Overview

• BHP Mitsubishi Alliance confirmed about 750 job cuts and said Saraji South will enter care and maintenance from November 2025, citing the combined impact of Queensland’s royalties and softer market conditions.
• The Mining and Energy Union said most BMA reductions are corporate and support roles across Queensland operations, with roughly 72 coal production jobs directly affected at Saraji South.
• Anglo American confirmed more than 200 redundancies across its Brisbane office and central Queensland mines, including roles linked to the still-closed Grosvenor underground site.
• QCoal will shut one of Cook Colliery’s two underground operations near Blackwater in early October, affecting about half of its 170-strong workforce, and said it paid A$25 million in royalties since 2022 without turning a profit.
• The Queensland government has ruled out altering the progressive royalty regime before 2029–30 as unions and regional leaders urge talks, and BHP reviews the FutureFit Academy in Mackay.