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Alcoa’s Kwinana refinery operated about six decades.

MiningPremiumAlcoa tallies billions in cost of closing Kwinana refinery

Costs to close Alcoa’s Kwinana refinery have ballooned to staggering levels as fresh financial filings reveal a cash crunch.

Matt Mckenzie

ViaSat satellite launched by SpaceX rocket

BusinessPremiumNew satellite to boost internet across regional WA

Regional and remote Australians could see more reliable satellite internet from later this year after Viasat successfully launched a new satellite over the Asia-Pacific region.

Ryan Johnson

Dr Craig Challen of VetWest Animal Hospital in Clarkson, WA. Must credit Vet Practice Magazine.

House That!VideoPremiumThai cave rescue hero’s Ocean Reef property up for sale

Dr Craig Challen’s latest endeavour — listing a commercial property — seems world’s away from the 2018 cave rescue that led him to become West Australian of the Year.

Kim Macdonald

?Japanese authorities last stepped into currency markets over the yen in 2024. (AP PHOTO)

MoneyPremiumJapan intervenes to counter currency weakness: sources

Japan has reportedly intervened to prop up the country's currency after the finance minister said the time to take "decisive action" in the market was nearing.

Staff Writers

US spending on goods including food and clothing dipped in the first three months of the year. (EPA PHOTO)

BusinessUS economy grew two per cent between January and March

United States government data indicates the country's gross domestic product grew by two per cent from January through March.

Staff Writers

Analysts say investors on Wall Street are trying to look through near-term uncertainty. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumWall Street opens mixed after GDP numbers released

US stocks have opened mixed as investors digested data showing that the country's economic growth picked up in the first quarter.

Niket Nishant and Utkarsh Hathi

Unions have renewed calls for a four-day work week. NewsWire / Nikki Short

newsPremium‘Work to live’: Push for four-day work week

Unions have launched a radical push for a four-day work week without pay cuts, calling it the biggest employment shake-up since the 1970s.

Cameron Micallef

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has flagged an “ambitious” budget. NewsWire / Liam Kidston

newsPremiumAustralia’s budget luck ‘running out’ fast

There’s a grim reason why the national debt is falling, with experts calling for major reform to fix the structural issues.

Cameron Micallef

Pressure is mounting for Jim Chalmers to sharpen the axe in his upcoming Federal Budget.

EconomyCommentsPremiumDeloitte issues grim warning on ‘structurally flawed’ Budget

Pressure is mounting for Jim Chalmers to sharpen the axe in his upcoming Federal Budget as economists from Deloitte warn years of revenue windfalls have ‘papered over’ structural flaws in the nation’s finances.

Matt Mckenzie

The Bank of England's interest rate decision was widely expected and echoes that of the US Fed. (AP PHOTO)

BusinessPremiumUK rates kept on hold as bank weighs Iran war impact

The Bank of England has held interest rates at 3.75 per cent but warns the Middle East energy shock could drive up inflation and lead to a hike.

Pan Pylas

Foreign Minister Penny Wong was in Seoul during a tour of Asia to bolster Australia's fuel security. (AP PHOTO)

Oil & GasPremiumS.Korea and Australia strengthen energy co-operation

South Korea and Australia have agreed to work ‌to maintain ‌a stable and reliable supply of fuel as the world battles an energy shock due to the Iran war.

Staff Writers

The Rabbit Lake uranium mine in Canada’s world-class Athabasca basin, just 50km from Infini Resources’ Reynolds and Reitenbach Lake projects.

Infini kicks off high-stakes drill test in Canadian uranium heartland

Infini Resources has kicked off a maiden uranium drilling tilt at its Canadian Athabasca Basin projects, with the first-ever test of known high-grade surface mineralisation and compelling geological targets.

Andrew Todd

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Synergy’s $500 million Scott River Wind Farm has been given the tick of approval by the Regional Development Assessment Panel, pushing the energy project closer to development.   

