 2019 0 comment
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Wall collapse at Middlemount results in tragic incident
Middlemount Coal has confirmed the death of a mineworker after a high wall collapsed on to an excavator with the worker inside.
June 27, 2019 0 comment
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Workers secure improved conditions at coal site following industrial action
Contract workers at the Wongawilli Colliery in the Southern Coalfields of New South Wales have ended their industrial action against site owner Wollongong Coal ahead of schedule.
January 17, 2019 0 comment
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Dozer rollover investigation under way at Saraji
The Queensland Mines Inspectorate has launched a formal investigation into the dozer rollover at the Saraji coal mine on New Year’s Eve.
January 10, 2019 0 comment
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Mining groups slam plan for Galilee Basin coal ban
The QRC and CFMEU have joined forces to criticise an Australian Greens Party proposal to ban thermal coal mining in the Galilee Basin, Queensland.
January 8, 2019 0 comment
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CFMEU criticises inequality of New Hope mining offer
The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has criticised an enterprise agreement by energy company New Hope Group at its West Moreton coal operations in Ipswich, Queensland.
June 4, 2018 0 comment
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New CFMEU-led ‘super union’ to go ahead, gets FWC approval
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has approved the formation of a new union between the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), Textile Clothing & Footwear Union of Australia (TCFUA) and Maritime Union of Australia (MUA).
March 6, 2018 0 comment
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Vote for CFMEU super union receives overwhelming support
A vote to join the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and Textile Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia (TCFUA) with the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) — forming a massive, amalgamated trade union movement — has received overwhelming support.
November 28, 2017 0 comment
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Workers dispute continues at Glencore coal mine in Queensland
An industrial dispute over workplace agreements at Glencore’s Oaky North coal mine near Rockhampton in Queensland has now spanned six weeks.
June 19, 2017 0 comment
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Carbine Resources’ Mount Morgan project gets final heritage approval
The Queensland department of natural resources and mines (DNRM) has granted the final heritage approval for Carbine Resources’ Mount Morgan gold copper project, southwest of Rockhampton.
May 30, 2017 0 comment
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Taking steps to combat black lung
With the 20th confirmed case of black lung in Australia since reports that the disease resurfaced two years ago, the Queensland Government has been taking extra protection measures for mine workers, but is this enough?
May 18, 2017 0 comment
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Another Queensland worker diagnosed with black lung
The number of mine workers diagnosed with black lung in Australia has risen, with the 20th case confirmed in Queensland.
March 10, 2017 0 comment
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Mining union calls on new QRC CEO for more black lung support
The CFMEU mining and energy division has called on new Queensland Resources Council CEO Ian Macfarlane to provide further financial support to victims of black lung.
November 17, 2016 0 comment
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Black lung parliamentary inquiry begins in QLD
The CFMEU has welcomed the first day of public hearings for the Queensland parliamentary inquiry into black lung held in Brisbane today.
October 14, 2016 0 comment
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First confirmed case of black lung from open cut coal mine
A 55-year-old Queensland man has been confirmed as Australia’s first case of black lung from an open cut coal mine.
October 12, 2016 0 comment