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Chief executive Brett Boynton hopes DryFlow Magnetics can help unlock a green iron export industry. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Iron orePremiumMagnetic attraction to lift Aussie green iron prospects

A process that uses magnets rather than water to extract high-quality iron ore will be tested at an Australian mine to boost the nation's export potential.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

The entrance to Black Cat Syndicate’s Lakewood mill south-east of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Ramping upPremiumBlack Cat starts feeding Kal East ore into Lakewood mill

Black Cat’s Lakewood mill has started processing ore from its Kal East gold operation, with the plant’s connection to Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s electricity grid meaning it faces no fuel disruption threat.

Neil Watkinson

Olio’s Fine Food’s GM Michael Ribaudo and owner Oli Buenviaje with Arvind Kumar, GM of Residence on Langley Park.

RetailCommentsPremiumNew era for old Hyatt hotel with new food, beverage offering

The former Hyatt Regency in Perth has appointed a new caterer in a bid to put the redeveloped venue back on the map following the hotel’s closure nearly two years ago.

Cheyanne Enciso

Analysts says traders are pricing in an expectation that a surge in oil prices will be short-lived. (EPA PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumWall St rises as investors hope for US-Iran resolution

US stocks have closed higher as investors awaited economic data and monitored the situation in the Middle East.

Sinéad Carew and Niket Nishant

QFA943, which was destined for Perth, was due to land back in Brisbane after a mechanical issue was noticed on Monday night.

AviationCommentsWA bound plane forced to fly in circles amid tech issue

A Qantas plane bound for Perth was diverted to Brisbane and forced to circle for almost three hours due to a ‘mechanical issue’ on Monday night. 

Caleb Runciman

Coogee Courtyard owner Dave Martin said he feared metered parking would drive customers away. ACA

NEWSPremiumOutrage over council’s parking ‘cash grab’

A Sydney council’s plan to introduce paid parking along its most popular beaches has sparked a furious backlash from locals, who have labelled it a “cash grab”.

Blake Antrobus

Rock chip samples picked up by Infinity Mining have identified a significant ten-kilometre gold trend and a seven-and-a-half-kilometre copper trend at its Hillside project in the East Pilbara.

Infinity lights up huge twin gold and copper trends in Pilbara

Infinity Mining has identified two massive mineral trends at its Hillside project in the Pilbara, including a 10km gold zone with rock chips up to 240g/t gold and a 7.5km copper-silver trend.

Murray Ward

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Southern Hemisphere and FMR Resources JV drilling in progress at Target K in the Llahuin project.

Southern Hemisphere, FMR Resources close in on Chilean copper porphyry

Southern Hemisphere Mining’s and FMR Resources’ recent diamond drilling results in Chile indicate a likely big gold-copper-molybdenum porphyry system, the focus of a phase two program to test the porphyry core.

Doug Bright

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A Hamilton Hill building site in early 2025.

ConstructionCommentsPremiumRegulators keep close eye on building cost squeeze

Regulators will be watching WA builders to prevent excessive price hikes for homebuyers as the industry braces for war-driven cost blowouts.

Matt Mckenzie

West Aussie workers have been repaid a staggering $30 million after a wave of payslip blunders left thousands of local families short-changed.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumWA workers win back $30m after major payroll bungle

West Aussie workers have been repaid a staggering $30 million after a wave of payslip blunders left thousands of local families short-changed. 

Caitlin Vinci

ADX rigging up at its HOCH-1 site, the first of a three-well gas campaign in Upper Austria.

ADX rigs up first of three wells in Upper Austria gas push

ADX Energy has lit the fuse on its Austrian gas hunt, mobilising HOCH-1 as the first of three rapid-fire gas exploration wells, targeting 17.3Bcf and primed for fast-track production if successful.

Penny Taylor

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Aluminium in the yard at Tomago Aluminium Smelter.

