New York Post

I’m a female FIFO worker — here’s the grim reality of my job

A female FIFO worker has exposed a grim reality about working on remote mining sites after receiving a “creepy” note from a male colleague. Isabella, 24, had just woken up in her room ahead of her ...
News Medical

Want better FIFO relationships? Prioritize communication, researchers advise

Daily communication can make or break relationship satisfaction for FIFO workers separated from their partners, new research shows, offering industries a roadmap to better support worker wellbeing.
News Medical

Better sleep hygiene can improve health for FIFO workers

Better sleep hygiene could see fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) mining shift workers get a better night's sleep, new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has shown. Sleep hygiene includes habits and sleep ...
Northern Territory News

FIFO workers families coping with absence

A NEW study examining fly-in fly-out families indicates a lack of solid evidence the lifestyle contributes to increased divorce and separation. The Australian Institute of Family Studies reviewed ...
Couriermail

‘Smorgasbord syndrome’ blamed for the expanding waistline of remote mining workforce

A Curtin University study showed that Australians were among the fattest people in the world and fly-in, fly-out workers were one of the chief offenders, with 44 per cent classified as overweight and ...
Couriermail

FIFO suicides: Parliamentary inquiry findings into WA fly-in, fly-out workers and mental health released

THE findings of a WA inquiry into the mental health impacts of fly-in, fly-out work will be made public on Thursday. The families of several victims who had taken their own lives voiced their concerns ...
EurekAlert!

‘Sleep hygiene’: How FIFO workers can get a better night's sleep

Better sleep hygiene could see fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) mining shift workers get a better night’s sleep, new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has shown. Sleep hygiene includes habits and sleep ...
The Courier-Mail

FIFO workers fear antidepressants stigma

A UNION survey has found many fly-in fly-out workers don't seek help for mental health issues for fear it will dent their job prospects. AFTER surveying more than 300 FIFO workers, the Australian ...
The Daily Telegraph

FIFO workers' relief for Gladstone's post-boom hangover

Queensland Treasury's projections in January this year that Gladstone was on a rapid decline from 3450 workers in June last year to a top of 1290 by the middle of this year were significantly revised.

FIFO worker who disappeared after failing to board flight found dead

A 25-year-old FIFO worker who disappeared after failing to board a flight at Perth Airport has been found dead. William Carter arrived at Perth Airport T3 about 12.40pm (GMT) on December 6 to travel ...

Tragic end in search for missing FIFO worker

Police have provided a sad update in the search for a missing FIFO worker who failed to board his flight after being dropped ...