Unions fear job losses because of Orica shutdown
Unions fear jobs are at risk after the shutdown of Orica's facilities in Newcastle, north of Sydney. The plant was shut yesterday after yet another leak from the facility. Orica is under intense...
View ArticleOrica scrambles after plant shutdown
Orica is seeking alternative supplies of ammonium nitrate to ensure that the mines it services do not run out of explosives.
View ArticleOrica unable to explain delay in reporting spill
The site manager at Orica's Newcastle plant has admitted to a parliamentary inquiry he was overwhelmed by the amount of toxic liquid produced during a major spill in August.
View ArticleOrica contradicts Parker's testimony
Orica head Graeme Liebelt says he tried three times to ring NSW Environment Minister Robyn Parker about a spill, only to be told she was too busy to talk.
View ArticleFire trucks called to shuttered Orica plant
Several fire trucks including a hazardous materials unit have been called to attend another incident at Orica's shuttered Kooragang Island plant near Newcastle.
View ArticleOrica chief faces shareholders over leaks
The head of explosives maker Orica has again apologised for toxic leaks from its troubled facility at Kooragang Island in New South Wales.
View ArticleEquipment troubles halt Orica plant restart
Orica has delayed the restart of its ammonia plant in Newcastle for several weeks because of equipment problems at the facility.
View ArticleHardware stores to go under the hammer
Five Hunter Valley hardware stores will continuing operating as usual despite the company going into voluntary administration.
View ArticleTinkler's bold bid for mining firm
The Hunter's home-grown billionaire, Nathan Tinkler, has launched a daring proposal to gain control of Australia's biggest independent coal company, Whitehaven Coal.
View ArticleNIB posts healthy profit on rising revenue
Health insurer NIB has posted a 3 per cent rise in profit on an increase in revenue from premiums.
View ArticleMirvac continues legal pursuit of Tinkler
Mining magnate Nathan Tinkler has asked for more time to prepare his case in a court battle with property developer Mirvac.
View ArticleXstrata cuts coal jobs on low prices
Xstrata, which operates some of Australia's biggest coal mines, has announced it is slashing around 600 jobs across the country.
View ArticleAustralian billionaire's rise faces fall from creditors' call
Newcastle businessman Nathan Tinkler's meteoric rise from electrician to billionaire is under threat as local businesses complain of bills not being paid and property giant Mirvac chases $17 million...
View ArticleTinkler's Mulsanne Resources placed into liquidation
A court has ordered that one of Nathan Tinkler's companies, Mulsanne Resources, be wound up to pay creditors.
View ArticleAnother Tinkler company to be wound up
The Federal Court in Adelaide has ordered Hunter mining magnate Nathan Tinkler's Patinack Farm Administration be wound up.
View ArticleJobs in jeopardy for 240 staff of Tinkler's Patinack Farm
The liquidator of Nathan Tinkler's Patinack Farm believes its 240 staff are likely to lose their jobs tomorrow unless the company comes up with some money.
View ArticleTime running out for Tinkler to save jobs
The liquidator says the management of Patinack Farm will provide funding to keep the company running and pay creditors.
View ArticleTinkler's Patinack to pay staff
Thoroughbred stud workers, stung by the financial woes of mining magnate Nathan Tinkler have kept their jobs, ahead of a deadline set by a liquidator.
View ArticleTinkler loses private jet and chopper
Mining magnate Nathan Tinkler appears to be in more financial strife, with a receiver taking possession of his 19-seat private jet and personal helicopter.
View ArticleATO seeks to windup Tinkler businesses
The tax department has moved to close down the Newcastle Knights and Newcastle Jets, owned by millionaire businessman, Nathan Tinkler.
View ArticleEarly interest in Tinkler's Patinack sale
One of the primary selling agents for Nathan Tinkler's Patinack horse stud says buyers are already expressing interest in the empire.
View ArticleMoolarben looks to expand Ulan mine
A company wanting to expand a coal mine in the Mudgee district is promoting its potential to boost government coffers.
View ArticleNathan Tinkler sells down stake in Whitehaven Coal
Former mining billionaire Nathan Tinkler is selling his stake in Whitehaven Coal less than a year after abandoning a takeover bid for the company.
View ArticleCentennial Coal announces job cuts across four mines in NSW
A major coal miner says job cuts at its operations in Lithgow and Mudgee are needed to ensure its ongoing viability.
View ArticleJobs to go in Thiess regional office closures
Mining contractor Thiess says 40 jobs will be lost when it shuts two of its regional offices next month.
View ArticleRegional carrier Brindabella Airlines goes into receivership
Regional airline Brindabella has gone into receivership, with up to 140 staff facing redundancy.
View ArticleNathan Tinkler's ownership of Knights hangs in the balance
As administrators move in on another two of Nathan Tinkler's companies, his ownership of the Newcastle Knights balances on a knife's edge.
View ArticleSouthern Queensland thermal coal mine sold to Tinkler-controlled...
A firm controlled by former coal mining magnate Nathan Tinkler has agreed to buy the Wilkie Creek thermal coal mine in southern Queensland.
View ArticleWhitehaven protester pleads guilty for sending false press release
The anti-coal mine protester who sent a false press release that sent Whitehaven shares plunging has pleaded guilty to disseminating false information.
View ArticleBHP ordered to pay record compensation for Newcastle steelworks asbestos case
BHP Billiton has been ordered to make a record $2.2 million payout to a man who was exposed to asbestos at a New South Wales steelworks.
View ArticleHunter Valley community farwells gas company with party
The Hunter Valley community of Broke has celebrated the exit of gas company AGL from the region with a party. After 10 years of fighting coal seam gas exploration in the winemaking region, locals say...
View ArticleRio Tinto sells Mt Pleasant coal mine site to Indonesia's MACH Energy
Rio Tinto continues to scale down its Australian coal interests with the sale of its Mount Pleasant mine to Indonesian interests.
View ArticlePeabody Australia coal company loses nearly $3b in 2015, notes risk from...
The Australian arm of US coal giant Peabody Energy made a nearly $3 billion loss last year and warns it could be drawn into the bankruptcy woes of its US parent.
View ArticlePeabody Energy: 'Business as usual' in NSW, QLD, despite near $3bn loss
Australia's fifth biggest coal miner, Peabody Energy, says it is business as usual in New South Wales and Queensland despite posting a $2.7 billion net loss for 2015.
View ArticleRio Tinto agrees to sell Australian coal unit to China's Yancoal for $3.2b
Global miner Rio Tinto wants to sell its giant Australian coal operation to China's Yancoal for $3.2 billion but the sale still needs to be approved by the Federal Government and company shareholders.
View ArticleRio Tinto's NSW coal mines taken over by China-backed Yancoal
After an intense bidding war, Rio Tinto decides to sell its NSW coal mines to China-backed miner Yancoal, instead of Swiss-based Glencore, for $3.5 billion.
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