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Gold hit an all-time high of $US3,578 in the morning before settling near noon at $US3,563 an ounce. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

MarketsPremiumAustralian shares edge lower as gold pushes ever higher

The Australian market was down 0.1 per cent at midday, while goldminers were shining as the yellow metal hit a fresh all-time high of $US3,578 an ounce.

Derek Rose

The flights will operate with Qantas’ Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

AviationCommentsPremiumFantastico! Qantas extends non-stop Perth to Rome flights

Qantas is giving travellers more ways to reach the Eternal City by expanding its non-stop Perth to Rome service, adding more than 40 flights from next year.

Cheyanne Enciso

Fresh Australian apples will soon be bound for Canada under a newly negotiated trade agreement by the Federal Government in a win for the $680 million industry. Inset: Federal Agriculture Minister Julie Collins.

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Trade deal opens new apple opportunities to Canada

Fresh Australian apples will soon be bound for Canada under a newly negotiated trade agreement by the Federal Government in a win for the $680 million industry.

Georgia Campion

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BANKINGPremium‘Blindsided’: Bank axes 200 jobs

A bank has been slammed for “blindsiding” workers after announcing 200 job cuts as part of a plan aimed at saving $30m.

Cameron Micallef

Westpac’s digital tool — dubbed BizEdge — allows faster processing for business loans.

BankingPremiumWestpac to hire hundreds of bankers in business lending push

Westpac plans to hire 350 bankers and turn more to artificial intelligence as it ramps up business lending.

Daniel Newell

NRW boss Jules Pemberton with Fredon CEO Scott Olsen and former chairman and major shareholder Alan Lipman.

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NRW buys east coast contractor Fredon for up to $200m

The Sydney-based acquisition employs 2500 workers and generates annual revenue of $840m.

Daniel Newell

The Zorzi family sold out of the company in 2019.

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King hit: Mercedes mess claims another victim

Another company linked to luxury home builder Mercedes Group — which traded under the brand Zorzi Builders — has hit the wall.

Matt Mckenzie

Australia’s gross gross agricultural production is forecast to rise by $685 million in the financial year.

BusinessPremiumRecord forecast for Australia's world-class agriculture

Australia's farmers and producers are on track to deliver a record result, with new figures showing the industry will pass $100 billion this financial year.

Fraser Barton

Farmers are on the frontline of climate change - and are adapting to meet the challenge. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

AgriculturePremiumPolling 'farmers, not Facebook' reveals climate reality

Most farmers view climate change as a major threat to their businesses and are already dealing with unpredictable growing seasons and unusual rainfall patterns.

Poppy Johnston

Nestle has abruptly dismissed its CEO Laurent Freixe for failing to disclose a romantic relationship with a subordinate.

BusinessCommentsNestle CEO sacked for relationship with employee

Nestle has abruptly dismissed its chief executive Laurent Freixe for failing to disclose a romantic relationship with a subordinate.

Kimberley Braddish

A Santos Ltd. pilot well operates on a farm property in Narrabri, Australia.

Oil & GasPremiumLNG plant leaked methane for decades, group claims

A liquefied natural gas export plant in the Northern Territory leaked methane for almost two decades, according to a local environmental group.

Keira Wright

It wasn’t until May this year that daughter Kelly-Jo Williams says the family was told why the ambulance transfer took 26 minutes, after paramedics arrived.

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Beloved Perth grandad’s death blamed on broken photocopier

A broken photocopier has been blamed for a 26-minute hospital transfer that Alfred Williams’ grieving family fear might have contributed to his death.

Jessica Page

BankingPremiumANZ mulls cutting as many as 5000 jobs in revamp

ANZ is mulling a reduction in headcount by as many as 5,000 people as part of a wider restructure under chief executive officer Nuno Matos, according to a report by Capital Brief.

Adam Haigh

Recent home buyers Lisa and Neville Stanway are now looking at properties for their daughter and son-in-law in the difficult Albany market.

