2+ hour, 17+ min ago  (355+ words) Billionaire Andrew Forrest has addressed staff after disturbing allegations of sexual harassment at Fortescue mine camps were disclosed in a class action against the miner. Women working at Fortescue filed legal action against the company, alleging decades of systemic sexual…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (430+ words) The wealth of Australia's billionaires grew by almost $50, 000 a minute in 2025, Oxfam analysis reveals. Scrutinising the Australian Financial Review's annual rich list, published last week, Oxfam Australia analysis shows the 20 richest Australians hold more wealth than the bottom three million…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (326+ words) Show and tell has gone horribly wrong in a tiny outback town after children brought vials of liquid mercury to school, triggering a hazardous materials scare that shut down large parts of Cunnamulla. Believing they'd found something special at the…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (744+ words) Aidan Francis had no experience in mining or drilling, let alone had ever set foot on a mine site. But six months ago, the 27-year-old stumbled upon a job as an assistant on an exploration drilling team that was too…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (498+ words) Dozens of lawyers returned to court to fight over who should pick up the tab for legal bills stemming from a long-running stoush between wealthy mining dynasties. An ongoing commercial dispute between Gina Rinehart's mining company Hancock Prospecting (HPPL) and…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (322+ words) Australia's resources sector is calling for gas projects to get off the ground and tax settings to remain stable as Anthony Albanese takes his budget sales pitch to the nation's west. The prime minister on Tuesday will spruik Labor's economic…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (326+ words) The UK Court of Appeal has ruled BHP cannot challenge a decision holding it liable for a deadly dam collapse in Brazil more than a decade ago. Nineteen people were killed when a tailings dam attached to an iron mine…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (827+ words) Australia's richest woman Gina Rinehart has been ordered to share iron ore royalties worth hundreds of millions of dollars with rival mining heirs, but will retain ownership rights worth billions in a major ruling over one of the nation's most…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (750+ words) Development of new "greenfield" coalmines will be banned under an ambitious Australia-first proposal by the NSW government. The state government will, however, consider extensions to existing mine sites, as well as exploration in adjacent areas, under a 25-year plan released…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (469+ words) Arcelor Mittal announced in May 2024 that it planned to invest in an electric arc furnace at its Dunkirk plant, and formally confirmed the investment on 10 February 2026. French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commissioner St'phane S'journ' and several ministers were present for…...