While stories abound about the negative impact of fly-in fly-out workers, the issue isn't as clear-cut as many think, writes Andrew Duffy.
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Council looks to ban FIFO in non-remote areas
A NSW council has put forth a motion to ban fly in fly out miners in the region.
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Mining, sex work and STIs: why force a connection?
Can the mining boom be blamed for the rising rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in some states?
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FIFO sex workers win motel battle
A fly in fly out sex worker has won her appeal against motels refusing rooms to sex workers in Queensland mining regions.
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Despite wealth for toil, FIFO workers find themselves sick and tired [Blog]
Welcome to the Future of Work, a series from The Conversation that looks at the ongoing evolution of the workplace. Today, Griffith University’s Olav Muurlink looks at how the mining industry is single-handly transforming the nature of shift work in Australia.
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Mining towns and the rise of the transient workforce [blog]
Global demand for minerals and fossil fuels has led to the rapid expansion of Australia’s resources sector. With this ramped-up activity, numbers of fly–in, fly–out (FIFO) and drive–in, drive–out (DIDO) non–resident workers (NRWs) have grown exponentially, placing pressures in mining communities on housing affordability, safety and infrastructure.
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Alliance signs FIFO deal with Newmont
Alliance Aviation has entered a Letter of Intent to provide Services for Newmont Mining.
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World first: a SELF-HELP BOOK for mining families
The world's first comprehensive self-help book for miners has been launched to help Australian families coping with the pressures of FIFO/DIDO rosters and living in isolated mining communities.
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Kiwis pay their own way to get on oz mines
The mining boom is reaching across the Tasman as more and more Kiwis are willing to pay their own fly in fly out fares to be part of it.
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Mackay Council conflicted over mining camp
A mining village for close to 1000 miners could be built at Ooralea if approved, but the Mackay Regional Council is in two minds over the application.
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