Austral Resources Australia promises a brighter future for Rocklands Copper Mine, as cautious residents fear a repeat of failures that left millions of dollars in unpaid wages and bills.
More than 2,000 labour hire workers employed by BHP in Central Queensland will be paid thousands of dollars more, in a major test of the federal government's laws requiring they be paid the same as directly employed workers.
Emergency services were called to the blaze in Townsville last week, with officers finding the unit well alight and the fire having spread to a second apartment.