February 2022
Rio Tinto’s board has learnt nothing
In the Rio boardroom, any sense of collective shame has clearly passed.
- Joe Aston
December 2021
Rio Tinto’s Twitter wars
In the social media netherworld, there is still support for the mining giant’s Jacques era.
- Joe Aston
July 2021
Rio Tinto’s malaise years in the making
Rio Tinto will ship less iron ore in 2021 than it did in 2016.
- Joe Aston
May 2021
Salisbury starts life after Juukan at uranium play
Former Rio Tinto executive Chris Salisbury says uranium has a big future as he returns to corporate life for the first time since exiting over Juukan Gorge.
- Peter Ker
March 2021
ISS against Rio director Megan Clark
The global proxy adviser has recommended Rio Tinto shareholders vote against the re-election of director Megan Clark.
- Joe Aston
September 2020
Don't feel sorry for JS Jacques
Simon Thompson must breathe through his ears because he certainly doesn't use them for listening.
- Joe Aston
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Something better from the rubble of Juukan Gorge
Rio Tinto once led the way in community and Indigenous relations. With a revived Australian identity, it could do so again.
- The AFR View
Rio Tinto directors briefing against L'Estrange
How laughable that Rio Tinto chairman Simon Thompson considered the Juukan Gorge matter resolved.
- Joe Aston
August 2020
AustralianSuper says Rio Tinto punishment falls short
The nation's biggest pension fund wants the miner to reconsider the penalties handed out to top executives over the destruction of Juukan Gorge.
- Updated
- Peter Ker
June 2020
Rio board closing in on JS Jacques
Rio has spent a month provoking the world’s escalating abhorrence with iterative, disingenuous, pedantic and qualified apologies.
- Joe Aston
Rio Tinto launching inquiry with 'board oversight'
Rio Tinto's review of the Juukan Gorge incident will have 'significant board oversight'.
- Joe Aston
Secret recording: Rio Tinto 'not sorry' for cave blast
"We haven’t apologised for the event itself," a Rio executive told staff.
- Joe Aston
September 2019
Rio Tinto 'playing catch-up for decisions of the past'
For blame-shifting fantasy, JS Jacques' management team is quite the case study.
- Joe Aston