
Rio Tinto CEO resigns over Indigenous site destruction scandal
The head of global mining giant Rio Tinto and two other executives have resigned after an investor revolt over the destruction of the Juukan Gorge in Western Australia.
The head of global mining giant Rio Tinto and two other executives have resigned after an investor revolt over the destruction of the Juukan Gorge in Western Australia.
Australian mining giants BHP and Rio Tinto have joined the push for an indigenous voice to federal parliament, with BHP stumping up $1 million to add action to its words. But the Prime Minister says their position won’t sway his own stance.
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Rio Tinto boss Sam Walsh’s pay was about 12 per cent lower last year, with the mining giant slumping to an annual loss amid a global commodities slump.