The trial already involves nearly 1000 documents in 84 lever arch files,but the magnate said he would be “denied natural justice” if he couldn’t delay for more.
The victim’s sister said he had been working in the crushing area of the site with ear plugs on when he was killed.
Instant noodles and tea bags are part of a tangled fight brewing between unions and Rio Tinto about care for workers in COVID-19 isolation.
Across Australia,the age of criminal responsibility is 10 years. That means that we can,and do,send 10-year-old children to prison. Perhaps more of us should spare a thought for these children.
The first details have emerged of Andrew Forrest’s much-hyped push to turn the iron ore miner green:a vast renewables project in Australia’s north-west.
A confidential WA government plan reveals ambitions for 500 kilometres of connected hydrogen production along the coast by 2030,costing tens of billions.
It may be dusty and unglamorous,but it is the door to global markets that have already created Australia’s two richest people and its most valuable company.
An independent report has found staff across Rio Tinto’s global operations from corporate offices to remote mine sites are being subjected to alarming rates of sexual harassment,racism and bullying in the workplace.
The sites cannot take advantage of coming changes to contact and isolation rules – close contacts still quarantine 14 days and casual contacts are also affected.
Fortescue Metals Group will likely escape fines for clearing land in breach of WA’s Aboriginal Heritage Act after receiving support from the affected traditional owners.
Business groups warn WA’s ongoing border closure will exacerbate workforce shortages and damage the country’s reputation.