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The Sisters in Mining

FOURTEEN indigenous women will be trained to work in Queensland’s resources sector under a new ‘Sisters in Mining’ state project to reduce employment disparities and boost local skills.

Marion Lopez
Under the Sisters in Mining project, 14 indigenous women will join Qld's resources sector as haul truck operators.

Under the Sisters in Mining project, 14 indigenous women will join Qld's resources sector as haul truck operators.

The Woorabinda women will be upskilled to work as haul truck operators in the Curragh North coal mine near Blackwater. During their 18 month traineeship – which is a joint initiative between the government,...

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