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Queensland passes law to jail mining bosses over deaths

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 20, 2020 | 7:03 am Careers Education Intelligence News Australia Coal Copper Iron Ore 

Australia’s state of Queensland has passed a law that would see mining executives spend up to 20 years in jail, and companies hit with fines of up to A$13 million ($8.6m) if found criminally negligent over deaths at their operations....

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