A Central Queensland mine operator has been awarded $1.2 million in compensation after suffering major brain injuries caused by working long hours and driving for extended periods. Dump truck...
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Worker advocates are pleading with the mining industry to take responsibility for Black Lung disease. It comes after the 19th confirmed case of the deadly disease. The Construction Forestry Mining...
A multinational exploration company faces a hefty fine for the sudden death of an electrician working at its coal mine in Central Queensland. Anglo Coal will have to pay $137,500 after it was found...
WorkCover Queensland delivers the cold hard facts about musculoskeletal injuries and compensation in the mining industry. Did you know that musculoskeletal injuries are the cause of over half of all...
WorkCover Queensland share how workers’ compensation claims are determined. When it comes to workers’ compensation insurance in Queensland, some employers and workers might wonder how we make...
A man who was beaten in his sleep at a Moranbah mining camp has been given the go-ahead to apply for compensation. The Industrial Court of Queensland dismissed an appeal by Mackay employer Civeo Pty...
A worker at Lake Vermont mine near Dysart, who was accused of being a ‘peeping tom’ by Thiess management, has had his appeal for compensation upheld by the Queensland Industrial Relations...
Compensation has been denied to a former mine employee who swapped shifts with a co-worker on the day of the 1994 Moura Mine disaster. In 2011 the man filed a claim with the Supreme Court of...
