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BHP quarterly iron ore output hurt by WA mine fire

A driverless haul truck on the move in Western Australia's Pilbara.

Global miner BHP Billiton reported a 4 per cent drop in quarterly iron ore output following a fire at its Mount Whaleback mine in WA in June, but said it still expects to hit its annual production target.

Why you should vote in WA's council elections

Non-compulsory postal voting for West Australian local government elections is due by the 21 October.

Local Government is more than the three R's - rubbish, roads and rates. Local Government is a key, often overlooked, stakeholder for the property and construction industry. Here's why you should vote:

Former Rio Tinto CEO Tom Albanese charged with fraud

E-mails show that Rio's former chief executive Tom Albanese knew of the controversial payment.

The US market regulator has charged mining company Rio Tinto and two of its former top executives with fraud for inflating the value of coal assets acquired for $US3.7 billion ($4.65 billion) and sold a few years later for $US50 million.

Big name stars to miss Test against Wallabies

In form: Former NRL star Ben Te'o scores for England.

LONDON: Former South Sydney and Brisbane NRL prop Ben Te'o is to set to miss England's upcoming rugby internationals due to an ankle problem, while Wales' winger George North will miss four Tests in November and December after injuring his left knee.

Gatland open to coaching in Super Rugby

Gatland.

Warren Gatland has conceded that flanker Sean O'Brien had a point when criticising the British and Irish Lions' coaching staff for "over-training" the players in the weeks before the first and third All Blacks tests.

Panama! New top corporate cop has rock star connections

Van Halen's flamboyant frontman David Lee Roth.

The story goes that ASIC chairman, Greg Medcraft, was about to hand in his badge as Australia's top corporate cop in April last year – with just one week left in office – when he heard his tenure was being extended another 18 months.

How Russia harvested American rage to reshape US politics

Videos made by an American YouTube channel called CleanTV.com were reposted by a Russia-linked Facebook page called ...

YouTube videos of police beatings on United States' streets. A widely circulated internet hoax about Muslim men in Michigan collecting welfare for multiple wives. A local news story about two veterans brutally mugged on a freezing winter night.

Vegas security guard shot before rampage vanishes

An investigator works in the room at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino where Stephen Paddock opened fire from.

The story seemed straightforward: The unarmed security guard approached Stephen Paddock's room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, distracting the gunman and potentially saving lives.