Bauxite-AluminaPremiumAluminium jumps to four-year high on Trump’s Hormuz blockade

Aluminium jumped to a four-year high in London, as US President Donald Trump’s blockade of Iranian ports threatened more disruptions to shipments from the Persian Gulf.

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Element 25's Butcherbird manganese project in the Pilbara.

MiningPremiumManganese hopeful raises $18m in war-weary market

Element 25 has managed to shore up commitments from investors to tip $18 million into the manganese hopeful’s coffers despite considerable unease in markets stemming from conflict in the Middle East. 

Simone Grogan

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TRAVEL INCIDENTSMajor travel company in huge data breach

One of the world’s largest travel giants has issued a warning to Aussies after it suffered a massive data breach, leading to customers’ personal information being compromised.

Emma Kirk

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has declared his second trip to Asia in a week to secure fuel supplies for Australia is ‘very significant’ but has sidestepped questions about what deals he hopes to clinch from the leaders of Brunei and Malaysia. 

Federal PoliticsCommentsPM in second Asia fuel run as pressure builds on diesel

The Prime Minister will visit Asia again to secure fuel supplies as pressure builds on Australia’s diesel reserves.

Andrew Greene

The Australian sharemarket took a hit on Monday. NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard

MARKET WRAPPremiumTrump move rocks Aussie sharemarket

Gold miners and tech stocks have dragged the ASX 200 down, but oil has soared after US President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

Angie Raphael

Dalaroo Metals Blue Lagoon project in southwest Greenland shows geological similarities to other major rare earths and critical elements deposits within 200km, including Kvanefjeld, Tanbreez and Motzfeldt.

Dalaroo lists on OTCQB market to meet US Greenland rare earths demand

Dalaroo Metals has begun trading on the US-based OTCQB market under the ticker DALMF, giving North American traders access to its gold and critical minerals playbook in US dollars during local market hours.

Doug Bright

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JD Vance, Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth

EnergyVideoCommentsPremium‘Demented’: Trump’s Iran blockade a ‘dangerous’ escalation

The US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz would transform a regional fight into potentially a global fight, with a supply loss of up to 12 million barrels a day, an expert has warned.

Regional Development Minister Stephen Dawson along with GSDC’s Natasha Monks, Samantha Rowe MLC and successful RED Grant applicants in Albany.

Grant fundingPremiumGreat Southern businesses to benefit from REDs funding

Six Great Southern businesses will take their next step forward after securing a share of $1.02m in Regional Economic Development (RED) Grant funding, aimed at driving new business growth. 

Amy Towers

Inpex’s'S Ichthys LNG offshore facilities

EnergyCommentsPremiumInpex’s Ichthys ships Aussie fuel for local buyers

Japan’s Inpex has pledged Australian buyers will have first dibs on its next fuel cargo amid a global scramble to shore up supply disrupted by the Middlle East conflict.

Matt Mckenzie

Booking.com customers have been put on alert after a data breach exposed the personal details of some users to unauthorised third parties.

BusinessCommentsMajor travel company hit by ‘suspicious’ data breach

Personal information of customers may have been accessed by unauthorised third parties.

Amy Cavender

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FINANCEShocking numbers show major housing issue

The great Australian dream of owning a home is slipping further out of reach with house prices in major cities set to rise even more this year.

Abisha Sapkota

Beetaloo is now fully funded and focused on delivering first pilot gas at its Northern Territory Carpenteria project.

Beetaloo locks in $66.3M to fast-track to first NT gas

Beetaloo Energy has bagged $66.3M in a strongly supported placement and unlocked a $45M facility, leaving it fully funded and focused on delivering first pilot gas at its Carpentaria project later in the year.

Penny Taylor

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ASX-listed Viva owns a network of Shell, Reddy Express and the newly-acquired OTR — which stands for On The Run — fuel stations. 

RetailCommentsPremiumFuel retailer flags $25m hit after ASIC accounting review

Fuel retailer Viva Energy has been forced to change how it values its petrol stations following a review by the corporate regulator, resulting in an extra $25 million in impairment charges.

Cheyanne Enciso