How tragic mine collapse unfolded
A union boss has claimed the two miners who became trapped underground should not have been “doing that task in that mine”.
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‘No budget cash splash’: Chalmers
Low but rising unemployment and plunging commodity prices could mean less room for cost of living relief come the May budget.
‘No budget cash splash’: Chalmers
Low but rising unemployment and plunging commodity prices could mean less room for cost of living relief come the May budget.
ASX slips on banking sell-off
Snapping a two-day winning streak, Australian shares sank on Thursday.
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BHP lifts profit to $14.93 billion
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Mine did not report huge acid spill
A PRIVATE copper mine had the audacity to not report a massive acid spill. And now the acid has flowed into a river that supplies water to thousands of people.
Australia, it’s time to sit up and take notice
IT IS the ticking time bomb that could trigger another financial crisis and almost every working Australian is exposed to it. You have been warned.
Thousands sacked as miner collapses
MORE than 3500 workers have lost their jobs after a mining services company was placed into administration.
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.
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.
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.
BHP still bullish on China growth
MINING giant BHP Billiton is confident about Chinese growth despite acknowledging there could be a bumpy ride ahead.
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