Australians are still feeling cost of living pressures, with a surprising trend emerging with how they are cutting down on spending money.
Cameron Micallef
A resurgent iron ore price is poised to deliver Western Australia a $2 billion Christmas present, as the State Budget reaps a royalty reward.
Jessica Page
WA retail staff were subjected to more than 40 violent crimes a day last financial year, alarming new figures have revealed.
Caleb Runciman and Cheyanne Enciso
Viridis Mining and Minerals confirmed today it remains on track to secure the all-important Preliminary Licence for its flagship Colossus ionic clay rare earths project in Poços de Caldas, Brazil.
Doug Bright
Auric Mining has blasted out a stellar first campaign at its Munda gold project near Widgiemooltha in WA, raking in $16.8m in sales and pocketing $10.8m cash, as it gears up for a second milling run in January.
Michael Busbridge
Zenith Minerals has lit up its WA Dulcie gold project with early drilling confirming grade, scale and continuity in line with its exploration target of between 300,000 and 800,000 ounces.
James Pearson
Altech Batteries has completed a full board overhaul, with new leadership now focussed on turning its Cerenergy batteries and Silumina Anodes technologies from technical successes into commercial reality.
The data centre that supports CME Group, one of the world’s largest derivatives exchanges, has bolstered its backup cooling capacity after overheating sparked a 10-hour outage that roiled world markets.
Isis Almeida and Katherine Doherty
Property developers want to build a mix of residential and commercial space across buildings ranging from seven to 25 storeys on a vacant site next to a WA shopping centre.
Liam Murphy
Australia’s sharemarket gave up ground to start the month of December as surprising news from the Japanese central bank and an outage sparked investors anxieties.
Greatland Resources’ chief Shaun Day says “overdue but welcome” environmental approval reforms are unlikely to speed up the development of its new $1.7 billion underground gold mine in the Pilbara.
Simone Grogan
Emergency services rushed to a pork processing facility on Monday afternoon and found ‘dangerously high’ levels of the gas.
Emma Kirk
Accounts lodged with ASIC for buy-now, pay-later group Afterpay reveal its value has been heavily reduced since US fintech Block acquired it.
Tom Richardson
Airlines are bouncing back from a major recall of Airbus A320s as they revise down the number of jets affected and the time needed to repair a software problem.
Tim Hepher, Allison Lampert and David Shepardson
Melbourne-based Epiminder plans to use the funds from its initial public offering to commercialise a device it says could transform epilepsy care.
Derek Rose
The Federal Government has been warned to rein in spending and lay off the power bill rebates or it will worsen the risk of interest rate hikes hitting homeowners next year.
Matt Mckenzie
Australians locked out of buying a house are now finding they can’t afford a unit with property investor activity at a new high for the decade.
Stephen Johnson
Asia's manufacturing has declined amid sluggish demand and global uncertainties, as China's factory activity contracts despite a rise in new export orders.
Staff Writers
Australia’s wine industry is facing a 260 million litre surplus and consumption is tipped to slow further over the next five years amid changing drinking patterns.
Cheyanne Enciso and Daniel Newell
Zenith Energy has stepped in to develop a major renewable project — likely worth north of $1 billion — in the Goldfields that will power the famous Super Pit mine.
China's central bank has vowed crackdown on virtual currencies, triggering a tumble in Hong Kong-listed stocks with cryptocurrency-related businesses.
The Pastoralists and Graziers Association of WA’s longest-serving president has stepped down. After 11 years, Tony Seabrook is handing the baton to Kojoup farmer Digby Stretch.
Cally Dupe
Market worries of a growing glut in global oil markets has likely played a role in the OPEC+ decision to increase prices as much as 1.5 per cent.
A drop in defence stocks have led European markets lower, while comments from the Bank of Japan governor have lifted the yen and bond yields.
Elizabeth Howcroft
