Queensland business owners being urged to register for the Check-In Qld app, which becomes mandatory from tomorrow (Friday 9 July) at 1am. An additional 77,000 businesses had already signed up for the public safety device in the two weeks since said since the announcement was made as part of Queensland’s Economic Recovery Plan Roadmap, said… This content is for iQ Industry Queensland, iQ Co...
Glencore is reporting it paid Australian governments $1.9B in the 2020 period. The figure is released in the 2020 ‘Payments to Governments’ report. The diversified minerals company paid $179.318m in taxes on income, $500.083m royalties, $28.890m in fees. Related: Anglo’s annual Australian payout more than $4000 million The Australian Tax Office was paid more than $182m… This cont...
The minimum wage increase has taken affect. The Fair Work Ombudsman is reminding employers that the national minimum wage is now $20.33 per hour (up from $19.84) or $772.60 per week (up from $753.80). On 16 June 2021, the Fair Work Commission announced a 2.5 per cent increase to the national minimum wage, following its Annual Wage… This content is for iQ Industry Queensland,...
Young people are missing career opportunities in the resources sector as they are being indoctrinated with the idea there is no future in the industry, according to Federal Resources Minister Keith Pitt. Mr Pitt has told an industry podcast that encouraging young Australians to pursue technical and trade careers in the sector is critical to… This content is for iQ Industry Queensland, iQ Co...
Roc-Drill is relocating its headquarters to Townsville after winning a six-year contract to conduct production blast hole drilling at the Ravenswood Gold mine. The company plans to have 11 silenced drills and a large array of support equipment on the project, as well as employing more than 70 local personnel at the gold site. The… This content is for iQ Industry Queensland, iQ Coal, iQ Civi...
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