Aug 9, 2026 – 5.50pmMore than 150 BHP workers walked off the job on Sunday at the world’s largest bulk export port, prompting the mining lobby to renew warnings that prolonged action could deter investment in the sector.A planned 24-hour ship-loading ban at BHP’s operations in Port Hedland, Western Australia, descended into a full-scale strike on Saturday, after the iron-ore miner threatened to deduct 100 per cent pay for the 50 participating members. The industrial action turned a planned 24-hour strike at the port into a weekend-long walkout.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Industry issues stark warning as BHP workers stage weekend-long walkout
More than 150 employees walked off the job at the world’s largest bulk export port after threats to withhold pay inflamed tensions and turned the 24-hour strike into a two-day stoppage.
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