Response to misleading and inaccurate Mining and Energy Union claims in SBS reporting

On 30 January 2025, the SBS (Special Broadcasting Service) published false and misleading claims from the Mining and Energy Union about the safety record and standards at the Carmichael mine.

We are proud of the workplace health and safety systems, procedures, and training we and our contracting partners have in place to keep every person who works at or visits our mine safe.

Below is the statement provided to SBS and you can find more information about health, safety and wellbeing at Carmichael here.

The following is attributable to a Bravus Mining and Resources spokesperson:

 “The questions put to us by SBS contain misinformation and unfounded claims made by the Mining and Energy Union. They are part of a long-running campaign by union officials to try to damage the reputation of our business, and of our contractors, and to justify the membership fees they collect from workers at our mine before enterprise bargaining begins later this year.

 “We take workplace health and safety extremely seriously, maintain high standards, and comply with all state and federal legislation. We actively encourage people employed at Carmichael to come forward either in person or anonymously and use any of the multiple channels available to them to raise concerns or provide feedback, and these are resolved as they arise.

 “We actively track our safety performance, and if a safety risk is identified, we take active measures to eliminate or minimise it by changing work procedures, equipment or adopting new technology.

 “We have a zero-fatality record and that is not something we will ever take for granted because making sure our people go home safely to their families is our number one priority.

 “It is telling that union leadership has chosen to air these false and misleading claims in the media to try to manufacture outrage instead of raising them with the relevant authorities.

“It’s also extremely disappointing to see union leadership try to drive a wedge between workers and their employer when everyone else at Carmichael puts so much effort into making it a community that is safe and where people are respected and valued.”

 ENDS