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BHP has reported that over 100 employees were subjected to sexual harassment or racial abuse within a 12-month period. The mining giant is addressing these issues following a wave of similar allegations across the Australian mining industry.
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This highlights systemic cultural issues within the remote mining sector and the ongoing legal and ethical challenges faced by major resource companies.
— 5:39pm , first published August 18, 2026 — 9:46am
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Share A A A Almost 150 BHP employees were subjected to sexual harassment, including indecent touching and stalking, or racial abuse in just 12 months, leading to 131 sackings and resignations at the mining giant in response.
BHP’s ethics and investigation unit handled 113 complaints of harassment in the 12 months to July, which were detailed in the company’s annual report released on Tuesday, and more than two dozen cases of racial abuse. At least 125 cases weren’t investigated because of insufficient information or the wishes of the impacted person.
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