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Rolled gold burritos, AI mania and ‘mother of all bubbles’ were big business in 2024
It proved to be a volatile year for the big end of town, but it’s investors who face a day of reckoning.
- Colin Kruger
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- Energy
‘Holy grail for Western Australia’: New world-leading green steelmaking location announced
The West Australian government has announced the location that will be turning Pilbara iron ore into steel, making the state finally “more than just a quarry”.
- Emma Young
BHP, Rio accused of allowing sexual harassment on sites
Two class actions filed allege the world’s two largest miners sent female staff to remote sites knowing there was a high risk of personal danger, and then punished them when they reported it,
- Jason Scott
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- Governance
The $78b question: Why a small investor is attacking Rio Tinto
An activist shareholder has ratcheted up its attempt to pressure the mining giant into making a major change.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
The iron-clad reason this investor thinks Perth house prices will fall in 2025
If iron ore prices suddenly plunge, then the WA economy and its housing market could turn on a dime with little warning, according to some experts.
- Sarah Brookes
‘Sugar hit’ coal royalties scaring investors away, BHP boss warns
Hefty coal royalties have propped up state government coffers since 2022. But BHP says the tax scheme will not benefit Queensland in the long term.
- Savannah Meacham
Crackdown on oil and gas giants delivers nation billions in extra tax
A long-term effort by the ATO to get more tax out of the oil and gas sectors has paid dividends that are likely to deliver billions of dollars in extra revenue.
- Shane Wright
Mining giant warns of trade threat from US elections
BHP has warned that a new wave of protectionism, promoted by the likes of former US president Donald Trump, is a threat to global trade.
- Simon Johanson
Brazil seals $46 billion compensation deal with BHP, Vale over 2015 dam collapse
The agreement could end more than a hundred lawsuits against the mining companies in the South American country and possibly limit legal action abroad.
- Lisandra Paraguassu
- Opinion
- Mergers & acquisitions
Rio Tinto gets a taste for lithium but its billions may not be enough
The mining giant is hoping to break the jinx of Australian companies faring poorly on foreign acquisitions. But it would need to convince the market that buying lithium is worth it.
- Elizabeth Knight
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