The Guardian • BHP
Issue #2036
Wine isn’t the only thing that’s red in the Hunter Region
After nearly a year of preparation and political activity, local workers have re-established what was formerly known as the Newcastle branch of the CPA. Instead...
Read moreThe farce of BHP turning away from fossil fuels
BHP, the world’s second largest mining company, is selling off a lot of its global gas and oil assets to Australian outfit Woodside Petroleum.
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Issue #2071
DINGO
Mining transnational BHP, at one time known under the jolly capitalist moniker of The Big Australian, has admitted to deducting annual leave from staff entitlements...
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Issue #2076
WA confirmed as climate pariah
Grassroots activists Lock the Gate Alliance have condemned the WA Cook government’s release of thousands of square kilometres for oil and gas exploration across the...
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Issue #2077
DINGO
Climate action group Lock the Gate Alliance has accused the NSW Minns government of breaking an election promise by allowing BHP’s planned Mt Arthur expansion...
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Issue #2130
Mining corpsí colonial arrogance
“Rio-Glencore merger would create a copper powerhouse” ran a headline in the Sydney Morning Herald on 17 January, trumpeting yet another triumph in the drive...
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Issue #2127
The choices that Australia makes
If you go to the bluff at Kings Park in Boorloo/Perth, Australia, you can look out over the Swan River and enjoy a remarkable view....
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Issue #2169
CPA 105 years
30 October this year marked the 105th anniversary of the foundation of the Communist Party of Australia. It was an historic event and signalled the...
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Issue #2056
BHP wage theft
BHP has admitted underpaying mineworkers US$280 million (A$430 million) since 2010 due to wrongly deducting leave on public holidays. The Mining and Energy Union said...
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Issue #2132
Wage cut wish list
The ACTU warns that a pre-election wish list by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) will restore the wage-cutting schemes used by companies...
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Issue #2196
BHP Port Hedland faces industrial action
Workers at BHP’s Port Hedland operations in Western Australia have voted to take protected industrial action after seven months of stalled negotiation over pay and...
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Issue #2201
Workers escalate strike action in the Pilbara
Less than a month after the historic first strike in the Pilbara in nearly three decades (see Guardian #2199, ‘Battle for the Pilbara’), BHP workers...
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Issue #2199
Strike! Battle for the Pilbara
Workers at the world’s largest bulk iron ore export operation are taking protected industrial action; the first of its kind in nearly three decades. The...
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