Unions have not taken kindly to BHP Billiton’s refreshed push for productivity measures and an increased government focus on productivity policy.
In a move signalled on March 16 by BHP chief executive
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Unions targeted as PM threatens double dissolution
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has presented the Senate with an ultimatum: pass laws to more strictly monitor the nation’s unions, or face a rare double dissolution election.
Turnbull made his move
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Cost cutting, reduced debt to remain focus under new Rio boss
Rio Tinto has announced the retirement of chief executive Sam Walsh, and his succession by Copper & Coal chief executive Jean-Sébastien Jacques.
Walsh will retire on July 1, after almost seven years
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State looking to dodge potential bill as Palmer shuts nickel refinery to July
The Palaszczuk Government has rushed legislation into State Parliament to protect it from the potential of a multimillion-dollar bill in the case of a permanent shutdown at Clive Palmer’s Yabulu nickel
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Two killed, five missing at Glencore Congo mine
Switzerland-based multinational Glencore has confirmed the deaths of at least two people, while five more remain missing, at its KOV open pit copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday.
The
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Merger on the cards for MUA, CFMEU
Maritime Union of Australia members have voted in favour of merger talks with the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, in a move which is set to create a single, more influential union across
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Brambles eyes smart pallets with opening of Silicon Valley office
Keeping track of the location and condition of its 250 million pallets is a monumental challenge for Brambles. Its opening of a Silicon Valley office and hiring of a software expert to run it suggests
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Long-term losses challenge Queensland Nickel recovery
Any party looking to revive Clive Palmer’s embattled refinery business Queensland Nickel will have to eat cash losses until at least 2017, the company’s administrator has reportedly told its major
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New managing director for Telestack
Mobile conveying specialist Telestack has appointed Martin Dummigan, formerly at Terex, as its new UK-based managing director.
In his previous 10-year career at Terex, Dummigan held various roles. His
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Laing O’Rourke’s Australian business up for grabs
Unsolicited bids from multiple parties have led UK-based engineering and construction firm Laing O’Rourke to put its Australian business on the block.
Group chairman Ray O’Rourke said in a statement
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