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Moranbah business applies to expand operations
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230 jobs up for grabs during Bowen Basin mine’s $80m expansion
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Seven mining projects to generate $3 billion, thousands of jobs
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Mackay, Isaac, Whitsunday ranked: Best and worst childcare centres named
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