Premium Content
Subscriber only A Yeppoon coal miner and his wife have filed a $4.2 million lawsuit against major coal companies for damages after he contracted black lung disease in 2017. Kerry Lucas, 62, was previously a very active member of the community but now struggles for breath and to walk a short distance. The workplace injury lawsuit was filed in the Rockhampton Supreme Court last month against Workcover Queensland, Rolleston Coal Holdings, Joy Global, Ensham Resources, BM Alliance Coal Operations, BHP Coal and BHP Billton Mitsui Coal. Workcover Queensland has been listed as a successor for Eagle Engineering, which is now wound up.
They are the last words of a mother desperately trying to save her child. The last words of a trailblazing advocate for inclusion. The last words of a teacher always inspiring her community. Leonie Jackson, former CEO of the Deaf Society and born profoundly deaf, died just as she lived - bravely, heroically and selflessly. Leonie spent her final hours surrounded by loved ones as she celebrated her 50th birthday, before she tragically drowned off Congo Beach on the NSW south coast two weeks ago while trying to save her child from a deadly rip. Leonie Jackson died in a rip at Congo Beach on the NSW south coast trying to save her son. The Deaf Society posted a tribute to their Facebook page yesterday.
They are the last words of a mother desperately trying to save her child. The last words of a trailblazing advocate for inclusion. The last words of a teacher always inspiring her community. Leonie Jackson, former CEO of the Deaf Society and born profoundly deaf, died just as she lived - bravely, heroically and selflessly. Leonie spent her final hours surrounded by loved ones as she celebrated her 50th birthday, before she tragically drowned off Congo Beach on the NSW south coast two weeks ago while trying to save her child from a deadly rip. Leonie Jackson died in a rip at Congo Beach on the NSW south coast trying to save her son. The Deaf Society posted a tribute to their Facebook page yesterday.
The National Opal Collection store in Melbourne s CBD was forced to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic alongside its sister store in Sydney s The Rocks, while border restrictions to international tourists have seen sales plummet by more than $3 million.
Australian opal dealer challenges COVID-19 insurance rejection Posted January 19, 2021 | By Arabella Roden ⢠Editor Damien Cody, director of opal retail and wholesale business Cody Opal Australia, has publicly challenged insurance companies for refusing to pay out business interruption policies held by small businesses.
The National Opal Collection (NOC) – the retail arm of Cody Opal Australia, with premises in the Sydney and Melbourne CBDs – had taken out a business interruption policy, underwritten by AXA and Lloyds, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hockey Australia’s high performance director Toni Cumpston has left the job weeks after players were notified that she would be taking extended leave from late December.