Archived News for Industry Professionals - August, 2016
Investigators say a string of construction and design flaws led to last year’s fatal Samarco mine disaster in Brazil.
No silver lining in QLD mine rehab
Queensland Government officials are working desperately to avoid letting massive mine storage ponds leak heavy metals into the Murray-Darling system.
Gas ban goes deeper
Victoria will ban exploration and development of unconventional gas, including coal seam gas and fracking.
ICAC details dodgy donations
A string of former NSW Liberal figures have been named in a corruption inquiry report.
McAleese entering administration
Embattled transport firm McAleese is entering voluntary administration.
Locals lined up for Indian uranium deal
Reports say the first shipment of Australian uranium will arrive in India next year.
Macdonald named in mining trial
Former NSW mining minister Ian Macdonald has failed to keep criminal charges against him secret.
QLD to probe coal conditions
The Queensland Government will launch a parliamentary review into the resurgence of black lung, or coal worker’s pneumoconiosis (CWP).
Footprint smashing slightly less
Humans appear to have slowed down the rate at which they are destroying the planet.
Union pins asbestos arrival on Border Force
More asbestos-tainted products have turned up on an Australian worksite.
Lovelace award marks amazing career
Mary O’Kane has won the inaugural Ada Lovelace Medal for outstanding engineering.
Safety leaks hit Barangaroo
Reports say Sydney’s Barangaroo worksite has some of the highest rates of injuries and near-misses in Australia.
Adani leaps over legal hurdle
Adani has defeated the latest legal challenge to its planned Carmichael coal mine.
SA's energy slug slammed
Activists claim the ‘Big Three’ energy retailers are massively over-charging South Australian customers.
Creative steps will outpace robots
Creative and emotional intelligence will be the keys to robot-proofing the workforce...
Gold mine told to watch weather
NSW residents are outraged at the approval of a gold mine they say puts their water supply at risk.