Brad Thompson is a journalist for The Australian Financial Review, with a focus on national news in Australia. His articles cover a range of topics including mining, resources, finance, and business. Brad's work has also been featured in Squire Patton Boggs.
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Brad Thompson's coverage focuses on the Australian mining and energy sectors, with a keen interest in industry announcements, investment analysis, and government policies impacting these areas. Given this focus, he would likely be receptive to pitches related to major developments in the Australian mining industry, including insights from experts within the sector or those who can provide valuable analysis of government policies affecting it.
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Households and prospective home buyers are expected to benefit from new spending measures, while there is no additional funding for farmers, and still no changes to the state’s payroll tax system.
WA has earmarked land near where Alcoa is closing its alumina refinery and a BHP nickel refinery is hanging by a thread for a critical minerals processing hub it wants the Albanese government to co-fund.
By: Brad Thompson
The miner had been in talks about selling a big stake in the fertiliser development amid a plunge in prices linked to higher exports from Russia and Belarus.
By: Brad Thompson
Andrew Forrest has been one of the oil and gas giant’s biggest critics. The two are on the same page about US tax credits issues holding up renewable projects.
Rio Tinto’s driverless trains are under scrutiny after the third derailment in 11 months at iron ore operations in WA.
Lithium and nickel miners who lobbied for tax breaks are set to be among the big budget winners as the Albanese government tries to shore up its ‘made in Australia’ plans.
By: Brad Thompson
Critical minerals sector welcomes $17.6 billion in tax credit support, but it may be too little, too late to save BHP’s nickel business and 3000 jobs.
By: Phillip Coorey, Brad Thompson
The opposition has blasted $27.8 billion in production credits in the budget as “tax cuts for billionaires”, vowing to repeal them if elected putting it on a collision course with lithium and rare earths companies.
By: Brad Thompson
The New Zealand-headquartered co-operative is behind household brands like Western Star butter and Mainland cheese and has local eight manufacturing sites.
By: Brad Thompson
GrainCorp boss Robert Spurway says market was underestimating the cost of building a new oilseed crushing plant, and the potential returns amid growing demand for biofuels.
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