The Wire

Protests were held around the country today against BHP Billiton, while the mining giant held its Annual General Meeting in Sydney. The focus of the protests was on the environmental impact of its South Australian Olympic Dam mine and the release of an alternative shareholder’s report, known as the Dirty Deeds Report, which details concerns over BHP’s environmental record.

Protestors in Adelaide, Mia Pepper, from the Western Australian Conservation Council and Nectaria Callan were both concerned about the radioactive run-off from BHP’s Uranium mining. At the protest in Sydney, four activists were arrested for abseiling down the front of the Sydney Convention Centre, where the BHP Billiton AGM was being held.