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- Heritage
‘Wow, that took a while’: After two-year delay, verdict reached on fate of 200-year-old landmark
The Hunter Valley sheep station Ravensworth has been added to the state’s heritage list, despite opposition from its owner and debate about its Indigenous history.
- Julie Power
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- Mergers & acquisitions
‘Passed his first test’: Rio Tinto walks away from $300 billion mega-merger
Australia’s largest iron ore miner has abandoned takeover talks with Glencore, sinking a deal that would have created the biggest miner in the world.
- Nick Toscano
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- Epstein fallout
‘Under pressure’: UK politician sent Epstein details of Australian mining tax
Peter Mandelson, a former cabinet minister now facing calls for a police inquiry into his ties to the sex offender, forwarded private documents with his view that pressure needed “to be maintained” over Kevin Rudd’s doomed tax plan.
- David Crowe
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- Company mergers
How artificial intelligence is driving the world’s biggest mining mega-merger
Even two years ago coal was the mining industry’s kryptonite - the dirty commodity cousin whose place in the energy mix was rapidly fading.
- Elizabeth Knight
‘Bad for Australia’: Investors question $300bn Rio Tinto, Glencore merger
International mining company Glencore reveals it has re-engaged with Rio Tinto about a deal that would create the world’s biggest mining company.
- Kishor Napier-Raman
- Opinion
- Mergers & acquisitions
Australian giant’s desperate bid to ruin a $92 billion deal
It was worth it for BHP chief Mike Henry to have one last throw of the dice.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
Courts turn on coal mines over climate impacts
The NSW Land and Environment Court invalidated the approval for the Ulan coal mine expansion near Mudgee, based on a precedent set in July.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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- Manufacturing
Nation’s manufacturing at ‘dangerous crossroads’ with more big bailouts to come
The government is set to announce its third major industry rescue package this year.
- Nick Toscano, Mike Foley and Shane Wright
- Opinion
- Company mergers
The copper wars are here: Mega merger could trigger battle of the mining giants
Anglo American and Canada’s Teck have agreed to create one of the world’s larger copper companies. Will BHP and Rio Tinto be content to watch from the sidelines?
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
Environment Minister Murray Watt criticised for approving coal mine expansion
The decision comes as the federal government considers its 2035 emission reduction target under the Paris Agreement.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Nick O'Malley