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Opinion 02 Oct 2014

Big boys pile pressure on smaller iron ore players

If Western Australia's small iron ore miners thought all the bad news about falling prices was in the open, they got a shock this week when the two biggest producers, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, launched a war of words, complete with threats of fresh expansion programs.

Property 30 Sep 2014

WA’s richest poach professional managers

The appointment of investment banker Michael Ashforth as manager of the Bennett family's $1.5 billion fortune highlights the maturing of Western Australia's private wealth market.

Mining 25 Aug 2014

Growth by merger key strategy in quest to level the playing field

FEATURE: A stubbornly high dollar, falling prices and high operating costs are combining to exert real pressure on smaller players in the iron ore sector.

Deals 22 Aug 2014

Asian flavour to food sector interest

Opportunities in the huge markets to Australia's north are driving greater corporatisation of the agriculture sector.

Opinion 14 Aug 2014

Roy Hill boost to Rinehart net worth

If a fortune valued at $20 billion is not enough for Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, then perhaps she will be happy with $37 billion that is likely to be her net worth at this time next

Mining 06 Aug 2014

Luk convicted, resigns from Brockman

Brockman Mining chief executive officer Peter Luk has resigned today after conviction in a Hong Kong court yesterday.

Opinion 24 Jul 2014

Commodity cycle keeps on turning

The iron ore and gold mining industries have served Western Australia well during the past decade, but that does not mean they will do the same job over the next decade, especially if the switch to other minerals evident on world markets gathers pace.

Opinion 14 Jul 2014

Big players take the soft option

The move by Gina Rinehart and Andrew Forrest into beef production may ultimately be more about the land they own than ‘feeding China'.

Opinion 04 Jul 2014

Business News Background (PODCAST)

In this week's edition of Business News Background, head of content Mark Pownall and other reporters discuss the top stories of the week, including Gina Rinehart's move into beef processing, Michae

Agribusiness 02 Jul 2014

Rinehart follows Forrest into cattle stations

Gina Rinehart has followed fellow iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest's lead and expanded her interests to include cattle farming, reportedly spending $40 million on a half-stake in two cattle stations

Special Reports 26 Jun 2014

ERS the brightest Rising Star

FEATURE: Emergency management and response firm Executive Risk Solutions has been named the Business News Rising Stars top award winner for 2014.

Special Reports 03 Jun 2014

State transitions, influence shifts

SPECIAL REPORT: Power and influence in WA is adjusting to a new order after the boom.

Government 03 Jun 2014

The balance of power

SPECIAL REPORT: Global economic forces, a national election and state political exits have shaped the 2014 Most Influential list.

30 May 2014

Business women still face hurdles

Western Australia's inaugural Telstra Business Woman of the Year says professional women still encounter many of the same barriers today as they did two decades ago.

Mining 28 May 2014

Thiess wins $330m Roy Hill contract

Engineering contractor Thiess has been awarded a $330 million contract to construct the process plant facilities for the Roy Hill iron ore mine in the Pilbara (with updated list of 36 major engineering construction contracts awarded in past year).

Deals 27 May 2014

Rinehart-backed oil play eyes shale

The Gina Rinehart-backed Sun Resources has purchased a stake in oil and gas leases in the prospective Eagle Ford and Austin Chalk shale formations in the American state of Texas.

Opinion 28 Apr 2014

Rail, port projects could fire next boom

Oakajee is being rejuvenated not so much as a mining project but more as an infrastructure play.

Mining 17 Apr 2014

NRW bags another Roy Hill contract

NRW Holdings has won a $200 million contract for concrete and earthworks at Hancock Prospecting's Roy Hill iron ore project.

Opinion 07 Apr 2014

$US100 the magic number for oil, ore

Uncertainty over the price of oil makes Seven Group Holdings' purchase of Nexus Energy a classic case of what business risk is all about.

Mining 04 Apr 2014

Hancock faces court over late report

Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting has been taken to court by the corporate watchdog for failing to lodge financial reports on time.

Opinion 01 Apr 2014

Iron ore price a known unknown

Having secured funding for her Roy Hill mine, Gina Rinehart's fortunes will soon rely on something she can't control – the iron ore price.

Appointments 24 Mar 2014

Hancock appointed at Volta Mining

John Hancock, son of mining magnate Gina Rinehart, has joined the board of iron ore explorer Volta Mining as a non-executive director.

Mining 21 Mar 2014

Rinehart secures ‘‘largest ever’’ project funding

Gina Rinehart has virtually ensured her family's long-held dream of operating its own iron ore mine, securing final funding for her massive Roy Hill project.

Cultural Industries 17 Feb 2014

Hancock saves sculpture exhibition

The annual Sculpture by the Sea exhibition at Cottesloe has been thrown a financial lifeline by Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting.

Special Reports 19 Dec 2013

Rinehart stands out in year many found tough

FEATURE: Gina Rinehart's ability to maintain momentum at the Roy Hill project put the mining magnate at the top of our people of the year list.

Opinion 10 Dec 2013

Get ready, 2014 looks the goods

Is the world about to become a better place? That's not a philosophical question, it's simply an observation that economic conditions might be better than we realise, as shown by recent developments in China, the US and the UK.

Mining 09 Dec 2013

Roy Hill project covered against cyclones

The developer of the $10 billion Roy Hill iron ore project has secured a unique insurance scheme which safeguards the project against construction delays and wage blowouts caused by cyclones on the volatile Pilbara coastline.

Opinion 04 Dec 2013

The changing face of influence

The recent publication of two listings of influential business leaders provided food for thought about the growing international influence on Western Australia.

Events 29 Nov 2013

Business leaders recognised in awards flurry

Western Australian business chiefs Kevin Gallagher, Gina Rinehart and Richard Goyder were recognised in separate awards events across the country last night.

Mining 29 Nov 2013

Decmil awarded Roy Hill contract

Decmil has been awarded a $37.5 million contract for the design and construction of diesel fuel infrastructure at Hancock Prospecting's Roy Hill project in the Pilbara.

Mining 25 Nov 2013

Rinehart awarded honorary doctorate

Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Queensland's Bond University in recognition of her contribution to the Australian economy.

Mining 18 Nov 2013

Downer EDI wins Roy Hill mine contract

Downer EDI is the latest contractor to be awarded work at Hancock Prospecting's $10 billion Roy Hill iron ore project, as new reports suggest the project is close to securing its long-awaited debt financing.

Mining 14 Nov 2013

Rinehart named visionary CEO

For the second consecutive year, Gina Rinehart has been named as a Visionary CEO at an awards ceremony run by consulting group McMillan Woods in Kuala Lumpur.

Opinion 07 Nov 2013

Rinehart’s nice little earner

It will probably take Gina Rinehart a few years to catch Bill Gates in the race to be the world's richest person, but it is easy to see how she might overhaul the Microsoft founder's swag of $75 billion.

Deals 06 Nov 2013

Hancock boosts Sun Resources stake

Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting is set to boost its stake in oil and gas explorer Sun Resources, agreeing to invest a further $2 million in the company in exchange for around 65 million shares.

Mining 01 Nov 2013

Hancock earnings lower despite $2bn revenue

Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting has notched up almost $2 billion in revenue and an operating profit of $601 million in the 2013 financial year, which makes it one of Australia's most lucrative private companies despite being the group's lowest profit in four years.

Opinion 15 Oct 2013

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