The Office of National Assessments (ONA) was an Australian statutory intelligence agency established by the Office of National Assessments Act 1977 as an independent statutory body directly accountable to the Prime Minister of Australia as a portfolio agency of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. ONA provided all-source assessments on international political,strategic and economic developments to the Prime Minister and the National Security Committee of Cabinet. ONA also played a coordination role in the Australian Intelligence Community through evaluating foreign intelligence products,convening the National Intelligence Coordination Committee,and developing relationships with intelligence agencies around world.
Rio Tinto Group is a British-Australian multinational company that is the world's second-largest metals and mining corporation. It was founded in 1873 when a group of investors purchased a mine complex on the Rio Tinto,in Huelva,Spain,from the Spanish government. It has grown through a long series of mergers and acquisitions. Although primarily focused on extraction of minerals,it also has significant operations in refining,particularly the refining of bauxite and iron ore. It has joint head offices in London,England and Melbourne,Australia.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is the department of the Australian federal government responsible for foreign policy and relations,international aid,consular services and trade and investment. Australia's total official development assistance (ODA) decreased in 2022 due to differences in Australia's financial year reporting and the timing of its COVID-19-related expenditure,representing 0.19% of gross national income (GNI).
The Hamersley Range is a mountainous region of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The range was named on 12 June 1861 by explorer Francis Thomas Gregory after Edward Hamersley,a prominent promoter of his exploration expedition to the northwest. Karijini National Park lies within the range.
The Business Council of Australia (BCA) is an industry association that comprises the chief executives of more than 100 of Australia's biggest corporations. It was formed in 1983 by the merger of the Business Roundtable –a spin-off of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia –and the Australian Industry Development Association. The organisation is headquartered in Melbourne with offices in Sydney and Canberra.
The Lowy Institute is an independent think tank founded in April 2003 by Frank Lowy to conduct original,policy-relevant research regarding international political,strategic and economic issues from an Australian perspective. It is based in Sydney,Australia.
Peter Joseph Noozhumurry Varghese is an Australian retired diplomat and public servant. He was the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade from 3 December 2012 to 22 July 2016. He announced in November 2015 that he would leave the position in July 2016 to become the chancellor of the University of Queensland.
Paul Thomas O'Sullivan,is an Australian diplomat and public servant who served as Australia's High Commissioner to New Zealand and as former Director-General of Security. O'Sullivan accepted a role as a political advisor for the Abbott government in 2013.
An Australian Aboriginal sacred site is a place deemed significant and meaningful by Aboriginal Australians based on their beliefs. It may include any feature in the landscape,and in coastal areas,these may lie underwater. The site's status is derived from an association with some aspect of social and cultural tradition,which is related to ancestral beings,collectively known as Dreamtime,who created both physical and social aspects of the world. The site may have its access restricted based on gender,clan or other Aboriginal grouping,or other factors.
Simon Vincent McKeon is an Australian lawyer,businessman,philanthropist,and sportsman. He has been chancellor of Monash University,and non-executive director of Rio Tinto,Spotless Group,and National Australia Bank. He is retained by Macquarie Bank Melbourne as a consultant and is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. On 25 January 2011 he was named the 2011 Australian of the Year.
Richard Leigh Clifford is an Australian businessman and corporate executive who served as Chairman of Qantas from 2007 to 2018. Clifford was appointed Chairman at the company's November 2007 Annual General Meeting,succeeding Margaret Jackson. He is also Chairman of Bechtel Australia.
Megan Elizabeth Clark is an Australian geologist and business executive,former director of the CSIRO,and former head of the Australian Space Agency.
The Brockman 4 mine is an iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia,60 km (37 mi) north-west of Tom Price. The mine,located near the existing Brockman mine,was opened in 2010. The mine is fully owned and operated by Rio Tinto Iron Ore,which owns many mines in the area. The mine is serviced by the Boolgeeda Airport.
Sam Walsh AO is an Australian businessman who was elected to the Mitsui &Co board as a non-executive Director on 21 June 2017. Prior to this he was chief executive officer (CEO) of London-based mining company Rio Tinto Group,from 2013 to 2016.
Ashton Trevor Calvert,was a senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade from April 1998 to January 2005.
Jean-Sébastien Dominique Francois Jacques is a former chief executive officer of Rio Tinto Group. He succeeded Sam Walsh in July 2016. He was succeeded by Jakob Stausholm in early 2021.
The National Intelligence Coordination Committee (NICC) is a peak intergovernmental officials-level body of the Government of Australia responsible for the development and co-ordination of the Australian Intelligence Community in accordance with the National Security Committee of Cabinet. The NICC is chaired by the Director-General of the Office of National Intelligence.
Simon Thompson is a British investment banker and business executive. He is the current chairman of the Rio Tinto and was the former chairman of:Tarmac Group and Tullow Oil. He serves as the chairman of 3i.
The Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (AHA) is a law in the state of Western Australia governing the protection of Aboriginal cultural sites,which was superseded by the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2021 on 1 July 2023.
Juukan Gorge is a gorge in the Hamersley Range in the Pilbara region of Western Australia,about 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Tom Price. It was named by the daughter of Puutu Kunti Kurrama man Juukan,also known as Tommy Ashburton,who was born at Jukarinya.
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