Premier Coal workers back industrial action

Public gets say in Yallourn’s future EnergyAustralia has released a draft Declared Mine Rehabilitation Plan (DMRP) for Yallourn coal mine, located in Latrobe Valley in Victoria, for public consultation. Yallourn has produced more than 1bt of brown coal since operations commenced in the 1920s and is responsible for 85% of the electricity in Victoria. Scheduled for closer in mid-2028, EnergyAustralia is developing plans to rehabilitate the site back to its original state. The rehabilitation strategy outlined in the draft DMRP has been shaped through continued conversations...

BHP supports Traditional Owner governance BHP (ASX: BHP) is partnering with the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) to support the development of a First Nations director pipeline with a schoplarship program.   The scholarship program will provide in-classroom board governance education to 250 First Nations executives and aspiring board directors from Traditional Owner groups and Indigenous community organisations in regional locations in South Australia and WA.  The program is designed to engage leaders and support them through education to improve governance and increase their operational capacity to deliver long-term sustainable outcomes for the...

BHP’s $1.5b deal with Aurizon BHP (ASX: BHP) owned Copper SA has partnered with Aurizon to deliver integrated rail, road and port logistics solutions to support its South Australian copper operations. Under the agreement, the transport of copper concentrate and cathode from the Olympic Dam, Carrapateena and Prominent Hill mines will shift to rail between Pimba and Port Adelaide. South Australian based Symons Clark Logistics, already a trusted BHP partner, has been sub-contracted by Aurizon to deliver the road transport component between Pimba and the mine sites. The major shift to an integrated rail, road and port logistics solution...

Northern Star (ASX: NST) sold 1.543moz of gold during FY26, below its original guidance of 1.7–1.85moz but above revised guidance of 1.5moz.