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PoliticsPM breaks silence on Biden’s name error

Aussie Prime Minister Scott Morrison has responded after US President Joe Biden appeared to forget his name during a major announcement.

Jack Paynter

Overnight marketsWall St dips amid rising Treasury yields

US stocks have closed mostly lower as investors dropped shares in major tech companies.

Stephen Culp

CadburyAussie Cadbury workers on strike

Chocolate will stop being produced in Melbourne for a full day as hundreds of Cadbury workers go on strike to push for better conditions.

Jack Paynter

Trade stoushCommentsPremiumAustralia not backing down on China wine tariff fight

Australia is forging ahead with action against China’s sanctions on Australian wine, requesting the World Trade Organisation form a ‘dispute settlement panel’ to stop Beijing’s behaviour.

You’ve got mailPremiumAustralia Post to replace Perth parcel facility

At an estimated cost of $82m, it is expected to process 14,000 parcels per hour.

Adrian Lowe

Trade subotagePremiumBusinesses tipped to suffer retaliation over subs deal

Businesses could bear the brunt of escalating trade tensions between Australia and China as the relationship is expected to worsen amid the new nuclear submarine deal, experts have warned.

Kate Purnell

Massive demandPremiumStampede to crypto triggers a talent deficit

WA’s crypto job market is red hot as digital coins surge in popularity, but companies looking to jump on the trend are being held back by the stiff competition for talent.

Kate Purnell

Vietnam nickel sulphide hunt intensifies for Blackstone

Vietnam-focused nickel company, Blackstone Minerals is off to a flyer in a recently launched infill drilling campaign at its King Snake prospect after intersecting 8.5m of sulphides, including massive sulphide veins. Assays from previous drilling at the prospect have also delivered multiple nickel hits.

Matt Birney

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New Strickland asset sets scene for fast track to production

Strickland Metals says its recently acquired 346,000-ounce Millrose gold project on the north-eastern flank of the prolific gold-bearing Yandal-Millrose greenstone belt in WA provides an outstanding drill-ready opportunity to potentially grow its gold resource base in pursuit of possible early production in the region.

Matt Birney

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Court actionPremiumCBA faces fines of up to $51m over dodgy insurance sale

Australia’s biggest bank has admitted it made false or misleading claims to customers when selling add-on insurance, some of whom were unemployed.

Adrian Lowe

Auroch set to drill test Arden Zinc project in SA

Auroch Minerals is gearing up to set the drill rods spinning at its Arden zinc project in SA after receiving state regulatory approval after signing access agreements with free-hold landowners and the Nukunu traditional owners. Drilling is set for October.

Matt Birney

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Director exodusPremiumCrown farewells 10th board director in less than a year

The retirement leaves just one director remaining whose tenure began before damning report into its conduct was released.

Adrian Lowe

Godolphin hits sulphides in third Lewis Ponds lode

NSW-focused junior gold and base metals explorer Godolphin Resources says it has encountered sulphides in all reverse circulation holes drilled into the Quarry lode prospect at its high-priority Lewis Ponds polymetallic project 15km east of Orange in the Lachlan Fold Belt.

Matt Birney

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Twenty Seven Co unveils high-grade lithium sniffs in NSW

Junior exploration company, Twenty Seven Co has uncovered numerous high-grade lithium and tin showings at its Trident project in NSW after a review of historical geochemical and sample data returned lithium occurrences going as high as a dazzling 7.63 per cent lithium oxide.

Matt Birney

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MarketsPriceline and Myer help drive ASX surge

The ASX finished firmly in the green, with Priceline’s owner and Myer recording double-digit gains on takeover and profit news.

Rebecca Le May

Technology Metals delivers WA vanadium resource boost

Resource drilling by specialty metals company, Technology Metals Australia has identified a thickening of its Yarrabubba magnetite iron and vanadium deposit south of Meekatharra in WA, with broad high-grade zones including 24m at 50.2 per cent iron and 1.13 per cent vanadium pentoxide intercepted.

Matt Birney

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Mandatory jabPremiumDP World mandates COVID-19 jabs for Freo port staff

DP World Australia have announced its decision to mandate vaccination for its workers after an employee at the Port Botany terminal in NSW tested positive for COVID-19.

Caitlin Paroczai

Cop thatPremiumRio hit with $352m tax bill from ATO

Rio Tinto has been slapped with a further bill of $352m relating to denied interest deductions on a loan the mining giant used to pay an intragroup dividend in 2015.

Stuart McKinnon

Antilles test work feeds into Cuban gold feasibility

Antilles Gold’s maiden drilling program over its La Demajagua gold deposit in Cuba continues with the company sourcing material from the mineralised drill core to undertake metallurgical test work aimed at establishing preliminary concentrate grades and recoveries for gold and silver.

Matt Birney

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Calima looks to deal on Montney oil and gas acreage

Calima Energy is seeking to deal on its lucrative oil and gas acreage in the Montney formation in Canada. Options on the table include an asset sale, joint venture, asset exchange or some other transaction.

Matt Birney

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Sinking feelingCommentsPremium‘Fails WA’: McGowan slams full-cycle docking decision

Mark McGowan has slammed the Federal Government decision to keep the lucrative full-cycle docking of the Royal Australian Navy’s Collins Class submarines in South Australia.

Lanai Scarr

MiningOutrage as controversial mine plan approved

A controversial project has been given the green light as credit experts note financing is drying up for the ‘dirty’ industry.

Rebecca Le May

No resiliencePremiumWA farmers miss out on Federal drought-proofing funds

WA farmers are missing out on funding from a Federal drought resilience scheme, because the State Government refuses to sign up.

Jenne Brammer

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Twiggy’s FMG scrambles to fill jobs after mass exodus

Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group is scrambling to fill key management positions after a mass exodus of senior staff in recent weeks.

Stuart McKinnon