UPDATED: MACA has confirmed one of its employees was killed at Capricorn Metals' Karlawinda gold mine this morning, the second mining death to have occurred within a matter of days.
Legislation designed to simplify the mining approvals process in Western Australia amid record exploration spending and labour shortages has passed in the upper house overnight.
Minister Bill Johnston says his department is having its own trouble recruiting staff to process exploration approvals, in response to industry calls for faster lead times to access ground.
The state government has turned its back on the retirement village sector and with it has neutered WA's response to the rapid ageing of its population.
The state government is trialling a 12-month pilot that will require suppliers to provide their gender equality credentials as part of the procurement process.
Miners, industry bodies and the state government have vowed to do what they can to stamp out sexual harassment amid a scathing report detailing the breadth and severity of the issue.
One of the world's largest manganese producers is taking its ongoing royalties dispute with Minister Bill Johnston to court after allegedly being told it could be hit with a $17 million bill.
An inquiry into sexual misconduct in the FIFO mining industry has called for urgent action, slamming the regulator and demanding better training, victim-centric reporting and a register for offenders.
Border closures and skills shortages have hit state government plans to recruit new approvals officers, with the opposition's Tjorn Sibma saying the challenges had been kept secret.
Commercial property owners and mining explorers are expected to be among the biggest winners from a range of tax reductions to be introduced in state parliament today.
Neighbourhood chat app Nextdoor has defended its marketing strategy after Perth users claimed their personal details were being used without their knowledge.
Alcoa of Australia and engineering contractor Monadelphous have been fined a total of $50,000 after two workers were exposed to asbestos at Alcoa's Pinjarra alumina refinery.
Two Mineral Resources-owned companies have been hit with $51,000 in fines for failing to protect workers after a 600,000-litre water tank left uninspected failed.
Pilbara Iron and Hamersley Iron have been fined a total $90,000 after a worker suffered a fractured wrist, forearm and serious tissue injuries while working at a Dampier port facility in 2017.
BHP has been fined $125,000 after a contractor was struck in the neck by a metal shard during maintenance work at Whaleback iron ore mine in September 2017.
Kerry Stokes-backed BCI Minerals is set to proceed with its $1.2 billion Mardie project after overcoming opposition from Santos and Chevron, which were concerned about risks to WA's gas supply.
Neerabup explorer Orbit Drilling and Bayswater engineering company B&Y Precision Engineering have been fined a combined $456,000 for a workplace death and injury by the state's workplace regulator.
The state government has delayed implementation of its contentious Work Health and Safety Act 2020 to give itself more time to complete the necessary regulations.
A site supervisor has been hit with a $10,000 fine over an incident in which a young worker sustained serious injuries after being pinned by a steel plate and several limestone blocks in 2018.
A Welshpool-based metal fabrication company and its manager have been hit with $650,000 in fines over an incident which left an employee with serious burns.
Rio Tinto's iron ore chief executive has told a parliamentary inquiry into sexual harassment in the mining industry he is “sickened” by recent events, as FMG unveiled its new alcohol policy.
Mining giant Rio Tinto has been hit with an $80,000 fine today after three of the company's Pilbara-based workers were exposed to extreme heat without adequate training.
The CME has backed the need for changes to employee screening and the reporting of sexual assault, admitting it could not guarantee sacked perpetrators had not gone on to work elsewhere.
Kununurra-based company Guerinoni Nominees has been fined $230,000 plus costs of $75,000 after being convicted of a safety breach more than five years ago.
State government regulators have commenced an investigation into the death of a 52-year old maintenance worker at the Sino Iron project in the Pilbara.
The oil and gas sector has strongly criticised the state government's new resources sector strategy, saying it failed to focus on policies needed to achieve future success.
Newcrest Mining has been fined after a worker in outback Western Australia suffered serious injuries when she was attacked by dingoes while on her lunch break.
Dozens of women have reported being sexually harassed on Western Australian mine sites, but the big miners concede the true number of cases is likely to be higher.
