ATO loses $1bn tax dispute with Alcoa as US companies play hardball

The Australian Taxation Office has conceded defeat in its $1 billion-plus tax dispute with Alcoa following a six-year battle with the US aluminium giant. The ATO has declined to appeal a tribunal ruling against it, effectively ending the case, and will now …

Inside Alcoa's plans to expand mining in the world's only jarrah forests

US aluminium giant Alcoa is proposing to expand its mining operations in the world's only jarrah forests in Western Australia, setting the stage for a battle with environmentalists over the impact on wildlife and water quality. The Pennsylvania-based …

Consultation floodgates open on Alcoa's Darling Range plans

Alcoa’s contentious proposals open to the public

ASX 200 dips on trade fears; BlueScope adds 4.4%

The Australian sharemarket eased on Monday, weighed down by escalating global trade tensions as United States President Donald Trump announced plans to double tariffs on imported steel and aluminium. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index dropped 20.6 …

Vote for the Guardian Foundation Repair boys high school team of the year in Knoxville

Now that the Tennessee high school sports season is over, it's time to vote for the Guardian Foundation Repair boys high school team of the year. We have eight teams to choose from that eight won or finished runner-up in TSSAA state tournaments …

ASX Market Close: Renewed uncertainty pushes ASX200 down -0.25%

Join our daily newsletter At The Bell to receive exclusive market insights Good Afternoon and welcome to this edition of HotCopper’s Market Close for Monday 2nd of June 2025, I’m Jon Davidson.  The ASX200 ended down a quarter of a percent as the Australian …

ASX retreats, US-China tensions sizzle; Brickworks surges 27pc

The Australian sharemarket fell on Monday as the latest developments in US President Donald Trump’s global trade war weighed on investor appetite for risk assets. The S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.2 per cent, or by 20.6 points, to 8414.1 at the close, with …

Mining innovation born from sabotaged research transforms tailings management

A vindictive equipment operator’s act of sabotage in 1989 led to an internationally significant breakthrough in mining waste management. Simran Gill speaks to David Smirk, the founder of Phibion, a Top 10 Gold Award winner at @AuManufacturing’s recent …

Wesley Vanriel | Business strategies for a complex trade environment

The imposition of across-the-board tariffs by the United States on all trading partners marks a major shift in the international trade environment. The Bretton Woods trading system, initiated by the United States (US) at the end of World War II, became the …