NewsPeople & WorkforcePolitics & Regulation Mining companies charged over fatal rockfall WorkSafe Victoria has charged the operator of Ballarat gold mine and a mining services company after a worker died and another suffered life-threatening injuries in March 2024.
NewsPeople & Workforce SWIS upgrade to create 400 jobs Construction has started on four key Western Power sites with planned upgrades that could double the capacity in some sections of the South West Interconnected System (SWIS).
Exploration & DiscoveryNewsPeople & Workforce Alcoa backs out of Perth Hills bauxite plans Alcoa Australia (ASX: AAI) has removed areas in the Perth Hills from proposed exploration plans due to “local stakeholder and community feedback”.
NewsPeople & Workforce MinRes bins succession plans, Ellison retains power Amid ongoing scrutiny, Chris Ellison will not be relinquishing his hold on Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) despite promises to do so by mid-2026.
NewsPeople & WorkforceProjects & Operations From exclusion to partnership: lessons from mining at Gove In 1963, Dr G Yunupingu, the late visionary Gumatj clan leader, stood alongside his father, Munggurrawuy Yunupingu, at what he described in 2008 as the first mining agreement on the Gove Peninsula.
NewsPeople & WorkforcePolitics & Regulation Victory Minerals put on notice for second time this year The Victorian Government has issued Victory Minerals an infringement notice for failing to report a fire for more than two days at its Ballarat gold mine located in Mount Clear.
NewsPeople & Workforce Alcoa celebrates 2025 graduate apprentices After four years of hard work, 24 apprentices working across Alcoa’s (ASX: AAI) mines and refineries have completed their education and training to gain trade qualifications.
NewsPeople & Workforce Rio Tinto cuts 180 jobs at Queensland refinery Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) has announced it will be reducing production at its Yarwun alumina refinery in Gladstone, Queensland from October 2026.
InternationalNewsPeople & WorkforcePolitics & Regulation BHP liable for Brazil dam disaster, UK court rules In a landmark ruling, the High Court of Justice in London has determined BHP (ASX: BHP) can be held liable over the Fundão iron ore tailings dam failure that killed 19 people in 2015.
NewsPeople & Workforce BHP ordered to compensate workers in pay dispute The Federal Court has ordered BHP (ASX: BHP) to pay about $84,000 to 85 workers for unlawfully requiring them to work over holidays without providing a reasonable right of refusal.
