Allegations of conflicts of interest within the Planning and Assessment Commission (PAC) are under investigation by the NSW Ombudsman.
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Further wind up orders lodged against Gujarat NRE
Financial trouble for Illawarra-based mining company Gujarat NRE continues with two companies levelling million-dollar wind up orders against the company.
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Coal mine fire will take two weeks to snuff out
Hazelwood Power Station is ramping back up to full capacity after a fire at the nearby coal mine halted supply earlier this week.
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120 jobs snapped up at Blair Athol mine
Of the 2100 applications received for work at Blair Athol mine, a lucky 120 people have been offered positions at the operation.
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BMA cuts 230 jobs at Saraji coal mine
BMA plans to cut 230 jobs from its Saraji coal mine in Queensland as it looks to improve productivity at the operation.
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Coal mine opportunities for Singleton businesses
The Singleton Chamber of Commerce will hold a meeting at Rio Tinto’s Mt Thorley-Warkworth mine aimed at educating local businesses on how to cash in on the coal industry.
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Gujarat NRE to sack 10 coal mine workers
Winding up its voluntary redundancy scheme, Gujarat NRE is preparing to sack ten workers through forced redundancies.
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Why the mining industry needs to explain itself [Opinion]
Tensions between activists and miners have spilled over, with the battle over Maules Creek mine playing out for all to see on the world wide web.
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Council angry at Ipswich open cut coal mine approval
A new coal mine five kilometres from the centre of Ipswich has been given environmental approval, but the local council says it will fight to stop the project going ahead.
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2100 people apply for 120 coal jobs in Queensland
If you applied for a job at the newly taken over Blair Athol mine, you can expect to know whether you have made it to the next stage of assessment by the end of December.
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Former Gujarat chairman pocketed 53% pay increase and then failed to pay workers
Despite failing to pay workers’ wages and superannuation, Gujarat NRE’s former chairman received a 53% year-on-year rise in his base salary to $1.02 million in 2013.
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Gujarat receives a further $58m boost from Jindal
Jindal Steel has increased its stake in Gujarat NRE after investing a further $58 million into the company, adding a further 726 million shares its portfolio.
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Glencore reaches out to Collinsville locals as tensions grow
As tensions continue to simmer in the small Collinsville community as the coal mine remains shut, Glencore have taken an ad out in local papers to “separate fact from fiction”.
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Thiess wins extra $550 million for Lake Vermont coal mine contract
Thiess have won an additional $550 million contract at the Lake Vermont Coal mine,near Dysart in Central Queensland.
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Environment group slams Gujarat mine expansion
A proposed coal mine expansion by Gujarat NRE has been slammed by an environmentalist group which claim it poses a major threat to the water catchment area.
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Helensburgh miners urged to end pay deal dispute
With Helensburgh mine workers set to vote on a new enterprise agreement today, employees have been sent a letter from Peabody’s chief operations officer urging them to vote up the pay deal.
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Helensburgh miners to vote down Peabody pay deal: union
More than 200 workers at Peabody’s Helensburgh Metropolitan Colliery have voted to take further strikes after the company tries to force a vote on a new enterprise agreement not approved by the union.
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Queensland gas fires up contracting business
WDS Limited is bucking the downward trend that has hit many contracting companies of late by diversifying its business model to cater for the massive work needed in Queensland‘s gas sector. Vicky Validakis reports.
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Coal explorer in talks with Aurizon as mine development ramps up
Queensland coal explorer International Coal has announced it is in discussions with Aurizon over a rail access deal for its Consuelo project in the Bowen Basin.
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Jindal takes over Gujarat but still no relief for unpaid workers
Gujarat NRE shareholders have voted in favour of a takeover deal by Jindal Steel, but the exact date workers can expect to be paid four weeks’ worth of wages is still anyone’s guess.
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