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EconomyPremiumAlarming reason living standards could fall

A leading forecaster predicts “the harm to living standards could be deep”, as global economic growth halts on the back of trade tensions.

Cameron Micallef

Qantas has been crowned the safest airline. Newswire / Gaye Gerard

AviationCommentsPremium‘Unmatched’: The world’s safest airlines revealed

Airline experts have ranked the world’s safest carriers and there is some great news for an Aussie icon.

Alexandra Feiam

The $100m Powerball prize is still unclaimed. The Lott

BreakingPremium$100m Powerball mystery leads to Bondi

A new reveal has provided a clue to the identity of the winner of one of Australia’s biggest ever lottery prizes.

Brendan Kearns

Edward St angle of proposed development.

PropertyCommentsPremiumTiny apartments are reshaping Perth as many downsize

Micro-apartments are billed as the future of living. But could you cope in size of a double garage?

Kim Macdonald

Lorna Cook co-founded home chemotherapy service Chemo@home 12 years ago.

HealthCommentsPremiumWA health founders hope to revolutionise cancer treatments

Two WA health professionals knew they needed to revolutionise the way chemotherapy and immunotherapy were administered after spending years observing cancer patients in waiting rooms struggling with fatigue.

Cheyanne Enciso

Ten of the 11 major S&P 500 sub-sectors of Wall Street have end the trading day lower. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumWall St ends sharply lower amid Iran-Israel conflict

US stocks have closed lower amid investor uncertainty following an Israeli attack on Iranian sites and Iranian retaliation strikes.

Noel Randewich and Kanchana Chakravarty

Betchtel workers gather for the mass meeting outside Woodside's Pluto Train 2 Construction Accommodation Village, Red Dog village.

Oil & GasCommentsPremiumPluto workers want pay hike as unions ready for turf war

About 800 workers for Pluto Train 2 contractor Bechtel rallied in Karratha amid a bitter turf war between unions.

Matt Mckenzie & Madelin Hayes

The price of crude oil has spiked in recent days. Christian Gilles / NewsWire

MoneyPremiumWhy Aussie shouldn’t worry about oil prices

The price of crude oil is on the rise but Australians should remain calm until the impact is known.

Cameron Micallef

Somerset Partners principal Mike Young.

Funds managementCommentsPremiumNew Claremont fundie takes cautious view with first plays

Mike Young’s Somerset Partners is kicking off with as much as 40 per cent of its Somerset Global Fund invested in cash, bonds and gold to counter the re-emerging threat of inflation.

Sean Smith

The ASX fell on Iran-Israel tensions. NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

MarketsPremiumASX slips on geopolitical tensions

A spike in oil and gold producing shares was not enough to lift the ASX200 on Friday as investors fear the fallout from the Iran-Israel crisis.

Cameron Micallef

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runners of the Week is… Icetana Limited.

ASX Runners of the Week: Icetana, Resolution Minerals and Highfield

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runners of the Week is… Icetana Limited. Critical minerals maverick Resolution Minerals and potash developer Highfield Resources also made the podium.

Andrew Todd

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13062025 Radium Capital MD Jeremy Loftus

FinanceCommentsPremiumHedge fund-backed Perth lender eyes $400m cash gap

A Perth-founded lending firm that has written more than $900 million in R&D loans since 2017 plans to dramatically crank up its reserves after seeing a rise in companies looking for access to quick capital. 

Simone Grogan

Cliff Rocke is a partner at WAIS Insolvency Solutions.

Administration and liquidationCommentsPremiumInsolvencies tipped to rise amid Tax Office crackdown

Insolvency experts have warned that Western Australia looks set for a surge in business collapses as the Australian Taxation Office clamps down on ageing debts.

Matt Mckenzie

Labubu Plushies

MarketsPremiumLabubu frenzy drives 200 per cent Pop Mart rally

Wall Street analysts are rushing to raise price targets on Pop Mart International following the success of its Labubu dolls.

Charlotte Yang

Gina Rinehart, Meg O'Neil, Ryan Stokes.

Opinion CommentsThe end of the beginning for WA gas project

BEN HARVEY: Woodside Energy boss Meg O’Neill has a gas problem. The whole of Australia is about find out how offensive it is.

Ben Harvey

Middle Island Resources Ridgelands project is 48km north of the historic site of the Mt Morgan gold mine showcasing various mining periods, including gold, copper, and silver extraction and featuring the “Big Stack,” and the open cut mine.

Middle Island explores for gold in shadow of Queensland headframes

Middle Island Resources’ review of data from its fully owned Ridgelands project in Queensland has produced a walk-up target area where 1980s exploration revealed enticing rock sample assays to 14.6g/t gold.

Doug Bright

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The big four banks are moving on interest rates outside of the RBA cash decisions. NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar

FINANCEPremiumBig four bank announces interest-rate cut

In good news for borrowers, a big four bank has slashed variable interest rates as competition between lenders heats up.

Cameron Micallef

Oil drilling derricks at desert oilfield with Iran flag.

Oil & GasPremiumPetrol price warning after Israel strikes Iran

Aussies could soon be paying an extra 12 cents per litre at the fuel bowser after a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities catapulted the price of oil.

Adrian Rauso

Ross Smith Herd on the Terrace

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Can you dig it? Ross Smith starts his engines for gold hunt

Watch out, the good people of Meekatharra. Former Perth and Margaret River firebrand Ross Smith is back on the dozer at a mine site near you.

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NEWSPremium‘Hard truth’: Millions face energy price hike

Millions of Aussie households will face higher electricity prices this winter, but there is one thing they can do to offset some of the pain.

Cameron Micallef

Woodside's plan to extend the life of its North West Shelf project has prompted widespread protests. (HANDOUT/CONSERVATION COUNCIL OF WA)

BusinessPremiumWoodside given more time to consider gas plant rules

The wait continues for a final decision on the future of a major gas plant as campaigners call for greater transparency about the controversial project.

Poppy Johnston

Viridis Mining and Minerals executive chairman Agha Shahzad Pervez (back row centre) celebrates a Brazilian government funding announcement, with chief executive officer Rafael Moreno and the company’s in-country staff.

Brazil selects Viridis for slice of $1.37B critical metals fund

Viridis Mining will share in $1.37B of critical minerals funding awarded by the Brazilian government to help break China’s ban on magnet metals and fast-track Viridis’ Colossus rare earths project.

James Pearson

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There are claims Crown is lobbying state MPs in order to get pokies in its Sydney casino. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS)

BusinessPremiumCasino giant slapped down in latest poker machine bid

Australia's biggest casino group has been blocked from expanding to poker machines as a state government faces pressure over its response to harmful gaming.

Alex Mitchell

Woodside wants to extend the life of Karratha Gas Plant out to 2070.

EnergyCommentsPremiumWoodside buys more time for talk on NWS conditions

Woodside’s talks with the Federal Government over the future of the North West Shelf will remain ongoing after the deadline for a response on the environmental conditions was extended.

Matt Mckenzie