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Fatal error that led to young mine worker becoming ‘pinned’

Luke O’Brien, 27, went to work at a Central Queensland coal mine but never came home.

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Luke O’Brien has been identified as the 27-year-old man killed in the Saraji coal mine.

Hundreds of jobs slashed as mining giant announces shutdown

Operating costs and market conditions have been blamed for the closure of a 60-year-old refinery south of Perth.

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Alcoa will phase out production at its Kwinana refinery in WA, with hundreds of jobs to go.

Teary NT chief minister resigns over shares scandal

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Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has resigned, eight months out from an election.

Five workers injured in toxic spill at refinery south of Perth

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Five workers have been injured in a chemical spill at the Alcoa refinery south of Perth.

Mine worker’s gruesome injury after colleague’s mistake

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Safety regulators share most common mining injury.

Queensland mine employing 1200 people to shut down

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After 60 years of copper mining in Mount Isa, Glencore's operations are set to close.