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Twiggy Forrest wants more; miners up ante on Gillard

By Kim on June 30, 2010

The Financial Review is full of quotes from Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest today: Labor powerbrokers removed then prime minister Kevin Rudd just 24 hours before he was to make a significant policy shift on the resource super profits tax, mining magnate [...]

Posted in Politics | Tagged Advertising, Andrew Forrest, bhp billiton, campaign, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Labor leadership, Miners, Mining Council of Australia, mining industry, resources tax, rio tinto, rspt, Twiggy Forrest | 102 Responses

So we won't have to say "BHP Billiton Rio Tinto" then…

By Robert Merkel on November 26, 2008

BHP Billiton has decided to abandon its plans to buy Rio Tinto. Aside from the antitrust concerns of customers and regulators around the world, a major reason for BHP’s decision involves another acquisition: A big factor in the decision was [...]

Posted in Education, Health, NSW Government | Tagged bhp billiton, business, merger, rio tinto | 8 Responses

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