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Network:ABC
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S01E03 - "Money Trap"
Aired on Nov 4, 2014, 9:30 AM
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The observational documentary series, Flying Miners, puts a human face to the men and women working at the coalface in Australia's mining industry. Commuting by plane, to work in one of Australia's remote mines, can be a double-edged sword...the money is good, but the costs are great. Isolation, loneliness, and heartache - these are the realities of working out in the wilderness, thousands of kilometres from home.
Episodes (1 Season · 3 Episodes)
E1
Meet the FIFOs
Exceptional and heartfelt stories of the men and women at the frontline of Australia's mining boom - the FIFOs - Fly In Fly Out miners.
Oct 14, 2014
60 min
E2
Boom or Bust
Mining has been booming for years, but the good times cannot last forever... Bust is always just around the corner.
Oct 28, 2014
60 min
E3
Money Trap
Everyone knows that FIFO workers earn good money but mining money can also be a trap. Bigger wages bring shinier toys and bigger bills and before they know it, they're bound by the 'golden handcuffs'.
Nov 4, 2014
60 min