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In the latest issue of Common Cause: New Lodge at Moolarben Underground, Tassie miners fight for a fair deal, China's coal ban and more mining and energy news.

The Mining and Energy Division has lodged an appeal in the Federal Court against a Fair Work Commission decision dismissing our application for a member ballot on withdrawing from the CFMMEU.

We have lost a giant of our Union.

On 19 September 1921 a massive explosion killed 75 mineworkers at Mount Mulligan. It was Queensland's biggest industrial disaster.

BHP has told 80 workers at its Mt Arthur coal mine at Muswellbrook they will lose their jobs if they don’t accept a transfer to central Queensland or remote South Australia at the beginning of Nove

Today, we have had a disappointing setback in our efforts to give members a say over our future in the CFMMEU.

The Australian Workers' Union and Mining & Energy Union are jointly calling on all Australian governments to get behind the Energy Security Board recommendations for Australia's explosion in lo

A high rate of vaccination is critical for Australia’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the latest issue of Common Cause: How new laws killed our class action for casual miners: Class action update, where we stand on COVID vaccines, why workers sent a loud message to BHP and latest

The Mining and Energy Union has today dropped a class action seeking to recover an estimated $16 million in entitlements for about 900 current and former casual miners employed by labour hire compa