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Woolworths chief executive Amanda Bardwell.

RetailCommentsWoolies grows grocery sales but tips $70m wipe-out for Big W

Woolworths has posted a modest improvement in group sales for the third quarter but revealed its long-struggling discount department store Big W was set to cop a $70 million loss in the second half.

Cheyanne Enciso

ADX Energy pockets $2.5M in oil sales from Austrian licences to expand the company’s Welchau and Sicilian exploration projects.

ADX pockets $2.5M from three months of Austrian oil production

ADX Energy looks to be firing on all cylinders having opened up the valves on its Austrian oil operations boosting production by 13 per cent to 246 barrels of oil per day and banking $2.5M in the process.

Andrew Todd

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The United States has signed an economic deal with Ukraine,

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United States sign economic deal with Ukraine

The United States and Ukraine have signed a historic economic deal that will give the United States access to Ukraine’s critical minerals, something Donald Trump thinks will bring peace in the region. 

Max Corstorphan

US President Donald Trump has blamed former President Joe Biden for GDP going down.

THE NIGHTLY‘Mess’: Trump fronts up to US economy shrinking

US President Donald Trump has addressed the latest figures which show GDP has shrunk for the first time in three years as chaos and confusion of tariffs continue.

Max Corstorphan

Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp.

BusinessCommentsNvidia CEO issues China AI warning

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that China is ‘not behind’ in artificial intelligence, and that Huawei is ‘one of the most formidable technology companies in the world’.

Madeline Cove

US President Donald Trump has blamed former President Joe Biden for GDP going down.

EconomyComments‘Mess’: Trump fronts up to US economy shrinking

US President Donald Trump has addressed the latest figures which show GDP has shrunk for the first time in three years as chaos and confusion of tariffs continue.

Max Corstorphan

National median house prices hit all time high.

Housing marketPremiumRegional WA housing prices dip and new median prices set

Median housing prices in regional Western Australia have experienced a slight decrease in the month of April, new PropTrack data shows.

Sofia Fimognari

New townhouses are proposed on Harborne Street in Glendalough.

Density livingCommentsPremiumLondon-inspired townhouses now available in Perth

Glendalough turnkey townhouses, which fall within the Bob Hawke College catchment area, are now for sale.

Liam Murphy

New Murchison Gold has reported “amazing headline grade” at its Crown Prince project.

‘Amazing’ returnPremiumAssay result of 0.28m at 17,240g/t at gold project

The company behind a gold project near Meekatharra has reported an “amazing headline grade” from a diamond hole of 0.28 metres at 17,240 grams per tonne as it pushes to bring an open-pit mine into production.

Neil Watkinson

IGO’s Nova-Bollinger processing plant.

End draws nearPremiumNova nickel mine will finish by end of 2026, IGO says

Production at the Nova-Bollinger nickel-copper-cobalt mine in the Fraser Range will finish at the end of next year, IGO has revealed.

Neil Watkinson

Ora Banda Mining managing director Luke Creagh.

Expansion pathPremiumOra Banda’s 2024-25 gold sales already ahead of last year

The fortunes of Ora Banda Mining continue to rise, with the current financial year’s gold sales already surpassing the previous year — with one quarter still to go.

Neil Watkinson

The 23-storey proposed development is worth $120 million.

Commercial property CommentsPremiumSouth Perth’s $120m apartment tower given green light

A $120 million, 23-storey apartment complex in South Perth, featuring a mix of residential apartments, aged-care facility and a restaurant/cafe, is set to transform the local skyline.

Liam Murphy

The skateboarding community who use ‘the ledge’ at the Wool Stores are celebrating its preservation.

Commercial propertyCommentsPremiumWorld-famous skate ledge saved from refurbishment axe

The 100m-long ledge is a 24/7 skateboarding haven for locals and a must-visit in Perth for some of the sport’s biggest names, including Eric Koston and Mike Carroll. 

Caitlin Vinci

The national median dwelling price rose 0.3 per cent to $825,000 in April, after a rate cut. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Commercial PropertyPremiumRate cut could fuel further 'modest' house price growth

Australia's house prices continue to climb across every capital city after a recent interest rate cut, despite a slump in auction clearance rates.

Alex Mitchell

The Dow and S&P 500 have registered monthly declines, while the Nasdaq finished with a slight gain. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsLate rally propels Dow, S&P 500 to slight gains

US stocks have closed higher after a late rally and following a wild month as investors and consumers reeled over President Donald Trump's tariff announcements.

Chuck Mikolajczak

The major banks have been caught up in an infostealer attack. iStock

FINANCEPremiumMajor bank announces Australian first

A big four bank will launch an Australian first aimed at helping stop common scam threats.

Cameron Micallef

The PropTrack report said the rate of price growth was moderating in cities that have outperformed over the past year, such as Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane.

PropertyCommentsPremiumPerth loses its property price crown to Adelaide

First home buyers will be happy to hear that Perth is no longer the property leader of the past year.

Kim Macdonald

US consumer spending continued to grow, though at a moderate pace. (AP PHOTO)

EconomyPremiumUS economy contracts 0.3 per cent in the first quarter

US economy contracted in first quarter of 2025, the first drop in three years.

Lucia Mutikani

Askari Metals new projects in Southern Ethiopia’s Adola Greenstone Belt contain extensive quartz veining which often carry high gold grades, including here at Wayu Boda where rock chip samples assayed up to 47g/t gold.

Askari seizes first mover status on Ethiopian gold projects

Askari Metals has entered into a binding agreement to acquire 100% of Rift Valley Metals which owns a gold portfolio of five tenements enclosing 460 square kilometres of highly prospective ground in Ethiopia.

Doug Bright

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Australian Livestock Exporters Association chief executive Mark Harvey-Sutton.

Federal PoliticsCommentsReview reveals amount spent on spruiking live export ban

Nearly half of the advertising spend by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry since 2022 as been spent on sharing the live sheep export ban, the Australian Live Export Council says.

Oliver Lane

Mineral Resources managing director Chris Ellison.

BoardsCommentsPremiumMineral Resources chair parachuted in to fix ASX breach

The departure of director Denise McComish left MinRes in breach of listing regulations that require its audit and risk committee to have at least three directors and be led by an independent chair.

Sean Smith

Perth airport has been evacuated Picture credit: Anne Palfrey

WA NEWSCommentsChaos as two Perth Airport terminals evacuated

Crowds of people were forced to evacuate after a fire alarm was set off in the airport.

The ASX 200 gained ground on Wednesday. NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

MarketsPremiumASX lifts on rate cut hopes

A jump in the banking and consumer discretionary stocks helped push the ASX into the green on Wednesday as investors factored in a rate cut in May.

Cameron Micallef

The administrators are exploring a rescue that would see Jeanswest continue on as an online-only business.

RetailCommentsCollapsed Jeanswest’s eye-watering debt pile revealed

New filings reveal that the 90-store national retailer owes millions to its 600 staff and is sitting on nearly $776,000 in unclaimed gift vouchers.

Sean Smith