Wednesday, May 30

Another mining worker stoush looms in Queensland

A $6.4 billion coal mine has been given conditional approval for Queensland's south-west and now needs a Federal sign off. Queensland Premier Campbell Newman says his priority will be local employment and trade unions agree. But Queensland LNP Senator Barnaby Joyce and the state's Resources Council both argue that unless Australian workers want to move to remote mine sites then foreign workers should be used to get the projects built.


AM with Tony Eastley

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