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The proposed strike action has the potential to severely impact BHP’s operations in the Pilbara.

Electrical union threatens historic industrial action over BHP worker pay

Electrical Trade Union state secretary Adam Woodage said the strike threat is over wage discrepancies among the current workforce, and the union has taken the historic step of voting for protected industrial action.

  • Michael Philipps

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Geraldine Slattery and Vandita Pant.

BHP could’ve made corporate history. Sadly for women, it didn’t

Neither BHP’s local boss Geraldine Slattery nor chief financial officer Vandita Pant wore a hard hat strong enough to break the glass ceiling.

  • Elizabeth Knight
BHP’s new boss Brandon Craig (left) talks to the media with chair Ross McEwan (centre) and outgoing CEO Mike Henry.

BHP cushioned from geopolitical shocks, incoming boss says

BHP Americas chief Brandon Craig will succeed Henry as chief executive of Australia’s largest mining company in July.

  • Simon Johanson and Nick Toscano
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli.

BHP’s latest salvo to Crisafulli government over coal royalties spat

The country’s largest company has issued another pointed message to the Queensland government over the tax-setting brawl.

  • James Hall
BHP chair Ross McEwan.

BHP freezes investment in Queensland as royalties battle turns toxic

The head of the world’s biggest miner has ramped up its attacks on Queensland, blasting the state’s tax settings for spoiling business.

  • James Hall
Wall Street continued on its AI rollercoaster ride.

ASX rallies to record as Woolies, WiseTech surge, BHP hits all-time high

Australia’s sharemarket gained more than $30 billion in value, tracking gains on Wall Street and buoyed by a flurry of corporate news that excited investors.

  • Staff reporters
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Rio has benefited from a surge in global commodity prices.

‘Front and centre’: Rio Tinto gets copper boost as it delivers $14.1b profit

The London and ASX-listed miner said it achieved a “strong operational performance” and increased its copper output 8 per cent.

  • Simon Johanson
NAB shares have soared on the back of its trading update.

ASX closes higher for third day straight as NAB jumps; Santos cuts jobs

The Australian sharemarket ended the day in the green as investors digested a raft of company results, with National Australia Bank jumping after a trading update. 

  • Staff reporter
The major miner says Queensland’s tax settings have weighed on its operations in the state.

BHP says it’s paying more in Queensland taxes than it’s making in profits

The world’s biggest miner has again hit out at the Crisafulli government over the state’s coal royalties regime.

  • James Hall
Copper made-up the largest share of BHP’s underlying earnings in the half-year to December 2025.

BHP cashes in on ‘metal of the future’

BHP’s half-year profit surges to $8 billion as high global demand for copper pays off for the mining giant.

  • Simon Johanson