A majority of Rio Tinto shareholders have voted against adoption of the company's remuneration report while a large minority opposed the re-election of director Megan Clark.
The Australian Shareholders' Association has joined several other advisory groups in recommending a vote against Rio Tinto's remuneration report at tomorrow's AGM in Perth.
The new chair of the University of Western Australia's Energy and Minerals Institute says scientists and researchers need to deliver tangible results to their industry partners.
Federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane today launched a new centre dedicated to research in the resources sector, but was coy on whether Canberra would support a similar body that Woodside has been pushing for the oil and gas sector.
