ASX edges higher ahead of RBA rates call
Ahead of the Reserve Bank’s second meeting for the year, the share market edged higher on Monday even as property stocks lost ground.
Mining
Australia’s terrifying $30 billion loss
Australia’s biggest earner faces an uncertain future which could see $30 billion wiped almost overnight.
ASX dips on Wall St fall, iron ore slump
Aussie equities fell on Friday, as iron ore dragged and investors grappled with hotter-than-expected US inflation data.
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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The staggering amount Clive donated to… Clive
A MYSTERIOUS gentleman named Clive Frederick Palmer is single-handedly keeping the Palmer United Party afloat. An expert says he’s never seen anything like it.
Is this going to stop mining?
A NEW threat to mining has emerged and is giving supporters of one of the largest mining developments in Australia a huge headache.
Poisoned food found at Rinehart mine
WA Police have sent extra resources, including forensic officers, to investigate a case of suspected poison found in food at one of Gina Rinehart’s Pilbara mines.
FIFO worker: ‘I was on my way to retirement’
A FIFO worker has revealed how he went from a promising career and owning two properties, to losing everything in a six-month, $130,000 alcohol-fuelled bender.
The mining industry’s secret dirty laundry
HOTBEDDING. Almost one in four FIFO miners do it, and they’re not happy about it. One female miner shares her story.
BHP to cut costs by 25 per cent
BHP says it will cut costs at its iron ore mines by 25 per cent but insists the recent price falls have not changed its view about healthy long-term demand.
Palmer pulls pin on Chinese mine
CLIVE Palmer’s Mineralogy has moved to terminate CITIC Pacific’s rights to mine his iron ore in Western Australia, casting doubt over an $8 billion project.
Oil’s first family turns its back
HE WAS once the world’s richest man thanks to his vast fortunes made in oil. Now his descendants are turning their backs on the industry that made them wealthy.
BHP Billiton to cut 700 jobs
MINING giant BHP Billiton has announced it will cut around 700 jobs from its Queensland coal operations amid tough market conditions and low prices.
It’s a million-dollar diamond giveaway
AN AUSTRALIAN mine has given away millions of dollars worth of super-rare rough diamonds this morning.
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