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Herd on the TerracePremiumOld battlers ready for Rimfire rumble

Old bruisers Anton Billis and Oliver Douglas cashed up for critical minerals battle.

UnionsCommentsPremiumUnion foe Altrad assures it is ‘committed’ to pay talks

A multinational contractor locked in pay talks with 140 Pilbara gas maintenance workers who claim they are ready to take industrial action has assured it is “committed” to striking a deal.

Simone Grogan

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REVEALED: WA’s best-paid execs and how much they take home

FULL LIST: Our compilation of WA’s best-paid bosses is a who’s who of the rich, famous and more than a few quiet achievers. See the 99 who made more than $1m and how much they were paid. Is your boss on there?

Sean Smith

newsPremiumWhat Aussies are doing with tax cut cash

New data has revealed households struggling with a cost-of-living crisis are banking the extra income from Labor’s stage three tax cuts.

Jessica Wang

Buxton drilling hints at new graphite province in Murchison

Buxton Resources drilling at its Narryer project in WA’s Murchison region has intercepted 20m grading 9.06 per cent total graphitic carbon in a 60m thick zone, indicating a possible new graphite province.

Doug Bright

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Canadian copper bonanza for White Cliff Minerals

White Cliff Minerals has kicked up a swag of uber high-grade copper sniffs, tipping the scales at a record-breaking 64 per cent, giving hints of a large-scale copper discovery at its Rae project in Canada.

Helen Barling

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newsAussie shares fall on mining, Wall St wobble

The Australian sharemarket fell on Friday as the big miners wobbled and uncertainty courses through Wall Street.

Duncan Evans

Star Minerals to launch uranium drilling in Namibia

Star Minerals is set to kick off drilling at its Cobra uranium project in Namibia which will comprise the first step of its staged earn-in to the project, estimated to contain 9 million pounds of uranium oxide.

Doug Bright

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ContractingPremiumMitchell Freeway worker death an NRW subcontractor

NRW Holdings has acknowledged it is running the Mitchell Freeway upgrade project where a 35-year-old father was killed by an excavator.

Adrian Rauso

EconomyPremiumOil worries could put Aussie motorists under the pump

Aussies could soon be paying 5¢ per litre more at the bowser as escalating conflict in the Middle East puts oil markets on alert.

Matt Mckenzie

DefenceCommentsPremiumAussie commando at centre of ABC footage scandal opens up

The Australian commando at the centre of the ABC’s fake war crimes footage scandal is demanding the public broadcaster’s top brass pay for falsely vilifying his platoon.

Liam Bartlett

BULLS N’ BEARSHydration rehydrates share price with non-US asset sale

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears Runner of the Week is … Hydration Pharmaceuticals. The rehydration products supplier leapt after an asset sale, while Odessa Minerals, Nyrada and Australian Rare Earths also ran hard.

Craig Nolan

BiotechCommentsPremiumNeurotech fails to get FDA backing for cannabinoid drug

A WA listed biotech has failed in its bid to get major backing from the US Food and Drug Administration for its cannabinoid drug therapy aimed at treating neurological disorders in children.

Cheyanne Enciso

MiningTaiwan’s pitch for WA’s minerals

Taiwan’s top emissary down under believes Australia can break the economic grasp of China and declared his country is open for business when it comes to Western Australia’s minerals.

Adrian Rauso

The NightlyMillions of Aussies getting money back from major banks

Customers are receiving a share of $25 million. Here’s why.

Dominique Tassell

Property CommentsPremiumPlan to bring hotel, apartment towers to heart of Cottesloe

One of Perth’s leafiest suburbs could be home to two apartment blocks, up to 17 storeys high, featuring a luxury hotel and restaurants.

Morgan de Smidt

EconomyCommentsPremiumPerth house prices tipped to rise by staggering amount

Australia’s housing market is showing signs of cooling, according to a leading economist, but Perth is set to buck the trend with an astronomical surge this year.

Cheyanne Enciso

MarketsAussie shares drop after Biden's offhand comment

The ASX200 fell 0.7 per cent on Friday after Joe Biden made an off-the-cuff remark suggesting Israel might attack Iran's oilfields.

Derek Rose

MarketsGlobal stocks rise, focus on Mideast and jobs data

World shares have edged higher despite conflict in the Middle East and looming US jobs data keeping investors jittery.

Rae Wee and Amanda Cooper

BusinessPremiumHousehold spending flat despite retail boost, tax cuts

The economy is still struggling along with flat household spending despite an uptick in retail turnover and income tax cuts beginning to flow.

Andrew Brown and Adrian Black

BankingBig bank pays out $85m in car loan fiasco

One of Australia’s biggest banks has agreed to a whopping $85 million settlement over an alleged car loan fiasco.

Duncan Evans

RETAILPremiumClass action lawyers coming for Coles, Woolies over discounts

Coles and Woolworths are facing a new class action headache over allegations they promoted specially-marked products with false discounts.

Blake Antrobus

MiningPremiumFortescue lands major court win against ex-employees

The Federal Court has ruled to dismiss an application by the ex-employees to return evidence located during searches of their homes and computers following the alleged corporate espionage.

Duncan Murray, Miklos Bolza and Rebecca LeMay

UPDATEDPremium‘Expel him’: Dutton’s big call on Iran

Peter Dutton is urging strong action against Iran after the country’s envoy to Australia sparked yet another controversy on social media.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer