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Wednesday, 27 January 2021

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‘Bridging the gap’
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Cheap rentals for essential workers in swanky suburbs

Relief is on hand for some of the forgotten cohort of essential workers caught up in WA’s rental crisis, amid warnings they will be squeezed out of the market when the moratorium ends in March.

Kim Macdonald

MarketsMiners' losses keeping ASX down 0.73pc

There were big losses for the miners on Australia's share market, which were keeping the indices down more than 0.7 per cent.

Steven Deare

Your SayPremium‘Uncomfortable’: Coon cheese rival takes aim at name change

A major rival of Coon cheese has taken aim at the brand’s new name and criticised how long it took to axe the controversial label.

David Aidone

Sales improvePremiumIluka hands back $13.6m in JobKeeper payments

The mineral sands miner will join a select group of companies to voluntarily return the Federal Government’s pandemic handout.

Stuart McKinnon

BusinessLast Holden goes under the hammer

The last Holden Commodore built in Australia is going under the hammer in an online auction, sparking "phenomenal" interest from collectors and enthusiasts.

Tim Dornin

Distressing imagesPremium‘Oxygen thief’ smashes way into popular Darwin eatery overnight

A POPULAR restaurant in the Darwin CBD has been broken into overnight, in yet another blow for a well-known publican less than a month into the new year

MADURA MCCORMACK

WFH boostVideoPremiumMicrosoft keeps chugging as pandemic continues

Microsoft’s business continued chugging ahead in 2020, powered by ongoing demand for its workplace software and cloud computing services as people worked from home.

On patrolPremiumGold raiders move in on Rinehart’s Ecuadorean mine

The Ecuadorian Government has been forced to use military muscle to keep illegal gold diggers off a mine owned by Gina Rinehart.

Daniel Newell

Gold delightsPremiumGold hits delight Kin Mining

A Goldfields-focused explorer says a raft of promising gold hits at its flagship project near Leonora paves the way for a pivotal resource upgrade at one of its cornerstone deposits.

Jason Mennell

Trend changePremiumHas COVID killed era of the long-term lease?

WA businesses are turning their backs on long-term office leases, saying they will “never sign one again”, as the shift to flexible co-working spaces continues to gain momentum.

Meilin Chew

Locals returnPremiumIconic supermarket brands back in Aussie hands

These Aussie brands are now out of foreign hands after Bega Cheese sealed a $534m deal. See which ones are on the list and what changes are coming.

David Aidone

Household billsPremiumSix phone calls to save you $6000

Millions of Australians are paying too much for their loans, insurance and other household bills. Here’s a simple solution.

Anthony Keane

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Coffee king
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Muzz Buzz founder dies after battle with rare disease

Craig Muzeroll, the man who introduced drive-through coffee to Perth, passed away just five weeks after he was diagnosed with a debilitating condition that affects only one-in-a-million people.

Sarah Brookes

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WHO’S ELIGIBLE?
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Cash incentives to hire ‘mature-age’ apprentices

Older West Australians embarking on a career in the construction industry will have their wages partly subsidised through a pilot program designed to help address emerging skills shortages.

Josh Zimmerman

Safety barrierPremiumAustralia-first 3D safety trial under way in WA

Downer, Coates Hire and SITECH WA have teamed up to trial an Australia-first technology in WA that promises to deliver improved safety for construction and mine sites.

Meilin Chew

Looking brighterPremiumUranium emerges from the shadows

As nuclear power gains credibility as a zero-emissions energy source, yellowcake is regaining some of its lustre.

Stuart McKinnon

ECONOMYPremiumNT’s economy worst in the nation again, according to CommSec

THE Northern Territory has again been ranked the worst performing economy in the nation, according to a new economic report – but the Chief Minister has slammed the document’s findings as ‘deeply flawed’.

MADURA MCCORMACK & GERARD COCKBURN

‘Unroadworthy’ vehiclePremiumDarwin auto dealer who sold disabled woman a lemon ordered to pay refund

A DARWIN auto dealer who sold a disabled woman a ‘luxury sedan’ that turned out to be a lemon has been forced to give her a refund and collect the broken-down Mercedes.

JASON WALLS, Court Reporter

Migrate NT campaignPremiumNew campaign to woo skilled workforce to the NT

FIVE key work sectors will be targeted in a new campaign to attract skilled workers to the Northern Territory.

GARY SHIPWAY, BUSINESS EDITOR

Native Minerals hunting WA gold at Music Well

Native Mineral Resources is chasing high-grade gold at its Music Well project in WA, with a detailed interpretation of various exploration datasets uncovering multiple high-priority geophysical targets, with rock chipping over the key prospect areas returning assays of over 30 grams per tonne gold.

Matt Birney

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Looking goodPremiumWA on its way up economic rankings

Commsec State of the States report shows WA equal sixth with New South Wales on economic rankings but with momentum on its side to move up the leaderboard in the new year.

Stuart McKinnon

MediaEU chief urges US to rein in social media

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called on the US to help rein in the power of social media firms.

TakeoverPremiumIFM in $8bn Spanish power swoop

IFM Investors makes blockbuster $8bn cash offer for a stake in Spanish power and renewable operator Naturgy Energy.

Perry Williams

TechnologyPremiumTech minnow faces rare ‘third strike’ vote

Xped faces a possible third strike in a row at its annual meeting to be held later this week.

Cameron England

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