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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

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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
China has put a temporary ban on all BHP iron ore shipments into the country.

China is flexing its muscles as a new era dawns for iron ore

Reports that China has temporarily banned imports of BHP’s iron ore show its resolve to shift the balance of power in price negotiations away from Australia’s mining giants.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Danielle Wood, CBA CEO Matt Comyn and ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb at the economic roundtable on Thursday, August 21, 2025.

Up to $60k a day each: The cost of inviting execs to sit at Chalmers’ roundtable

Many of the people at the treasurer’s economic roundtable are earning six or seven figures, but there’s one whose single-day appearance is worth more than $60,000.

  • Millie Muroi
Geraldine Slattery and Vandita Pant.

The two women in the race to run an Australian icon

Key lieutenants are already jostling for position to succeed BHP boss Mike Henry at the top of the world’s biggest miner.

  • Paul-Alain Hunt, Thomas Biesheuvel and Archie Hunter
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BHP cuts dividend as China slowdown hits Australian iron ore miners

The largest Australian miner has slashed its interim dividend and also posted a weaker profit.

  • Nick Toscano
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Demand for iron ore, which has been the core of BHP’s earnings, appears to have peaked, but the miner’s copper production is soaring and bodes well for the future.

BHP looks beyond the iron ore era, betting on the next big thing

Demand for iron ore, which has long been the core of BHP’s earnings, may have peaked, but the miner’s copper production bodes well for the future.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Both Ken MacKenzie (left) and Mike Henry told investors they were sorry for the tragic and disastrous consequences of the Fundao dam collapse in Brazil.

Mining giant warns of trade threat from US elections

BHP has warned that a new wave of protectionism, promoted by the likes of former US president Donald Trump, is a threat to global trade.

  • Simon Johanson
The workers are seeking to cement conditions on redundancy that now sit in company policy.

Why copper – not iron ore – is where BHP’s future lies

The Australian mining giant is bracing for a slowdown in Chinese appetite for Australia’s most lucrative export, iron ore.

  • Nick Toscano
The recovery of China’s property sector is crucial for Australia’s economy.

BHP’s multibillion-dollar cash machine will survive any China meltdown

In a highly volatile environment, BHP has shown there is nothing wrong with being boring.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz