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- FIFO and DIDO workers: help design better camps
Do you stay in camp accommodation while you’re working? Researchers at Monash University are conducting a landmark study into how camps can be designed better… Read more: FIFO and DIDO workers: help design better camps - From underground to safety oversight: meet check inspector Todd Jones
For Todd Jones, a career in mining wasn’t always the plan—but it has become a 25-year career. Now serving as an Industry Safety and Health… Read more: From underground to safety oversight: meet check inspector Todd Jones - Stop Rio’s Sick Cuts
Rio Tinto is moving to slash sick leave entitlements for its WA Iron Ore workforce – from three months down to just 12 days. That’s… Read more: Stop Rio’s Sick Cuts - Queensland shows how to get a fair return from resources
It’s company reporting season and that means it’s time for our big mining companies to complain about Queensland coal royalties. BHP boss Mike Henry is… Read more: Queensland shows how to get a fair return from resources - Two Big Wins at Helensburgh: Pay rises locked in, job security reinforced
After a six-week dispute on the gate and five years in the courts, MEU members at Peabody’s Metropolitan mine have delivered a double victory –… Read more: Two Big Wins at Helensburgh: Pay rises locked in, job security reinforced