Boss’s plea after workers win $53m
A group of WA miners has claimed part of Powerball’s staggering $160m jackpot, and their boss has shared his thoughts on the massive win.
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Palmer’s plan to sue Australia for billions
Clive Palmer plans to sue the Commonwealth for billions of dollars in damages over an iron ore project in WA, with taxpayers to foot the bill if he’s successful.
Credit crackdown puts hybrid shares out of reach
The listed instruments offer some protection against inflation, but a one-time booming market is just a shadow of its former self.
‘Say thank you’: Barnaby slams netballers
Barnaby Joyce has joined in on criticising Australian netballers’ moral stance against accepting a $15m sponsorship deal from mining magnate Gina Rinehart.
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Thousands sacked as miner collapses
MORE than 3500 workers have lost their jobs after a mining services company was placed into administration.
BHP iron ore tops 200 million tonnes
RESOURCES giant BHP has produced record volumes of iron ore and coal after lifting its output of both commodities 20 per cent.
Mining tax to stay … for now
IT got a win with axing the carbon tax, but the Abbott government hasn’t had the same luck with the mining tax. And it has Palmer United Party Senators to blame.
Debt-laden FMG to buy eight ships
FORTESCUE plans to spend $550 million on ships but the investment ‘will not affect’ its strategy to pay down $7b in debt.
Abbott: We can’t mine without Japan
THE mining boom in WA’s iron-ore rich Pilbara region could not have happened without Japan, Tony Abbott said on his whirlwind tour of the area today.
Secret $700m deal ripping us apart
A SECRET $700m deal; the most feared Aboriginal organisation in Australia; and a clan feud. This is the conflict tearing our land apart.
FIFO war: 8000 threaten strikes
A $60 billion project could grind to a halt as 8000 Queensland-based fly-in fly-out workers face off against a global construction giant.
Local indigenous backing for fracking
AN Aboriginal community that staged Australia’s most famous oil drilling protest supports a plan to frack for gas in the area.
BHP sacks 500 iron ore workers
HUNDREDS of WA iron ore jobs lost as BHP Billiton slashes costs, while the Premier admits it’s not a great time for mining.
BHP sacks 500 iron ore workers
BHP Billiton will cut 500 Australian jobs out of its iron ore business as part of a plan to cut costs as iron ore prices fall.
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