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Rio Tinto’s Twitter wars

What beats anonymous Twitter accounts for insight into the souls of those not coping with how their cards have fallen?

It has been nearly 15 months since group chief executive Jean-Sébastien Jacques, iron ore chief Chris Salisbury and head of external – including Indigenous – relations Simone Niven were forced by large shareholders out of resources giant Rio Tinto. The triumvirate were ultimately responsible for the destruction of Juukan Gorge over the protests of its traditional owners, the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura peoples, a cultural property crime that attracted global outrage.

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Joe Aston is the founder of Rampart and the best-selling author of The Chairman’s Lounge: The inside story of how Qantas sold us out. From 2012 to 2023, Joe helmed The Australian Financial Review’s Rear Window column. Email Joe at hello@rampart.news

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