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Union campaigning for mine fatality prosecutions

THE Mining and Energy Union is calling on the Queensland government to prosecute coal companies and individuals whose actions led to workers being killed or severely injured at work after a series of fatalities in the industry.

The MEU wanted guidelines for prosecutions to be reviewed.

The MEU wanted guidelines for prosecutions to be reviewed.

MEU district president Stephen Smyth said the union launched a campaign urging mineworkers and community members to write to Queensland resources minister Scott Stewart and industrial relations minister...

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