Archived News for Executives and Senior Management - November, 2016
Rio Tinto is cutting more jobs from its iron ore division in Western Australia.
Chevron keeps Bight plans
Chevron will still drill four exploration wells in the Great Australian Bight, but oil giant BP has withdrawn from exploration of the region.
Facebook seeks to suppress fakes
Facebook is taking steps to weed out hoaxes and false information, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg says.
NBN sees rural complaints spike
Poor speeds and drop-outs are the biggest complaints for National Broadband Network (NBN) customers.
Treasurer says waste advocates 'silent'
SA’s Treasurer says a “silent majority” want the state’s nuclear waste dump ...
Wesfarmers look at way out of coal
Wesfarmers says it may back out of its loss-making coal business.
Big banks rewarded by rules
Special rules for big banks have given them a $19 billion advantage over their smaller rivals.
Macfarlane's mining leap criticised
Former federal resources minister Ian Macfarlane has defended his career change to lobbying for mining industry.
Queensland kids get coding
Compulsory coding classes will be rolled out across Queensland next year.
Rio leaders shown the boot
Rio Tinto has sacked two top executives after a probe into $10.5 million in payments linked to iron mining in Africa.
QLD bill kills looming water rort
Queensland has tightened groundwater licence requirements for mines, without angering Adani.
Cash wants ABCC for women
Employment Minister Michaelia Cash has added gender to the push for the ABCC to be revived.
Weatherill wants dump put to people
SA Premier Jay Weatherill wants a referendum on a nuclear waste dump.
Big trade left at wayside
The US Government has effectively buried the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.
Charges laid on Linc leaders
Five former Linc Energy executives have been charged with environmental offences.
Painted dish for high-tech link
Indigenous artwork has been painted on one of Australia’s most important new satellite antennas.
Rio ditches Simandou exec
Rio Tinto has suspended a senior executive after payments linked to a project approval in Africa.
DIBP leaders let more money in
The Immigration Department has handed its senior executives a pay rise worth up to $6400 a year.