Our Australian story
Rio Tinto in Australia
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Our Australian story
Our Australian operations
From Weipa, at the northern tip of Queensland, to Brisbane, from Tasmania’s Bell Bay to Gove in the Northern Territory, and from Perth to the vast landscapes of the Pilbara and the Kimberley, Australia is home to almost half our global business and employees.
More than 23,000 people work with us each day to produce iron ore, salt, bauxite, alumina and aluminium, to responsibly close and rehabilitate mine sites, to bring copper and scandium projects to life, and to explore the country for materials the world needs for a low carbon future.
Our Australian sports partnerships
We are partners in a range of programs, developed to strengthen our connections with communities through the power of sport.
Athletics Australia
Proud supporters of Athletics Australia
Since 2022, we have been promoting athletics and its positive impacts on young people in regional and remote areas. The flagship program – Athletics for the Outback – brings athletics to our host communities and helps Indigenous students take their sport to the next level. Our employees volunteer at Athletics Australia events, and benefit from the expertise of coaches, dieticians, and professional athletes, who provide advice on topics from leadership and healthy living to how to improve running speed. Read more on the Athletics Australia website.
Perth Lynx and Wildcats
Partnership formed in 2023
We joined forces with the Perth Lynx and Wildcats basketball teams in 2023. Our partnership brings together 2 iconic Western Australia sporting groups and our 17,000 plus local employees as supporters. We are empowering athletes from both teams to excel, on and off the court. Our aim is to provide pathways for more Western Australians to play basketball, and to increase the visibility of women playing sport at professional level.
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We are boosting the Wildcats' community and elite programs, including a new academy supporting 25 high-potential athletes, aged between 14 and 19 from various backgrounds.
Our funding of the Lynx has gone towards strengthening the development of an academy program, and allowed the team to operate at their maximum Women's National Basketball League sanctioned salary cap.
Our funding of the Lynx has gone towards strengthening the development of an academy program, and allowed the team to operate at their maximum Women's National Basketball League sanctioned salary cap.
We are partnering with the Perth Lynx and Wildcats to enhance basketball in Western Australia
Juukan Gorge
In allowing the destruction of the Juukan Gorge rock shelters to occur, we fell far short of our values as a company and breached the trust placed in us by the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we operate. We have spent the time since making major changes right across our business to better protect cultural heritage.
