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Legislative changes will come into effect following the passage of the Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 through the Queensland Parliament. One of the key purposes of…

Creating a guide for landing a mining job without experience involves understanding the industry’s requirements and strategies to stand out as a candidate. Here’s a condensed guide based on information…

The RSHLA Act 2024 More protection for Queensland’s resources workers’ safety and health The Resources Safety and Health Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (the Act) has introduced preventative and proactive reforms to improve…

On 23 October 2017, industrial manslaughter provisions in the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act), Electrical Safety Act 2002 (ES Act), and Safety in Recreational Water Activities Act 2011 (SRWA Act) commenced. These provisions…

New changes to workers’ compensation laws commenced on 23 August 2024, impacting the rights and responsibilities of workers, employers, insurers, and rehabilitation and return-to-work providers. What has changed? The Workers’ Compensation…

Mine operator fined for not ensuring safety and health management system was implemented On 8 August 2023, in the Mackay Industrial Magistrates Court, a mine operator pleaded guilty to failing…

NEW Industrial Manslaughter Laws for Queensland Mines & Resources Sector – commenced 1 July 2020. Due to  a serious increase of mine fatalities at Queensland Mines, including the deaths of…

The design and construction of Dreamworld’s Thunder River Rapids ride posed a “significant risk” to patrons’ safety and the park’s systems were “frighteningly unsophisticated”, a coroner has found. Dreamworld had…

The Palaszczuk Government has announced the appointment of Aaron Guilfoyle as Queensland’s first independent Work Health and Safety Prosecutor. Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace said Mr Guilfoyle would lead a…

What are the major operations on the horizon for the industry? In the wake of the mining downturn, the Australian mining industry has recovered to re-affirm its place as a…

Western Australia’s mining industry has continued to thrive off record commodity sales and prices, reporting a boost in employment numbers that reached unseen levels. The figures for the 2018-2019 period…

Australia’s mining industry will require around 21,000 new onsite operational employees by 2024 in order to meet the demand for mining projects according to the 2019-2024 Mining Workforce report released…

Just weeks after granting Adani the environmental approvals it needed to start work on its Galilee Basin mine, the Palaszczuk Labor government is opening up more of the state for…

The Carmichael coal mine is an approved thermal coal mine in the north of the Galilee Basin in Central Queensland, Australia approximately 160km North West of Clermont. Mining is planned…

Queensland Government has given the green light to the Carmichael Mine which will set a precedent for six other mines also planned for the region and allow Adani to break…

Adani’s Carmichael Mine, located in the Galillee Basin, located 160km North West of Clermont, has passed its final environmental approval and can now begin work on its Carmichael mine in…

The manager of a quarry where a worker was crushed to death on-site in central Queensland has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for safety breaches Sean Scovell, 21,…

Work-related traumatic injury fatalities – Australia 2003-2016. The work-related traumatic injury fatalities data provides statistics about people who die each year from injuries caused by work-related activity. It includes fatalities…

Cameby Downs Mine has been given the state government approval to increase its production from 2.8 million tonnes a year to 3.5 million. The Yancoal mine is an open-cut thermal coal…

The Queensland Government has approved Pembroke Resources’ $1 billion Olive Downs metallurgical coal project 40 kilometres south-east of Moranbah in the Bowen Basin. Construction of the project is expected to…