Chris Ellison
Cook rules out MinRes money return despite ‘disappointing’ tax scandal
Premier Roger Cook has expressed his disappointment, but stopped short of saying he’d hand back $9000 in donations the scandal-engulfed miner made to WA Labor.
- by Jesinta Burton
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MinRes boss Chris Ellison to step down, fork out millions over tax scandal
The managing director will vacate his role and pay a multimillion-dollar penalty after a major probe concluded he had used company resources for personal gain.
- by Jesinta Burton
MinRes board in damage control over ‘tax evasion’ probe amid share-price spiral
The board will detail how it intends to handle an alleged tax evasion scheme involving founder Chris Ellison, as $2.4 billion is shaved off the company’s value.
- by Jesinta Burton
Gina Rinehart strikes Azure blow in lithium battle
Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has joined forces with a Chilean mining giant in a $1.7 billion bid to takeover Australian lithium miner Azure Minerals.
- by Simon Johanson
‘Just like a resort’: Remote mining camps go from spartan to luxe
Mining companies are spending big, transforming harsh outback mining camps with luxury accommodation, Olympic-sized swimming pools and restaurants in a bid to turn them into female-friendly workplaces.
- by Simon Johanson
Gas not the enemy but vital for clean energy shift, says mining boss
Mineral Resources wants to build a $1.5 billion facility to process and export liquid natural gas from its promising Perth Basin fields in West Australia.
- by Simon Johanson
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Gina Rinehart ups the ante in battle for Warrego
Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Energy has increased its bid for Perth Basin gas player Warrego Energy by almost 30 per cent after 15 per cent of its target was reportedly snapped up by Mineral Resources.
- by Peter Milne
‘It’s an arms race’: The $500m spend on the federal election
Experts say it will cost as much as $2m to win a marginal seat as candidates are expected to raise a record half-billion dollars trying to get elected this year.
- by Anne Hyland
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