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Premium Content Subscriber only A new initiative to help Queensland entrepreneurs get their foot in the door for commercial opportunities within the mining and resource sector has launched in Mackay. Mine Pitch will deliver four online pitch events throughout the year with the first happening on March 25. Start-ups and scale-ups will be joined by a panel of eight industry representatives that will provide feedback, advice and connections to presenting companies. All parties will have opportunities to connect one-on-one following the event to further commercial discussions. Split Spaces is...

Premium Content Subscriber only The mining union has slammed the industrial relations bill currently before parliament aimed at stamping out the “permanent casual” labour hire situation rampant across the mining industry. Two key elements of the package were the focus of the union’s complaints, general president Tony Maher said. The elements are; a fair, objective definition of casual work that looks at the reality of working conditions and not just the contract at point of hire; and “same job same pay” for labour hire workers meaning companies can’t pay labour hire workers less t...