Moranbah ABC News Feed

  1. Moranbah drug trafficking charges

    Police carried out a number of search warrants as part of Operation Tango Gismo in Central Queensland. SUPPLIED: Queensland Police Service.

  2. Bats regularly fill skies over towns in the Isaac region

    Bats flying over a residential area. SUPPLIED: Tracey Goodwin

  3. Queensland's first abattoir in more than 20 years in final stages of construction

    The owners of the $37-million facility hope it will encourage a new generation of beef producers and create up to 80 work opportunities for the region's jobseekers.

  4. Road a 'recipe for something terrible', children's safety is at risk

    When a truck careered onto the opposite side of the road after its tyre "disintegrated because of rocks", it confirmed for this rural community that something had to be done about the road's "scary" condition.

  5. 14 methane 'near misses' recorded at mine in the eight weeks leading up to explosion

    There were 14 reported high potential incidents recorded in the eight weeks leading up to the explosion at a Central Queensland coal mine.

  6. 'That's our livelihood': Roy fears a massive new coal mine will deplete the water keeping his cattle alive

    Documents obtained by ABC Investigations reveal a huge coal mine that was a key platform in Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's election campaign gained environmental approvals despite the regulator raising serious concerns about lasting impacts on surrounding waterways.

  7. Inquest finds fatal 2017 Goonyella Riverside Mine death a 'tragic accident'

    An inquest into the death of Daniel Springer, killed in an incident at a central Queensland mine in 2017, finds it was unlikely the event could have been predicted.

  8. Mine shut after gas levels spark fears for workers' safety

    A mining union representative calls for "real action" to protect coal miners' safety after increased gas levels close the Moranbah North mine in Queensland.

  9. Queensland mining industry sees jobs boom despite pandemic pressures

    Queensland's resources sector is bucking economic trends by hitting an employment rate high with 78,000 jobs — the highest since 2013.

  10. Inadequately paid inspectors one of the problems facing coal mining industry, safety inquiry finds

    A number of dangers within Queensland's coal mining industry surface as part of an investigation into the sector's safety standards.