Clive Palmer coal plans face human rights challenge
Clive Palmer’s proposed Galilee Coal Project is facing a new legal challenge on human rights grounds. The Environmental Defenders Office said the case – brought
May 13, 2020
Clive Palmer’s proposed Galilee Coal Project is facing a new legal challenge on human rights grounds. The Environmental Defenders Office said the case – brought
The miners’ union has called on the Queensland Government to bring forward the passage of new laws extending industrial manslaughter offences to the state’s mining
A research project examining the role and effectiveness of independent inquiries in mining has attracted $300,000 backing from the Australian Research Council’s Linkage Program. It is led
The State Government has announced an independent mine safety Board of Inquiry following a coal mine explosion last week that left five men with serious
Employment agreements covering BHP’s Operations Services arm will go back before the courts after a union win in the Fair Work Commission on Friday. The
Measures have been introduced to keep 4,000 traffic management staff on the job, keeping construction crews and drivers across Queensland safe. Important changes had been
A board of inquiry into mine safety is on the table as Mines Minister Anthony Lynham seeks answers on the explosion at Grosvenor coal mine near Moranbah. Speaking
The underground coal mine at the centre of an horrific blast on Wednesday had experienced ongoing issues with high methane levels, the CFMEU says. Five
Five miners have been seriously injured in an underground explosion at Grosvenor coal mine near Moranbah in Central Queensland this afternoon. A Queensland Ambulance Service
Plans by Waratah Coal to develop the 40Mtpa Galilee Coal Project have drawn more than 60 objections and are before the Queensland Land Court. The
A major mining employer group is lobbying to suspend industrial awards and enterprise agreements for up to six months in the face of the COVID-19
The COVID-19 outbreak has left employers and employees navigating a minefield of new human resources and risk management issues, says a North Queensland training and
The Victorian Government has lifted the State’s moratorium on onshore conventional gas exploration and development. Federal Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt
The Mine Managers’ Association of Australia (MMAA) says it has never seen an issue elicit such ‘angst and ire’ among members as the Mineral and
Adani Australia says it is weighing up legal options to recover costs after two people were convicted in the Clermont Magistrates Court on charges stemming
Senior officials from CFMEU Mining & Energy will argue against any exemptions for on-site mining executives under new industrial manslaughter laws when they appear before
The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has raised concerns that proposed industrial manslaughter laws will decrease the safety culture in the mining industry. It is pushing