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Mining job cuts spark chain reaction as second major player axes roles

Almost 1000 workers will now be out of a job.

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Announcements of job cuts by two Queensland miners has reignited debate over coal royalties.

‘Crisis point’: 750 jobs to be axed in face of ‘unsustainable’ government royalties

A major Australian mine will be deactivated by November.

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BHP blames Queensland governments ‘unsustainable’ royalties for 750 job cuts

Fears FIFO work will turn gold towns into ghost towns

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Miners and regional residents fear FIFO will turn gold towns into ghost towns

Simple act that saved man lost in WA outback for days

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Kye Martin with the WA police helicopter team that rescued him on Sunday.

Mine closure shocks rural city with thousands of jobs at risk

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Dawn breaks over Mount Isa’s now silent Glencore copper mine, marking the close of 70 years of mining history.

Australia’s deepest copper mine falls silent after 70 years

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Decades of copper extraction helped transform Mount Isa from a remote outpost into a thriving outback hub.
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