Smelter workers plead for government support as final payday looms
By Monty Jacka
Tasmanian smelter workers at risk of losing their salaries within the next two weeks are pleading with the state and federal governments to step in — pointing to large bailouts given to other companies.
#MiningandMetalsIndustry #Work #Unions #StateandTerritoryGovernment #MontyJacka
Liberty Bell Bay workers told to take leave without pay or be sacked
By Paddy Manning and Rani Fletcher
About 175 workers at Australia's only manganese smelter, Liberty Bell Bay, have been told they will be laid off at the end of next week unless they take leave without pay.
#MiningandMetalsIndustry #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #Unions #PaddyManning #RaniFletcher
Workers at embattled smelter face last payday amid calls for certainty
By Kelsey Reid
As what could be their last payday looms, an alliance of unions says more should be done to ensure stability for 200 workers at Australia's only manganese smelter.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-15/liberty-bell-bay-workers-wage-uncertainty/106566512
#MiningandMetalsIndustry #AdministrativeLaw #Unions #KelseyReid
Chinese-backed coal mine purchase a 'vote of confidence', Qld government says
By Katrina Beavan and Claudia Sullivan
Yancoal Australia will acquire a majority stake in what it says is the "largest producing" underground coal mine in the country. The announcement has been met with a mixed reaction.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-15/yancoal-to-acquire-kestrel-coal-mine/106566352
Gold mine stops underground operations after magnitude-4.5 earthquake
By Lani Oataway and Xanthe Gregory
All underground workers at Newmont's Cadia gold mine are brought to the surface as inspections are carried out following an earthquake.
#Earthquakes #MiningandMetalsIndustry #LaniOataway #XantheGregory
'Slow-moving car crash': ASIC investigating billionaire's empire after company collapses
By Angelique Donnellan and Adam Langenberg
After years of financial red flags, corporate watchdog ASIC confirms it has multiple investigations underway into Sanjeev Gupta's troubled empire, following multiple collapses that have left hundreds of workers facing an uncertain future.
#MiningandMetalsIndustry #AngeliqueDonnellan #AdamLangenberg
After years of financial red flags, corporate watchdog ASIC confirms it has multiple investigations underway into Sanjeev Gupta's troubled empire, following multiple collapses that have left hundreds of workers facing an uncertain future.
Financial, environmental and safety issues emerge at remote NT mine
By Jack Hislop and Jane Bardon
Nathan River Resources has stood down more than 40 workers since Good Friday. Now financial, environmental and safety issues at the mine are being raised, as the NT government is accused of weak regulation.
#MiningandMetalsIndustry #EnvironmentalImpacts #JackHislop #JaneBardon
State-owned West Australian power provider Synergy is facing questions about whether it paid millions of dollars to import the wrong type of coal as it scrambles to keep the lights on this summer.
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