Union drops $16m coal worker class action
The Mining and Energy Union has dropped a class action seeking about $16 million in entitlements for about 900 current and former casual miners employed
August 25, 2021
The Mining and Energy Union has dropped a class action seeking about $16 million in entitlements for about 900 current and former casual miners employed
A decision in a High Court appeal backed by the Federal Government has dashed the hopes of casual miners seeking justice, according to the CFMEU.
The Palaszczuk Government has struck a deal to secure land for training of Australian and Singaporean military personnel in North and Central Queensland. The leasing
Queensland’s largest hydro power station is set to undergo a $14 million overhaul. Major maintenance works will start at the publicly-owned Wivenhoe Pumped Storage Hydroelectric
Evolution Mining is making moves to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and align with the climate change goals of the Paris Agreement. Evolution has several gold
The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has reiterated the importance of an operational mining industry during the pandemic. It’s in the wake of the latest Resources and
Anglo American has put a figure of its total tax and economic contribution in Australia at more than S4,084 million. It’s contained in a recently
Pembroke Resources has welcomed the investment decision by the Board of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) to provide a loan facility of up to
The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has welcomed new data showing direct mining jobs in the state have hit a record high of almost 85,000. QRC chief
Australia’s annual population growth had fallen to its slowest rate since 1916 said Housing Industry Association Chief Economist Tim Reardon. New ABS data shows the
Queensland’s resources sector is on the hunt for at least 50 Gen Z students to register their interest in studying mining engineering as part of a campaign to address a
A handful of builders have been shortlisted to to enter the next phase of the Queensland Government Rollingstock Expansion Program (REP). Train manufacturers Alstom, CAF
Gladstone Regional Council will increase service charges by 4.9 percent next financial year. Residential rates will increase in line with CPI. That’s the message in
The latest SEEK employment data confirms there are jobs aplenty in Queensland, particularly in the mining, resources and energy sector. There are 1129 jobs advertised in the areas of mining,
Work has officially begun on a major North Queensland energy project backed by a Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) loan. The Kidson pumped hydro project
Advocacy group MATES in Construction is investing in research that will enhance opportunities for early intervention to help prevent suicide. This by determining who distressed
Central Queensland students with a vocation in open cut mining will be the first to benefit from a program recognised as the Outstanding Training Initiative of the Year as
The Palaszczuk Government will invest $2 billion into renewable energy and hydrogen jobs as part of a COVID-19 Economic Recovery Plan. The investment will provide