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WA prepared to take BHP to arbitration over royalty stoush

WESTERN Australian premier Mark McGowan is prepared to use the arbitration processes included in the State Agreements governing BHP’s WA iron ore mines to sort out the A$200-300 million royalty battle.

 WA Premier Mark McGowan

WA Premier Mark McGowan

The WA government claims BHP has deliberately underpaid it up to $300 million in royalties over the past 12 years. McGowan told a press conference at the launch of his government's future battery industry...

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