Rio Tinto launches 'world's biggest robot'

[WA Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, 15th June, 2019 AM News Update [Rio Tinto iron ore managing director rail, port and core services Ivan Vella on one of the Autohaul locomotives.]( [Rio Tinto launches 'world's biggest robot']( Hundreds of driverless trains now trundle obediently through the Pilbara's oxide-stained ranges and salt flats every day, carrying 1 million tonnes of Rio Tinto product from its 16 mines to port. --------------------------------------------------------------- Top Stories [Ola investigates Perth driver who offered 'to stop at his house' in exchange for free ride]( "I'm really shaken that this happened to me and I'm just wanting to share for others safety." [A Mandurah woman claims an Ola driver offered to "stop at his house" in exchange for a free ride. ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Driver dies in Mid West collision with truck]( Geraldton-Mount Magnet Road is closed in both directions 30km east of Mullewa, near the Mid West town of Pindar, after a crash between a car and a truck. [ Emergency services are at the scene of two different car accidents in WA. ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Aussie mountaineer earns Guinness World Records title after coming back from broken neck]( The inspiring story of strength and determination came after the engineer was rushed to hospital with a broken neck in 2014. [Just below Mt Kilimanjaro summit: Steve Plain on his epic climbing challenge. ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Police investigate ram raid in Butler shopping centre]( Three men dressed in dark clothing drove a Mitsubishi ute through the doors of Butler Central before fleeing the scene on foot. [Police are investigating the incident, which prompted centre management to close two main entrances to the complex. ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Levels not seen since the GFC': NAB calls the retail recession]( The bell has tolled for the retail sector, with the bank declaring the industry is "clearly in recession". It's a headache for retail landlords, and tenants. [RETAIL AFR PHOTOGRAPH BY GLENN HUNT 310311. GENERIC- retail , shopping. AFR USE ONLY]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The 'eight-minute' cure: how transvaginal mesh sentenced thousands of women to a life of pain]( Up to 18,000 Australian women have suffered mild to horrific complications from the insertion of transvaginal mesh devices. How did the health system let them down so badly? [Grace Irvine's mesh surgery means that now, walking any more than a short distance feels like a "cheese grater in my vagina."]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Everything went black': Christchurch surgeon who saved four-year-old still cries]( Vascular specialist Adib Khanafer was used to treating adults with devastating injuries. But on that evil day, the patient was a child. [Vascular Surgeon Adib Khanafer, centre, at a media briefing after the Christchurch massacre in March.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Spy game: Inside the fight to beat hackers who know no borders]( A police raid on a journalist's home sparked a press freedom firestorm. But what's happened to the actual government proposal that was at the heart of the top-secret leak? [Cyber attacks by highly skilled hackers have become almost a routine thing against Australian institutions.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Jetstar's already saved Qantas. Where can its boss fly to next?]( Started as a defence against Virgin, the budget airline is now a money-making machine in its own right. So where to next for Jetstar? [Jetstar CEO Gareth Evans.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Stratton in a pinch of trouble after putting the squeeze on Fantasia]( Hawthorn captain Ben Stratton could come under scrutiny from the match review officer for incessantly pinching Essendon forward Orazio Fantasia on Friday night. [Claws out: Hawk Ben Stratton gives Bomber Orazio Fantasia a nip during the round 13 match at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Bombers run Hawks off their feet, keeping finals hopes alive]( A second-half onslaught has allowed Essendon to stay in touch with the top eight in emphatic style on Friday night as they scored an important 19-point win over bitter rivals Hawthorn at Marvel Stadium. 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