Group executive news

Building An Exceptional Future

26.07.2024

Join us to continue building an exceptional future for our great nation, and to set yourself up now and into the future.

EDITORIAL: Nature Positive laws will sacrifice the economy for political zealots’ green doctrine

18.07.2024

The letter sent to the Prime Minister, bypassing his Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek, was signed by seven of Australia’s biggest names in business, including Rio Tinto’s iron ore boss Simon Trott and Hancock Prospecting chief executive Garry Korte.

Nature Positive laws: Mining heavyweights urge PM to intervene on controversial environmental plan

18.07.2024

Hancock Prospecting chief executive Garry Korte and Rio Tinto iron ore boss Simon Trott were among seven signatories to a letter to Mr Albanese detailing “serious concerns” with the planned shakeup of environmental laws and the closed-door consultation process used to design it.

‘Australian swimming is about to have a reality check’

15.07.2024

One of the country’s longest-serving swimming administrators claims Australia could endure a devastating home 2032 Brisbane Olympics and Paralympics if the Queensland and federal governments continue to neglect the sport’s grassroots.

Nature Positive: Federal EPA will be unaccountable, secretive and expensive, says Institute of Public Affairs

12.07.2024

Labor’s proposed Federal nature watchdog risks being an expensive, bloated bureaucracy that is unaccountable and highly secretive, a conservative think tank has warned.

Miners worried about ‘ever-present threat’ of climate trigger being added to environment laws

10.07.2024

A climate trigger is looming as an “ever-present threat” that is stifling industry confidence as the Government revamps environmental laws, the nation’s peak mining body has warned.

The Bolt report | A smoking ceremony gone wrong

11.07.2023

10 July 2023.

Geraldton tree planting event in honour of late QEII cancelled by Indigenous elders

11.07.2023

On Saturday, Geraldton Mayor Shane Van Styn claimed on his Facebook page the tree-planting event at Wonthella Bush Reserve was “shut down” because of the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act, which came into effect on July 1. Mr Van Styn told The West Australian on Sunday the city had checked online beforehand for Aboriginal heritage at the site and found no problems, but halted the event after one of the local traditional owners turned up and said the reserve was a significant site for her family. However, a member of the family told The West Australian she was not concerned about the planting of the trees but rather what she believed was the renaming of the land to honour Queen Elizabeth II.

‘WE MUST CONSTANTLY REMIND PEOPLE THAT WE NEED MINING’

20.05.2023

This month is a special one for our mining company, as we are celebrating the anniversary of our Hope Downs mines development together with our 50 per cent partner Rio Tinto. In 2005 this was a game changer for our then little Aussie company.

Ngurra Kujungka Annual Interschool Swimming Carnival | 2023

08.05.2023

Over 80 students and community members from Kunawarritji, Punmu, Warralong, Strelley and Marble Bar had a blast competing in swimming races and water safety games at the event. The carnival was also boosted by the attendance of two-time Olympian Blair Evans as part of the Hancock Prospecting partnership with the Australian Olympic Committee. Congratulations to the RAWA School from Punmu and Kunawarritji, who won the carnival, making their 8-hour journey worthwhile.