James Hardie waiver backlash spurs ASX review
ASX boss Helen Lofthouse says the market operator has listened to the concerns of aggrieved James Hardie shareholders over the company’s pursuit of Azek and a US listing.
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Proxy adviser takes aim at Woodside
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Palmer offers Chinese group 11th-hour peace deal to save 3000 jobs
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WA refinery in the hunt for rare earths deal as US seeks to limit China’s reach
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‘No mistake’: Chinese duo’s GPS probed over mine site trespass
GPS data is being analysed as police investigate links between one of China’s biggest rare earths players and two men detained for trespass at an Australian-backed mining project.
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