Unionisation of the Pilbara’s iron ore industry could curtail BHP’s plans to invest in new mines, according to the company’s boss, Mike Henry. “If the outcome of [union] negotiations was to take ...

During the mining boom of the 2000s, the Pilbara mines were a union wasteland, despite rebuilding efforts. Just last year, BHP train drivers showed how a renewed union presence might address these ...

Newman, 1,170 kilometres north east of Perth, was battered by strong winds and heavy rain overnight ... while mining giant BHP — which provides the town's power — was working to restore ...

Feb 27 (Reuters) - Australia's Mining and Energy Union said on Thursday it would launch a petition at Rio Tinto's (RIO.AX), opens new tab Paraburdoo mine in the Pilbara region that would allow ...

Tropical Cyclone Zelia has intensified into a Category Five storm and is approaching Western Australia's Pilbara coast ... a green forested area, with a rain storm on the horizon.

The Electrical Trades Union has signed up hundreds of workers at key BHP and Rio Tinto operations, in a shake-up of the Pilbara’s industrial ... track after cyclonic rain flooded key infrastructure.