China's industrial profit surged 179% in the first two months from the year-ago period.

The country’s most valuable economic export is expected to earn more than A$100 billion per year for the next half-decade.

Australia is considering new legislation to protect Aboriginal heritage after Rio destroyed the 46,000-year-old sites in Western Australia.

Major miners need to increase spending to secure fresh copper supply, analysts say, amid worries that availability of the red metal will slide just as demand surges.

BHP is pressing for Australia's gas market to move away from opaque contract negotiations towards index-based deals.

The Hunter Valley rail network serves mines run by BHP Group , Glencore Plc, New Hope Corp, Whitehaven Coal and Yancoal Australia.