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$430 million public holiday backpay for BHP workers

The mining giant owns the Mt Arthur coal mine in the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald

‘Not good enough’: BHP reveals $430m underpayment of workers

Mining giant BHP has revealed it has underpaid nearly 30,000 workers by a mammoth $430 million over more than a decade.

The New Daily

Mining giant BHP admits underpaying almost 30,000 Australian workers

Mining giant BHP admits it has underpaid almost 30,000 workers, dating back to 2010, and it will cost more than $400 million to make amends.

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Union launches Same Job Same Pay ad blitz

The advertising campaign will continue until the new laws pass parliament.

Newcastle Herald

Minister slams BHP criticism of new workplace laws

Tony Burke says it's unbelievable mining giant BHP has already put a dollar figure on what same job, same pay laws would cost before the legislation is written.

The New Daily

Minister slams BHP criticism of same job, same pay law

Tony Burke says it's unbelievable mining giant BHP has already put a dollar figure on what same job, same pay laws would cost before the legislation is written.

AAP

Labor says gig worker reforms won't capture tradies

A fight is brewing over the Albanese government's next crop of workplace reforms as the business community starts sounding alarm bells.

AAP

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BHP warns IR laws will cost $1.3 billion

Mining union accuses BHP of resorting to an unfounded fear campaign.

Newcastle Herald

Greenpeace call for removal of Woodside's sunken gas mooring tower 'decaying' on ocean floor

Greenpeace has released underwater footage of Woodside's sunken riser turret mooring off the West Australian coast. The activist group says the structure is "decaying" and poses a contamination risk.

ABC News

Jury finds BHP worker guilty of raping colleague at mining camp

A BHP worker has been found guilty of raping a colleague at a mining camp after a night of heavy drinking.

The New Daily

FIFO worker Ryan Zabaznow found guilty of raping colleague at BHP mine

A former fly-in fly-out worker is found guilty of raping a colleague at a remote mine site in WA, in a case that came to the public's attention amid wide-ranging allegations of sexual assaults and harassment within the mining industry.

ABC News

FIFO worker Ryan Zabaznow denies sexually assaulting 'comatose' woman at BHP mine

A fly-in fly-out worker is on trial in WA's District Court accused of sexually assaulting a colleague at a remote mine site in the state's Pilbara region.

ABC News

Rare sketch offers glimpse of tough times in Newcastle

What does a 1934 sketch reveal about the city's difficult past and the work's creator?

Newcastle Herald

Girlfriend's heartbreak at heart-wrenching find in sweetheart's house after horror crash

Nathan Scholz was planning to propose to his childhood sweetheart Bianca Sonntag during a romantic holiday in Fiji but he was tragically killed one week before their trip

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Worker dies at BHP Olympic Dam mine site in SA's far north but cause of death 'unclear'

A 25-year-old man has died at the Olympic Dam mine site in South Australia's far north, where police responded early this morning to reports of a crash, but BHP says the cause of death is "unclear".

AAP

BHP, Rio Tinto, Woodside and Whitehaven release updates

Woodside says its Scarborough gas project is now 30 per cent complete, while BHP has lowered its nickel production estimates.

ABC News

Western Australia's biggest emitters increase carbon output 5 per cent year on year

Analysis by the ABC of the past six financial years of reported emissions, under the national safeguard mechanism, shows a 15 per cent increase in carbon dioxide released by major WA projects, and up 5 per cent on last year's figure.

Newcastle Herald

How the Hunter can transform the nation

Business Council of Australia advocates for improved coordination to assist region's such as the Hunter reach their full potential.

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Glencore follows other major miners in proposed separation of thermal coal from other operations

Glencore looks to spin off its Hunter coal mines

ABC News

Shareholders vote in favour of mining giant BHP's $9.6bn takeover of Oz Minerals

Mining giant BHP's proposed takeover of Oz Minerals has been overwhelmingly approved by shareholders at a meeting in Adelaide on Thursday.

Reuters

China voices concern over Australia's scrutiny of its firms

(Corrects to say the meeting of Australian-Chinese officials took place in Beijing, not at the WTO)

The Guardian - AU

Industrial heavyweights call for urgent action on cutting Australia’s emissions

In joint statement companies say they are ‘ready to seize opportunity’ of decarbonisation and call on others to join them

ABC News

As Easter looms, BHP found to have breached Fair Work Act with public holiday rostering

The Federal Court finds BHP was in breach of the Fair Work Act when it rostered workers on for shifts on Christmas Day and Boxing Day in 2019 without consulting them. A lawyer says the judgement could have far-reaching implications.

AAP

Bosses can't force staff to work on public holidays

Workers cannot be forced to work on public holidays even if they're rostered on, a court has found, potentially paving the way for more rights for employees.

Newcastle Herald

First Nations push to prevent mining projects

The Plains Clan of the Wonnarua People has asked the Federal Government to prevent mining in an area on the outskirts of Muswellbrook

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