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That won’t fly: Conservation agency flags concerns over Ellison’s chopper commute
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That won’t fly: Conservation agency flags concerns over Ellison’s chopper commute

The state-run conservation agency has laid bare its concerns over billionaire Chris Ellison’s helicopter trips to the office via Herdsman Lake, as conflicting reports emerge about who gave the final sign-off and when.

  • by Jesinta Burton

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$3.8m brawl: The fraudster, the mining prospector and the fight over gold

$3.8m brawl: The fraudster, the mining prospector and the fight over gold

Anton Billis was once so close to his friend, convicted fraudster Michael Giovinazzo, he was the best man at his wedding. But their 25-year friendship is now in tatters, and is being pored over in the Victorian Supreme Court.

  • by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue spied on former staff and their families

Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue spied on former staff and their families

The billionaire mining magnate’s company hired private investigators amid allegations of stolen intellectual property.

  • by Anne Hyland
The mining giant ignoring the climate wars

The mining giant ignoring the climate wars

BHP is reducing emissions by buying renewable energy, electrifying its diesel-guzzling fleet of mining vehicles and cutting fugitive coal mine methane emissions.

  • by Simon Johanson
Forrest’s Indigenous foes call for inquiry into Fortescue mining

Forrest’s Indigenous foes call for inquiry into Fortescue mining

The Yindjibarndi people chasing Fortescue for $500 million compensation now want the independent environment regulator to consider tightening the regulation of the high-grade Solomon mine.

  • by Peter Milne
China’s global grip on rare earths an ‘uncomfortable reality’

China’s global grip on rare earths an ‘uncomfortable reality’

An Australian miner is hoping to change the playbook on critical minerals, warning that China’s stranglehold of the sector is an existential threat to Western countries.

  • by Simon Johanson
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‘Prudent but difficult’: Mineral Resources announces Yilgarn shutdown, 1000 jobs affected

‘Prudent but difficult’: Mineral Resources announces Yilgarn shutdown, 1000 jobs affected

Mining giant Mineral Resources has announced plans to shut down its Yilgarn iron ore hub by the year’s end in a move expected to affect up to 1000 employees after the operation was deemed no longer financially viable.

  • by Jesinta Burton
Adani takes Qld to court in bid to end secret royalties probe

Adani takes Qld to court in bid to end secret royalties probe

The state government suspects Adani has not paid enough coal royalties. The company says a revenue office probe is getting in the way of business.

  • by Sean Parnell
‘Do you vacuum your lampshades?’ It was an idyllic town. Now it’s cursed by coal dust

‘Do you vacuum your lampshades?’ It was an idyllic town. Now it’s cursed by coal dust

A former local returns to the small NSW town of Muswellbrook, where he finds an expanded open-cut mining sector, a hollowed-out community and dust – everywhere.

  • by Ryan Butta
Want a $100k job in WA but think you need a degree? Think again
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Want a $100k job in WA but think you need a degree? Think again

There is a rising trend in WA university graduates ditching jobs they’re qualified for to choose higher-paying, relatively unskilled jobs – not all remote.

  • by Claire Ottaviano
Mining billionaire Chris Ellison lands permit to take chopper to office
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Mining billionaire Chris Ellison lands permit to take chopper to office

Mineral Resources’ billionaire boss has spared no expense enticing staff to the $130 million HQ. Seems he’s just as eager to get there in the morning himself.

  • by Jesinta Burton