Yesterday
Little Aussie miner pushes back on Chinese control of critical minerals
An announcement by ASX-listed Tivan is a small example of the effort to build supply chains independent of China.
This Month
Tariffs hit ASX; Labor should ignore Trump; Fundies snub ‘sell’ signal
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Rinehart urges new Rio Tinto CEO to shift miner’s HQ to Perth
One of Rio’s most important mining partners, billionaire Gina Rinehart, says Simon Trott’s elevation to the top job is a chance to shift the company’s headquarters.
The wealthy families keeping their private foundations private
The Rinehart, Medich and Lowy families are among the nation’s rich listers shielding the activity of their charitable foundations from the public eye.
Trump rare earth call adds $319m to Rinehart fortune as stocks soar
Lynas Rare Earths and Iluka Resources shares have jumped after the Pentagon said it would take a big stake in Rinehart-backed American miner MP Materials.
Gina Rinehart’s adoration of the SAS runs in the family
Her support of Ben Roberts-Smith has been as subtle as driving a pink humvee across the Dalkeith delta.
June
Iron ore giants champion Pilbara after Forrest’s ‘wasteland’ warning
BHP says the resource-rich region can adapt to evolving industry trends, with Rio and Hancock Prospecting also hitting back at recent criticism.
Billionaire bust-up spells trouble for decades old mining empire
The two octogenarian founders of global commodities giant AMCI have had a bitter falling out, and it has paralysed one of Australia’s most successful miners.
Australian rare earths miners join rush to Brazil
At least 13 small Australian miners are frantically trying their luck – and trying to raise money – to develop rare earths mines. But why are they choosing Brazilian projects rather than Australian?
May
ATO puts wealthy families on notice over $3m super tax
The new tax is not yet law but the ATO wants to understand the “behavioural responses” to the planned tax that might already be occurring.
Australia’s wealthiest 200 revealed, fortunes blow past $667b
Despite the odd tumble, the wealthiest Australians are pulling away from the rest of the Rich 200 pack.
US court blocks tariffs; Nvidia’s jobs threat; Rich List’s top 10
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Australia’s top 10 richest people revealed
Gina Rinehart has topped the Financial Review Rich List for the sixth consecutive year, despite her fortune falling by $2 billion.
Rinehart, Pratt and Trump pollster’s secret trip to Australia
The pair of billionaires may have helped the president’s campaign mastermind get to these shores.
‘They can afford it’, Labor says of super tax, as Rich Listers take stock
Some of Australia’s richest people including Gina Rinehart and Jack Cowin have warned the proposed tax on super balances above $3 million will stymie investment.
Why Ben Roberts-Smith’s appeal failed
The soldier attempted to rely on Afghanistan mission reports that he helped write, but they contradicted his own evidence at trial.
Rinehart refuses to rule out financial support for Roberts-Smith
Australia’s richest person has danced around questions about whether she provided financial backing for Ben Roberts-Smith to appeal his failed defamation case.
Gina Rinehart tips $4b into US shares – here’s what she’s buying
Australia’s richest person is going all in on the US, shrugging off concerns her political idol Donald Trump could spell disaster for the nation’s economy.
Gina Rinehart’s benefits leave Basil Zempilas gibbering
The definition of a billionaire’s in-kind benefit shouldn’t be this confusing.
What is Gina Rinehart’s plan for lithium miner Liontown?
Liontown Resources is sitting on a world-class resource at its Kathleen Valley mine, but questions over the company’s future persist as it’s clouded by a big debt burden.