Remote control dozers lead charge to seal burning Queensland coal mine
Anglo American has brought in three remote controlled dozers to push dirt and rocks to seal shafts at the burning Grosvenor Coal Mine in central Queensland.
Duration: 54 seconds
A coal mine fire has been burning for five days in central Queensland. There is only one way to put it out
A Queensland underground coal mine is on fire up to half a kilometre below ground. Remote control technology is helping in an around-the-clock race to seal the mine and avoid further explosions.
Smoke billows from underground coal mine inferno
Aerial footage shows two plumes of smoke coming an underground fire at the Grosvenor Coal Mine fire near Moranbah in Central Queensland.
Duration: 46 seconds
Inferno at Queensland's biggest underground coal mine sparks explosion fears
Work to seal off the Grosvenor Coal Mine is underway as a worried community fears a repeat of a devastating 2020 blast.
Residents warned to stay indoors amid battle to stop underground mine inferno, as black smoke fills sky
An underground inferno is pumping out clouds of black smoke in Central Queensland as emergency services try to extinguish it, with experts warning it could take weeks.
Doubts underground Grosvenor Coal Mine will reopen as workers are evacuated after fire
Work is underway to seal an underground coal mine in central Queensland where a fire is burning after an explosion on Saturday morning, and there are doubts the mine will ever reopen.
Central Queensland mining company fined after electrician crushed to death by coal slab
Coal miner Brad Duxbury went to work in 2019 and never came home. His employer has been fined $720,000 over his death and serious injury to another man.
Anglo American rejects $74b BHP takeover bid, leaving Queensland miners in limbo
The fate of thousands of Queensland coal miners and their communities is in limbo, with BHP given a week to come back to the table with a better offer.
Miners told to get repeat tests after audit exposes black lung bungle
A company has been suspended by Queensland's mining safety regulator for providing substandard lung tests to more than 130 coal workers.
Carborough Downs mine operator pleads guilty to workplace safety shortfalls leading to death and injury
More than four years after Brad Duxbury was crushed by two tonnes of falling coal, Carborough Downs Mine Management has pleaded guilty to failing in its workplace safety obligations, which also led to the injury of another worker in a separate incident.
Environmentalist slams approval of one of largest proposed greenfield coal mines
Whitehaven Coal's Winchester South coal mine in central Queensland's Bowen Basin plans to extract up to 17 million tonnes of coal a year for about 30 years.
Why a mine safety commissioner's new corporate gig is raising eyebrows about lobbying rules
The Queensland government allowed its mine safety commissioner Kate du Preez to keep acting in her role after accepting a lucrative job offer from a coal giant that has multiple convictions over workplace deaths and injuries, ABC Investigations has found.
Grandmother watches killer babysitter walk free a day before 18-month-old would have turned 10
Matthew James Ireland inflicted sickening injuries on Hemi Goodwin-Burke in 2015 and pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the day his murder trial was to begin. Today he's a free man, but Hemi's family say they've got a life sentence.
Major Queensland mine restricted after truck slides out of control for 177 metres
Operations at one of the state's biggest coal mines remain suspended after two serious incidents in one night.
Spate of 'significant' mining incidents, union calls for urgent meeting with minister
With 54 "really concerning" mining incidents across Queensland since January, the union worries workers' lives are being put at risk.
Dozens evacuated from charter flight at regional airport as fire breaks out
As many as 77 people were evacuated before take-off at Moranbah in central Queensland on Wednesday evening after a fire was found in the tail of their charter flight.
This coalmine is polluting three times as much as expected. And that's not unusual
An ABC analysis uncovers several examples of project approval being granted to coalmines based on environmental assessments that contained significant underestimates of their greenhouse gas pollution.
Magistrate finds Rozlyn Walker guilty over Tammy Frewin's road death, remands her in custody after giving 'bizarre' evidence
Queensland miner Rozlyn Walker, found guilty of causing the road death of healthcare worker Tammy Frewin during February 2022, has been reprimanded by the magistrate for giving false evidence that left her feeling "exasperated".
Federal government gives provisional approval to first new coal mine in Bowen Basin
A metallurgical coal mine in Central Queensland has been flagged for approval by the federal government, but an environmental group says people who voted in favour of climate action have a right to feel betrayed.
Years after coal miner killed in central Queensland, the matter will go to court
After months of legal argument, appeals, and hearings, the president of the Industrial Court of Queensland ruled this month that matters can proceed against Carborough Downs Coal Management over the death of Brad Duxbury in 2019.
Faulty brakes on mining equipment involved in worker death 'could have been detected pre incident', judge finds
A central Queensland mine operator has been cleared of breaching workplace health and safety laws over the death of a miner, despite a court ruling there was an "obvious" risk with faulty machinery.
Former coal worker encourages others not to overlook lung health
After 40 years in coal mining and developing a persistent cough Peter Sharp now has answers and is urging others not to ignore their lungs.
Has your boss asked if you want to work this Easter? Employers on 'back foot' after court decision
The Federal Court finds BHP was in breach of the Fair Work Act when it rostered workers on for shifts on Christmas Day and Boxing Day in 2019 without consulting them. A lawyer says the judgement could have far-reaching implications.
Senators to examine plan to build 3,300km rail line between WA, Queensland's iron and coal
A man's dream to connect the iron ore and coal fields of the Pilbara in the west and the Bowen Basin in the east is being scrutinised by a Senate committee this week.
Anika, 9, worries her coal miner dad 'might die' at work
When veteran miner Scott Leggett goes to work, he leaves behind his nine-year-old daughter Anika who worries he "might get badly injured" or that he won't come home at all.