May 2023
Perth Mint boss quits as WA government considers sale
Jason Waters is jumping ship to Perth Airport after seeking to address “historical” shortcomings and noncompliance at the embattled company.
- Brad Thompson
November 2022
October 2021
Wrongful termination suit coming for Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto is going to pay Alan Davies a mountain of cash for wrongful termination.
- Joe Aston
August 2021
Miners must consult more with Indigenous groups, says Sam Walsh
The former Rio Tinto CEO says mining companies must reframe the way they interact with Indigenous communities.
- Brad Thompson
July 2021
Sam Walsh joins traditional owners with huge power in Pilbara
Former Rio Tinto boss Sam Walsh has joined the board of the Banjima Native Title Aboriginal Corporation representing traditional owners with a big say in the future of the iron ore industry.
- Brad Thompson
June 2021
Perth’s Weld Club laid bare
Every single member had their name splashed across the pages of The West Australian on Saturday.
- Myriam Robin
October 2020
Ex-Rio boss Sam Walsh pops up at Saudi mining giant
Former Rio Tinto chief executive Sam Walsh has joined the board of one of Saudi Arabia's biggest mining companies.
- Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd
August 2020
Sam Walsh loses Juukan Gorge alibi
The dissonant chronology of Sam Walsh’s story fatally undermines its credibility.
- Joe Aston
Sam Walsh rebuffs request to appear before Rio blast inquiry
Former Rio Tinto boss says inquiry must focus on recent events, despite making his recollection of a no-mining call in 2013 a big issue.
- Brad Thompson
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Walsh told Rio not to mine Juukan caves
Former Rio chief executive Sam Walsh says he issued instructions in 2013 not to mine the ancient Indigenous site, but it is missing from the company's explanation of what happened.
- Tony Boyd
June 2020
- Analysis
- Conflict gold
Sam Walsh MIA as gold industry goes on trial
The Perth Mint chairman has been silent as the government-owned entity is accused of having children labour and toxic mercury in its supply chain.
- Angus Grigg
March 2020
Sam Walsh wins $7m payout after stand-off with Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto has been forced to pay millions of dollars of bonuses owed to its former chief executive Sam Walsh.
- Peter Ker
January 2020
What has happened to Rio Tinto?
The mining giant's behaviour under CEO JS Jacques gives rise to its increasing isolation.
- 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
July 2019
Rio Tinto's JS Jacques buys second Sydney home
JS and wife Muriel Demarcus are really putting their roots down nowhere near Rio’s businesses, customers or major investors.
- Joe Aston
Consistency evades Rio Tinto (again)
Rio Tinto's new general counsel is an expert in anti-bribery and corruption, from a company that hired jailbird Michael Cohen as a lobbyist.
- Joe Aston