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The Queensland Government's mine research unit has been awarded a $350,000 contract in the United States.
The Safety in Mines Testing and Research Station (SIMTARS) will provide software to the Washington-based National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety.
The gas monitoring system is already used in underground coal mines in Queensland and New South Wales.
Former RBA boss Ian Macfarlane blames the global financial "mess" on bonus-hungry executives.
It is time to pay our politicians properly, says former Liberal MP Bruce Baird.
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