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One industry rules the roost in WA and neither side of politics can ignore it
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (1205+ words) Angus Taylor visits WA for the first time as Liberal leader. (ABC News: Keane Bourke) The true power of one of the biggest political forces in Western Australia was on full display this week. Not any individual person, or even…...
Beaconsfield mine rescue continues to defy belief two decades on
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (1219+ words) On Anzac Day in 2006, a minor earthquake caused a rockslide that killed one miner and trapped two others at a mine in Beaconsfield, Tasmania. The disaster triggered a two-week rescue mission, which captivated the world, culminating in the two miners…...
Fight over legal costs from Gina Rinehart judgement begins
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (660+ words) Hearings are underway in Perth to determine what costs will be awarded following the judgement in Gina Rinehart's legal battle with her late father's former business partners." Last week Wright Prospecting and DFD Rhodes were awarded the rights to a…...
Job cuts spark calls for WA's struggling coal miners to merge
1+ week, 1+ day ago (688+ words) Collie is facing the loss of up to 100 jobs due to Premier Coal's cutbacks. (ABC South West WA: Madigan Landry) A merger of WA's two remaining coal miners could be on the cards, amid mounting job losses. Premier Coal is…...
'It's just bulldozed through': Native title holders allege cultural sites have been destroyed by mining company
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1085+ words) Narungga men Jamie Agius and Garry Goldsmith have significant concerns with the Hillside copper mine. (ABC News: Carl Saville) Native title holders on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula say the owner of a local copper mine has started development without a…...
Gina Rinehart 'won' the legal battle for Hope Downs, commentator says
2+ week, 21+ hour ago (902+ words) The legal battle over Hope Downs royalties is likely to continue long after the ruling. (ABC News: Mark Evans) Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, has had a "clear win" in her mammoth legal battle over the ownership of lucrative iron…...
Workers at embattled smelter face last payday amid calls for certainty
2+ week, 1+ day ago (882+ words) Administrators Ernst and Young did not say whether wages would continue after April 24. (Supplied: GFG Alliance) Unions for 200 employees at the Liberty Bell Bay manganese smelter in northern Tasmania say wages have only been guaranteed until April 24. The smelter came…...
Here's what you need to know about today's Gina Rinehart court ruling
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1075+ words) Gina Rinehart retained her ownership share of the Hope Downs operation, but the court ruled the family of her father's former business partner had the right to royalties." (Supplied) Today's blockbuster court ruling over mining tenements worth billions of dollars…...
Iron ore workers stood down with no pay, the company blames the fuel crisis
2+ week, 6+ day ago (583+ words) Nathan River Resources workers have been stood down, the company claims fuel prices are to blame. (Supplied: Nathan River Resources) Nathan River Resources has stood down workers and stopped operations at a remote NT mine, blaming the high price of…...
Alcoa rejects mercury emissions concerns from its WA refinery
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (702+ words) An Alcoa Australia spokesperson said the miner had increased its bauxite processing. (ABC News: Cason Ho) WA environmental groups are appealing against the operating licence of Alcoa's refinery at Wagerup, south of Perth, citing increased mercury emissions. Alcoa says a…...