12 April 2012
As scandalous as Stephen Harper’s fighter jet plan has been (and even more wasteful is his $9 billion expenditure on jails we don’t need) there’s a larger issue: The economy is not growing fast enough to create enough jobs for Canadian workers. The number... read full story
12 April 2012
Nick Holland, the chief executive of Gold Fields, answers questions about the increased focus on safety, resource nationalism, energy issues and the dynamics of the gold price in the company’s latest annual report. This is an edited version of his respons... read full story
03 April 2012
The Minister for Community Services and federal Member of Parliament for Franklin, (Tasmania) Julie Collins, spent a day in the life of an aged care worker today. Ms Collins, who is also the Minister Indigenous Employment and Economic Development, and Min... read full story
03 April 2012
Mining giant Xstrata has received the go-ahead for its $6.3 billion Wandoan mine in Australia, potentially the largest thermal coal mine in the southern hemisphere. The proposed open cut mine in Queensland's Surat Basin would produce 30 million tons of co... read full story
03 April 2012
Northern suburbs workers will be able to get their slice of the mining pie thanks to a new training centre at Para Hills West. The multi-million dollar complex, owned and operated by IS Australia, will train local people and provide live on-the-job traini... read full story
03 April 2012
Leighton has secured a $300 million contract to roll out part of the National Broadband Network, creating 800 new jobs. The construction group said yesterday it would complete the rollout of the NBN in Tasmania - the first state where the project will be ... read full story
03 April 2012
Australia's first private early intervention in-patient service for young people with mental health problems opens its doors today, as private providers start to respond to the continuing critical shortage of treatment options for young adults needing psy... read full story
03 April 2012
Women need the mining industry and the mining industry needs women. That was the message from a forum of more than 40 women working in mines across the central west who met in Orange yesterday. The event marked the launch of the NSW Minerals Council’s Wom... read full story
03 April 2012
Aworldwide employment survey of over 2 000 mining professionals by global energy and resources recruitment group EarthStream has shown that the mining employment market is becoming increasingly centred on working conditions. The survey was conducted in di... read full story
03 April 2012
The Labour Department is advocating for a new regulatory focus that would give more power to mine workers in health and safety. The department has submitted its proposal to the Pike River Royal Commission, which is investigating the cause of the November ... read full story