The federal government has announced a $50 million emergency fund to address the loss of wildlife during the nation's bushfire season, as more Australian businesses have pledged millions in combined donations.
Andrew and Nicola Forrest's Minderoo Foundation has committed $70 million to Australia's bushfire response, far exceeding the contributions made by big companies across the country.
A quarterly rebalancing of S&P/ASX indices has resulted in South32 being relegated from the top 20 index, and Galaxy Resources being dropped from the top 200 index.
Fortescue Metals Group, South32, Iluka Resources, Western Power and Synergy are among a group of 10 resources and energy companies collaborating to develop a toolkit to pre-screen for modern slavery risks within their supply chains.
Click through to read Business News's annual list of WA's 20 biggest exporters, with data on companies such as Chevron, Roy Hill, Gold Corporation and Glencore.
The number of women in executive leadership positions across Australia's largest listed companies is slowly increasing according to a new report, with Emeco Holdings, Wesfarmers and South32 the top performers for Western Australia.
South32's Graham Kerr, NRW Holdings' Jules Pemberton and Saracen Mineral Holdings' Raleigh Finlayson have received one-off benefits totalling $10.4 million, following the vesting of performance shares.
South32 has announced it is in talks to sell its struggling South African energy-coal business to Seriti Resources, but its Worsley alumina operations performed strongly.
Monadelphous has announced about $150 million of new contracts in Western Australia and Queensland, less than a week after it won a big contract on Rio Tinto's West Angelas iron ore mine in the Pilbara.
South32 expects to reach nameplate capacity at its Worsley alumina operation this financial year, and revealed its coking coal production rose sharply from the year prior.
South32 has reported a 37 per cent fall in its third-quarter coking coal production compared to the second quarter, as its continues to focus on keeping down costs at its Illawarra operation.
South32 has posted an 18 per cent rise in half-year underlying profit as a surge in metallurgical coal output and stronger commodity prices helped boost its bottom line.
Threat Protect Australia is pleased to announce that it has recently completed a capital raising of $1.0m through a placement of 4,761,905 fully paid ordinary shares in the Company at an issue pric
Diversified miner South32 has announced corporate affairs and investor relations executive Katie Tovich will replace Brendan Harris as chief financial officer, who will take over the chief marketing officer role from Peter Finnimore.
SPECIAL REPORT: There can be wide differences between the statutory pay reported by listed companies and the ‘take home' pay of their senior executives.
SPECIAL REPORT: There has been a notable reduction in the number of high-earning executives in WA, though some individuals do well year after year, research by Business News has found.
ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: The ranks of WA's largest public companies have changed dramatically over the past two decades, but Wesfarmers has been a constant near the top. This article is part of a special series to mark Business News' 25-year anniversary.
The death of an electrician, who was crushed between a lift car and the shaft at an alumina refinery in the state's south, has led to South32 being fined $65,000.
Brian Gilbertson-led Jupiter Mines has made a steady start to trading on the ASX today, after the manganese miner completed a $240 million initial public offering.
A new mining research centre to be co-based in Western Australia and South Australia and backed by 34 industry and academic partners is set to proceed after the federal government committed to provide $50 million in funding.
Perth-based mining company South32 has implemented new leave provisions that exceed those of most other employers, offering six months' parental leave on full pay and up to 10 days of paid domestic violence leave.
A number of local mining companies have moved up the stock market rankings, with contractor Ausdrill included in the S&P ASX 200 index, while South32 has been admitted into the top 20 as part of the market's quarterly rebalance.
Wesfarmers, Woodside Petroleum and South32 were among Australian shares that closed lower in the wake of another overnight collapse on Wall Street but local losses were relatively contained as many Asian markets tumbled steeply.
Backed by South32 and Deloitte, brightly coloured sculptures of dolphins have begun cropping up across the streets of Perth as part of a public art exhibition for mental health.
Diversified miner South32 has boosted its expectations for South Africa manganese production and maintained full-year guidance for all other products after a solid first-half performance.
Perth-based mining conglomerate South32 has flagged a potential sell-down and listing of its South African energy coal business after announcing today a $US301 million ($A395 million) investment in the division.
