Movie Reviews – December 2020

WONDER WOMAN 84 Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristin Wiig, Pedro Pascal This year of living dangerously has been sparse in terms of major superheroes gracing the...

Always was, always will be

Alcoa employees across Australia proudly celebrated the history and culture of Australia’s traditional owners, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, at NAIDOC Week...

Colour defines diversity

A new Komatsu 930E-5 haul truck at BMA’s Goonyella Riverside Mine in Queensland stands out from the rest – with its tray painted turquoise...

MATEship for miners

Mental health and wellbeing will be important to Australia’s recovery from COVID-19, according to the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA). In its pre-budget submission, the...

One lifetime, one encounter

Rio Tinto has showcased one of its last collections of rare Argyle pink, red, violet and blue diamonds to a select group of collectors,...

Rescue in the right direction

Directional drilling success takes meticulous planning and attention to detail. With unplanned and unseen underground obstacles conspiring to thwart even the best drilling plans, there...

Glass blows the mind

When Adelaide glass blower Karen Cunningham made art using diamond and glass, she had no idea it would inspire a new kind of hybrid...

Purple reign for Westrac

A Caterpillar grader with a difference recently made its way from Caterpillar dealer WesTrac’s Port Hedland workshop to a Pilbara mine site. Unlike the typical...

Hogg bats for mental health

FORMER cricketer Brad Hogg has swapped the cricket bat for a microphone to interview mining workers about their mental health, in a new video...

Queen’s Honours mind Manners

WA mining stalwart, author and philanthropist Ron Manners has been made an Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia. Mr Manners...