HOME RUSHPremiumHot Albany property market to tighten further, agent says

One of the Great Southern’s leading real estate agents has said he’s not surprised Albany has topped the State list of surging property markets, forecasting tight conditions for at least another 18 months.

Melissa Sheil

The cost of a PBS-listed script will be slashed by 25 per cent from January 1. NewsWire/ Martin Ollman

BreakingPremiumBig change coming to cost of medicines

The cost of PBS-listed medicines will be slashed by about 20 per cent in a mere months, with Labor passing new laws to bring the election promise to life.

Jessica Wang

Castle Minerals looks set to spread its wings from Ghana into a new phase of exploration in the adjacent West African nation of Cote d’Ivoire, where it has acquired seven new licence areas close to other significant gold projects and highly prospective exploration ground.

Acquisition puts seven new West African gold permits in Castle hands

Castle Minerals has secured 100% of UK-based Mineralis Ltd, bringing in seven new gold permits in Côte d’Ivoire. The company has solid funding and looks set to land some new West African gold targets.

Doug Bright

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NewsPremiumIconic takeaway item now gone forever

An iconic takeaway packet is now a thing of the past in one state, with a ban now in effect for the longstanding plastic item.

Duncan Evans

Dynamic Metals has began hammering into its prospective Chalice South gold prospect. It has a reverse circulation drilling program underway at the site, which forms part of the company’s Widgiemooltha project near Norseman in Western Australia.

Dynamic targets WA gold along strike of prolific Chalice mine

Dynamic Metals has started hammering drill targets at its Chalice South prospect, within its Widgiemooltha project in WA’s Goldfields-Esperance region, targeting anomalies identified from historical data.

Craig Nolan

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South West dairy empire Mundella will live to sell its range of award-winning yogurt for another day after creditors voted to keep the failed business running.

brand thrown lifelineCommentsPremiumDairy empire Mundella handed lifeline at creditors meeting

Dairy empire Mundella will live to sell its range of award-winning yogurt another day after creditors voted to keep it running after it fell into administration earlier this year.

Melissa Pedelty

Seven of the 11 sectors finished in the red. Photo: Gaye Gerard / NewsWire

NewsPremiumASX sinks, gold soars on Trump tirade

Australian shares have tumbled to a two-week low after Trump's social media claims about US inflation sparked a rush to safe-haven assets.

Cameron Micallef

Founder and former chairman of John Rothwell. Michael Wilson, The West Australian.

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Exiting Austal founder urges caution on Hanwha stake call

John Rothwell says Mitsubishi and Damen “may well withdraw their designs” if they believed the homegrown WA naval shipbuilder will end up in Hanwha’s hands.

Sean Smith and Daniel Newell

Dateline’s Colosseum located within earshot of MP Materials Mountain Pass mine.

Dateline raises $25M for US gold‑rare earths push near Mountain Pass

Dateline Resources has raised $25M for drilling and BFS work at its California Colosseum gold‑rare earths project. Federal recognition and an OTC listing add weight to the case for this ASX high-flyer.

Bill McConnell

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Critica Ltd will employ Vietnam’s Centre of Science and Technology of Minerals and Environment to design, construct and operate a pilot-scale beneficiation plant to process rare earths from the company’s Jupiter project in Western Australia.

Critica seeks out Vietnamese know-how for rare earths pilot plant

Critica Ltd has appointed a Vietnamese metallurgical and mining equipment firm to design, construct and operate a pilot-scale beneficiation plant for rare earths from its Jupiter project in WA’s Mid West.

Craig Nolan

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Home prices have risen 1.8 per cent nationally in the past three months, taking the median value to $848,858 compared with $1.22 million in Sydney alone.

PropertyPremiumHouse prices rise for seventh month after rate cuts

Australian home prices advanced for a seventh straight month, fuelled by lower borrowing costs and a supply shortfall in major cities, with economists predicting further increases ahead.

Swati Pandey and Sunil Jagtiani