EDITOR'S COMMENT

The potential impact of FIFO

The Western Australian government’s Education and Health Standing Committee opened an inquiry into the mental health impacts of fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) work arrangements in August 2014, following reports that nine FIFO workers in the state committed suicide within a year

Ailbhe Goodbody
A Skywest Airlines plane, used to convey workers to Rio Tinto Group's West Angelas iron ore mine in the Pilbara

A Skywest Airlines plane, used to convey workers to Rio Tinto Group's West Angelas iron ore mine in the Pilbara

The inquiry received over 130 formal submissions, including input from mining companies, unions and community groups; companies such as BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto also hosted site visits from the committee....

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