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A year that started in court has had plenty of victims, some unlikely saviours, and the greatest boondoggle ever.

Ground Breakers: How ‘aboot’ that, Rio goes Canadian for new chairman and St Barbara swallows Bardoc Gold

An inquiry into Rio Tinto’s blasting of the Juukan Gorge caves has recommended giving traditional owners the right to withhold consent to works on their land.

Dyno Nobel announcement comes days after a similar decision by competitor Orica and a year after Rio Tinto blew up Juukan Gorge

And now backlash is spreading  Astrazeneca, Cineworld and Ocado look likely to be caught up in the shareholder spring as the backlash over fat cat pay intensifies. The companies are due to hold their annual general meetings next week, with Astra first on Tuesday. The drugs giant has been praised for rolling out a Covid-19 vaccine at no profit but it is under fire for a ‘wrong and ill-judged’ increase in pay to chief executive Pascal Soriot. Under a long-term bonus plan, the Frenchman, 61, could soon get up to 650 per cent of his £1.3million salary, rather than 550 per cent – taking th...