Renewable EnergyPremiumControversial Scott River wind farm gets go-ahead

Synergy’s $500 million Scott River Wind Farm has been given the tick of approval by the Regional Development Assessment Panel, pushing the controversial energy project closer to development.   

Craig Duncan

Kalamazoo has appointed BurnVoir Corporate Finance to lead the charge to unlock the full value of its Ashburton gold project in Western Australia.

Kalamazoo lines up finance firepower for 1.44Moz Pilbara gold push

Kalamazoo Resources has appointed BurnVoir Corporate Finance to secure funding and strategic partnerships for its 1.44 million-ounce Ashburton gold project as it transitions from explorer to Pilbara developer.

Murray Ward

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Shadow Treasurer and Minister for Housing Sandra Brewer (pictured) said more and more West Aussies are missing out on safe housing.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumCook to blame for ‘terrible’ rental market, says Opposition

The Opposition has levelled blame for the increasing unaffordablity of rentals at the Cook Government, saying more people are falling through the cracks of WA’s housing crisis.

Oliver Lane

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FINANCEPremiumHints on major housing tax shake-up

Australia’s treasurer has hinted at housing tax reforms that could reshape the property market but warned any changes would raise minimal revenue.

Cameron Micallef

Mineral Resources boss Chris Ellison at the Port of Ashburton in Onslow.

MiningPremiumMinRes boss’ direct appeal to Premier used as trial tactic

An ‘extraordinary’ letter penned by Chris Ellison to Premier Roger Cook urging him to step into a multi-million dollar port levy dispute has re-emerged in court.

Rebecca Le May

ADX Energy’s Anshof-3 (left) and Anshof-2A(right) wells in Upper Austria

ADX Energy fires up drill rig as Austrian oil, gas revenue jumps

ADX Energy has lifted oil output 4.4% to 200 barrels per day as revenue surged 31% to $2.1M, driven by its Vienna Basin workovers and Anshof performance, with shallow gas drilling underway.

Penny Taylor

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Education Minister Prue Carr is facing calls to scrap a plan to replace specialised teachers with inexperienced "clerks." Image: Supplied

NewsPush to scrap ‘reckless’ teacher plan

The NSW Teachers Federation has called on the education minister to reverse a “reckless” plan to replace specialist teachers with inexperienced “clerks.”

Emma Kirk

Eight of the 11 sectors traded higher. NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

MarketsPremiumASX continues brutal sell-off

The ASX has plunged for eight straight sessions as soaring oil prices threaten to devastate grocery bills and corporate margins.

Cameron Micallef

Liontown Resources managing director and chief executive Tony Ottaviano during the 2024 Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum.

MiningPremiumSpot sale buoys hope of further lithium gains

Liontown is eager to expand its Kathleen Valley mine amid a lithium price run that appears to still have legs following a rumoured spot cargo sale by one of its rivals.

Adrian Rauso

A home designed by one of Perth’s most celebrated architects is set to be demolished. But property watchers are divided over whether it the home is an architectural beauty, or simply past its use-by date.

House That!VideoCommentsPremiumThis celebrated Dalkeith home has a date with a bulldozer

A home designed by one of Perth’s most celebrated architects is set to be demolished. But property watchers are divided over whether it the home is an architectural beauty, or simply past its use-by date.

Kim Macdonald

Dalaroo Metals has secured full ownership of the high-grade heart of its Blue Lagoon project in Greenland.

Dalaroo snaps up full control of Greenland rare earths prize

Dalaroo Metals has secured full ownership of the high-grade heart of its Blue Lagoon project in Greenland, clearing the path for a major exploration blitz across a 2.7km mineralised strike later in the year.

Murray Ward

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It’s dangerous work, but post-war reconstruction and diversification brings opportunities for the cowboys of the energy industry.

The EconomistCommentsPremiumSwashbuckling oil-services firms are preparing for a boom

THE ECONOMIST: It’s dangerous work, but post-war reconstruction and diversification brings opportunities for the cowboys of the energy industry.