Both sides claim victory at Beetaloo
A battle over one of Australia’s biggest untapped gas provinces has seen green groups trumpet a legal win even though ongoing drilling was given the green light.
Mining
ASX brings Syrah’s Tesla surge to a premature halt
No details, no trading – the ASX has halted the exchange of Syrah shares as it queries the details of a graphite deal with Elon Musk’s Tesla.
Twiggy beats off BHP for Canadian nickel play
Andrew Forrest has seen off an attempt by BHP to snatch control of an emerging nickel district in Canada.
Rio bets $2bn on lithium battery future
Rio Tinto has doubled down on its pivot to lithium, signalling it intends to become a significant player in the global battery market.
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BHP cuts 100 Perth iron ore jobs
MINING giant BHP Billiton has cut about 100 staff from its iron ore division headquarters in Perth.
BHP still bullish on China growth
MINING giant BHP Billiton is confident about Chinese growth despite acknowledging there could be a bumpy ride ahead.
How our mining giants can hurt us
A DOWNTURN in the market is prompting Australian mining giants to assess their future. This is what happened when Rio Tinto left one town.
Shipments, costs up for Fortescue
FORTESCUE Metals Group boosted its iron ore shipments by 15pc in the March quarter but its costs also rose in the same period.
Billionaires caught out in ugly Twitter war
WHEN a business deal goes bad, things get messy. When it’s billionaires on Twitter, it’s even worse. Check out this very public battle of the billionaires.
Welfare is not an infinite pit: Gina
MINING billionaire Gina Rinehart has criticised welfare recipients for dragging the country into debt and attacked the political left for spending her industry’s revenue.
Sorry about the explosion, here’s a pizza
IF A big energy company’s fracking wells exploded and burned in your town for five days, should you expect more than just a pizza voucher from the culprits?
Woodside Petroleum profit falls 41 per cent
OIL giant Woodside Petroleum’s profit fell 41.4 per cent in its full year results. But it still made a mammoth $1.94 billion.
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