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Queensland proposes to ban 100% FIFO

Anthony Lynham, Queensland minister for natural resources and mines, has introduced new laws to the Australian state’s parliament proposing to ban 100% fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) on new large resource projects where the nearby regional community has a capable workforce

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Queensland proposes to ban 100% FIFO

The proposed laws deliver on the Palaszczuk government’s election commitment to give locals the choice to work in nearby projects. According to Lynham, the legislation will require large resource projects...

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