Wesfarmers

Covid trauma hits Wesfarmers’ 100,000 workers

Rob Scott has painted a grim picture of Australia in lockdown, especially for younger workers.

Open up at 70pc – or risk a recession

Wesfarmers chief Rob Scott has led calls among senior corporate leaders to demand an opening of the economy once a 70 per cent vaccination threshold is hit.

RetailingRetail

$2.3bn payday for Wesfarmers

Bunnings’ owner will shower shareholders with a $2.3bn capital return after a profit surge, but warned of mental health toll from lockdowns.

MiningMining & Energy

An employee holds processed lithium for a photograph at a Talison Lithium Ltd. facility, a joint venture between Tianqi Lithium Corp. and Albemarle Corp., in Greenbushes, Australia, on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017. Rising Chinese demand for lithium-ion batteries needed for electric vehicles and energy storage is driving significant price gains and an asset boom in Australia, already the world's largest lithium producer. Photographer: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg

$2bn mine project gets green light

A new project that will extract battery-grade lithium from Mt Holland in WA has been given the green light.

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