The Courier-Mail

AMMA urges QLD FIFO inquiry to consult

The group's submission to the Queensland Parliamentary inquiry: "fly-in, fly-out and other long distance commuting work practices in regional Queensland" is based on feedback from member companies ...
The Courier-Mail

LNP does not expect more 100% FIFO mines

Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney said the LNP would not alter existing FIFO arrangements but did not expect a new 100% FIFO mine would be approved. APN reported yesterday Labor would scrap 100% FIFO ...
The Toowoomba Chronicle

Move may turn back clock on 100% FIFO

Don't miss out on the headlines from Business. Followed categories will be added to My News. After a six year battle, a Bill that would put an end to 100% fly-in, fly-out workforces and give workers a ...
Mining

Children’s Education is one of the Reasons for Growth of FIFO Practice

As ABC Rural reports, the fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) practice of workers to the mine sites will probably be growing over the next years. Besides economic reasons, the social component plays an important ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Claim FIFO forces locals to move to capital cities

A Queensland mayor says fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) work practices are 'ludicrous', forcing workers to move to capital cities to get a job at a new coal mine in their hometown. A federal parliamentary ...
The Irish Times

‘Working FIFO in Australia tests your mental strength’

I've been a FIFO (fly in fly out) worker in Western Australia for almost three years on and off. The phrase FIFO is a relatively new one to us Irish. Australia began to adopt FIFO work practices in ...
The Australian

FIFO workers the 'cancer' of country towns

This is the impact of fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers on rural towns, a federal parliamentary inquiry has found, and it's so serious one regional mayor has described the practice as "the cancer of the ...
WAtoday

FIFO rosters, dongas to stay: WA government responds to mental health report

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. The state government will move to implement half the recommendations from a parliamentary inquiry into the mental health impacts of ...
Townsville Bulletin

BMA admits it made mistakes in communicating FIFO practices

BMA admits it could have done a better job at communicating when it changed its fly-in, fly-out practices. Speaking at a Queensland Resources Council forum on Friday, BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Fly-in, fly-out parliamentary inquiry: Submissions say FIFO ruining families, killing mining towns

Family breakdown, fatigue and the loss of communities have featured heavily in submissions to a parliamentary inquiry into 100 per cent fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) work practices. In March, the State ...
The Daily Telegraph

Move may turn back clock on 100% FIFO

After a six year battle, a Bill that would put an end to 100% fly-in, fly-out workforces and give workers a choice about where they live has been tabled for debate in State Parliament. The proposed ...
The Toowoomba Chronicle

BMA admits it made mistakes in communicating FIFO practices

Don't miss out on the headlines from Central Queensland. Followed categories will be added to My News. Speaking at a Queensland Resources Council forum on Friday, BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance ...