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‘Perfect storm’ creating nightmare WA worker shortfall

Border closures have led to a worker shortfall, leaving many desperate businesses in WA worrying about how they will fill the gaps.

Kim McDonald

Thousands lash outVideoCommentsPremiumFIFOs, nurses slam McGowan at anti-vax protest

More than 10,000 FIFO workers and nurses — some in uniform — have flocked to Forrest Place to slam the State Government’s vaccine mandates and closed border. SEE THE EXTRAORDINARY PICTURES

Briana Fiore

MarketsWall St climbs on strong bank results

US stocks have closed on a high on the back of strong results from Goldman Sachs, while retail sales and travel shares also buoyed the market.

Caroline Valetkevitch

Commercial PropertyEvergrande's $US1.7bn HQ sale flops

The collapse of talks over the sale of China Evergrande Group's Hong Kong headquarters building is a further blow to the giant property developer.

Julie Zhu and Kane Wu and Clare Jim

SPINIFEXPremiumE79 pledges to spend its money in the ground

SPINIFEX: The newly-listed E79 Gold Mines has made a pledge to shareholders that it will spending their money on its ground.

Stuart McKinnon

Budget friendlyCommentsPremiumLow-cost airline Bonza to be a major disrupter

When Bonza CEO Tim Jordan launched Kazakhstan’s first low-cost airline, FlyArystan, in 2019 he upset the local taxi drivers because his fares were lower than an alternative six-hour road trip.

Geoffrey Thomas

Emu cements claim to Sunfire nickel-PGE project

Emu NL has completed the acquisition of the Sunfire nickel-copper-PGE prospect near Bridgetown in WA. The project hosts a suite of mafic-ultramafic intrusions similar to Chalice Mining’s coveted Julimar discovery and is adjacent to Venture Minerals and Chalice Mining’s evolving Thor JV.

Matt Birney

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Crop forecastCommentsPremiumFarmers prepare for mega storm as harvest starts

Farmers are bracing for gusty winds and heavy rain next week that could damage harvest-ready crops, adding a new blow to a season that started perfectly but finished with frosts and a dry spring.

Jenne Brammer

No show ClaudeCommentsPremiumStrdanica again fails to front for his Regal probing

A judge has indefinitely adjourned the public examination of purportedly sick investment promoter Claude Strdanica after he again failed front up to the Supreme Court.

Neale Prior

PoliticsWhy Gladys still gets $14k per month

Four NSW MPs are quitting – including Gladys Berejiklian – but they will all continue to be paid handsomely by taxpayers for the foreseeable future.

Anton Nilsson

Latest crazeCommentsPremiumNFTs a valuable investment, Perth artist says

Nicola Coxon began minting her artwork as non-fungible tokens this year as a way to authenticate the moving pictures and receive ongoing royalties.

Kate Purnell

Maximus probes WA nickel target

Maximus Resources has embarked on a 7,000 metre multi-target diamond drilling crusade at its Hilditch West nickel target in WA. The company will start the program with a 500m hole targeting strong magnetic anomalies along strike from previous nickel, copper and cobalt intersections.

Matt Birney

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On-airCommentsPremiumFrom Lancelin to Dubai: CNBC’s WA anchor

A freak family accident that grabbed the state’s attention gave a young Dan Murphy a taste of the world of journalism. Fourteen years later, he’s at the world’s biggest financial news network.

Adrian Lowe

Native Minerals opens new Nullarbor exploration frontier

ASX-listed junior explorer Native Mineral Resources has opened a new exploration frontier in Western Australia’s Nullabor region after being granted two key tenements in the region.

Matt Birney

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Chill timeCommentsPremiumLocal coffee makers see cold brew sales climb

An unconventional way of drinking coffee is gathering steam among adventurous Millennials, opening the doors to a lucrative new market for brewers.

Kate Purnell

Herd on the TerraceCommentsPremiumWhy won’t this $15m Peppermint Grove mansion sell?

If you’ve got $15 million lying around and would like to join Peppermint Grove’s exclusive Esplanade set, maybe call cultured pearl pioneer Lyndon Brown.

Kula fast tracking exploration at key WA projects

ASX-listed Kula Gold is looking to head into the new year with a slurry of results from six months of drilling across its expanding tenement package in key prospective West Australian terranes, including the developing South West terrane and West Yilgarn nickel, copper and PGE province.

Matt Birney

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Auroch to sample 350m monster pegmatite for lithium

Auroch Minerals’ Nepean nickel project may turn out to be a double header after the junior exploration company discovered some 700m of pegmatite intrusions at the project that it is about to start sampling.

Matt Birney

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Venus hits sulphides in Youanmi electromagnetic conductor

Venus Metals has encountered platinum group element, copper and nickel mineralisation at its Youanmi project in WA after probing a promising electromagnetic conductor. A 734 metre drilling program extended the shallow mineralisation with a 7m intersection going 0.85 g/t platinum, palladium plus gold from 124m.

Matt Birney

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MarketsInflation fears parked, stocks backed

Shares have risen but strong oil prices and stalling car sales in Europe are a reminder of headwinds for the world economy.

Huw Jones

global promotionPremiumWest Australian Zoe Yujnovich promoted to top of Shell

The former head of the oil and gas giant’s Australian business will now head its upstream business.

Sean Smith

Big figuresCommentsPremiumRevealed: WA’s best-paid directors and what they earn

Some of WA’s best-known business figures are earning more than $1 million a year from multiple non-executive directorships. Here’s exactly what they’re taking home.

Sean Smith

TravelBig savings for returning Aussies

In more good news for Australians returning from abroad, there will be the opportunity to save significant amounts of money for certain travellers.

Anton Nilsson

Worsening outlookCommentsPremiumChina’s economy ‘not an optimistic picture’

China’s economy is being hit from all sides — a property slump, energy crisis, weak consumer sentiment and soaring raw material costs — and government data will show just how bad things are looking.