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Answering questions in Parliament 10 days ago, the Water Corporation boss described last month’s ‘poo-nami’ in as a ‘unique’ event.

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Do Water Corp’s sewer pipe assurances pass the sniff test?

Answering questions in Parliament 10 days ago, the Water Corporation boss described last month’s ‘poo-nami’ in as a ‘unique’ event. But just hours later another torrent of sewage spewed into the Swan River.

John Flint

Glengarry shopping centre

RetailCommentsPremium‘Really sad’: Local Perth shopping centre to be demolished

Residents have expressed their disappointment after Woolworths lodged an application to redevelop the 20-store centre, which is currently home to an IGA, several family-owned businesses and a post office.

Cheyanne Enciso and Liam Murphy

EU President von der Leyen said the tariffs "would disrupt essential transatlantic supply chains". (AP PHOTO)

BusinessTrump intensifies trade war with threat of new tariffs

In an escalation of the global trade wars, US President Donald Trump has slapped the EU and Mexico with 30 per cent tariffs.

Jarrett Renshaw, Bhargav Acharya and Cassandra Garrison

The Trump Organization has announced plans to build luxury apartments in Bucharest, Romania. (AP PHOTO)

BusinessPremiumTrump's family business to build tower block in Romania

The US president's family business has announced plans to build a tower block in Romania's capital branded as luxury residential apartments.

Luiza Ilie

The World Heritage Committee in France has added the Murujuga Cultural Landscape to its global list. (HANDOUT/CONSERVATION COUNCIL OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA)

environmental issueCommentsAncient rock art near gas hub gets World Heritage listing

An ancient Indigenous rock art collection close to Woodside’s Burrup gas hub been recognised as a World Heritage-listed site.

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Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock.

PropertyCommentsPremiumPain persist for mortgage owners after ‘cruel blow’

Under-the-pump Australian mortgage holders may still be feeling the impacts of the cost-of-living crunch despite the Reserve Bank moving on interest rates twice this year. 

Cameron Micallef

Ora Banda Mining managing director Luke Creagh.

Latest figuresPremiumOra Banda shares slide as FY25 production falls below target

Shares in Ora Banda Mining sank on Friday after the Goldfields miner confirmed it had not met its 2024-25 production target at its Davyhurst operation north of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Neil Watkinson

Walmart says it has received three reports of consumers hurt by lids ejecting from some bottles. (AP PHOTO)

BusinessPremiumUS store recalls 850,000 bottles over ejecting lids

Two people have had permanent vision loss in the United States because of stainless steel water bottles with lids that can "forcefully eject".

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Volumes on Wall Street were relatively light on the last trading day of the week. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumWall Street ends lower as tariffs sour sentiment

US stocks have closed lower as investors digested the president's tariff announcement regarding Canada.

Noel Randewich and Pranav Kashyap

Tianqi Lithium built this lithium hydroxide plant in Kwinana.

ManufacturingCommentsPremiumDebt dispute at $1bn-plus Kwinana lithium refinery

The company behind the $1 billion-plus Kwinana lithium refinery has been sued by a contractor alleging it is owed millions for unpaid work.

Matt Mckenzie

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runners of the Week is… Yandal Resources.

ASX Runners of the Week: Yandal, Imagion, Falcon & Bayan

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runners of the Week is… Yandal Resources, after the company identified a gold discovery of potentially massive scale in one of WA’s prolific gold belts.

Andrew Todd

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Andrew Ellison.

MiningCommentsAndrew Ellison agrees to cancel RDG performance rights

Chris Ellison’s younger brother Andrew has agreed to bin 13.3 million performance rights attached to the ailing Mineral Resources subsidiary he runs. 

Adrian Rauso

From the archives of cartoonist Dean Alston.

Herd on the TerraceCommentsPremiumThe rubbish clash no one can keep a lid on

Why lawyers, accountants and investors are up to their necks in Rockingham trash. Plus: Former Eagles coach Adam Simpson joins a new team, and Liontown’s end of year clearance sale.

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Ora Banda Mining’s 1.2 million tonne per year Davyhurst gold processing plant

Ora Banda ends financial year with record 32% rise in gold produced

Ora Banda Mining has ended its financial year with a record 92,400 ounces of gold produced, a 32% increase on the previous year, marking the company’s second consecutive year of more than 30% organic growth.

Doug Bright

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James Mawhinney.

Courts & JusticePremiumMayfair’s Mawhinney short on ‘introspection’, judge says

Judge also cites the businessman’s ‘relentless heaping of blame on others’ in a judgement that found he was associated with or involved in contraventions of the law by Mayfair companies.

Sean Smith

Labubu: Rare, fluffy and addiction ‘disguised as a treat’.

THE NIGHTLYLabubu: Rare, fluffy addiction ‘disguised as a treat’

They are fluffy, creepy and loved by adults, kids and celebrities. But what is the blind box buying obsession really doing to those who go to extreme lengths to obtain a ‘rare’ monster?

Lynas Rare Earths chief executive Amanda Lacaze.

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Uncle Sam bets big on MP, is there anything left for Lynas?

Shares in Lynas Rare Earths spiked after MP signed a deal with the Pentagon, but is it really such good news for Australia’s rare earths pioneer?

Adrian Rauso

Prime Minister Mark Carney (right) promises to protect Canada from President Donald Trump's tariffs. (AP PHOTO)

BusinessTrump slaps big tariff on Canada, eyes hikes for others

In the latest salvo of US President Donald Trump's trade war, he wants to hit Canada with 35 per cent tariffs and other nations with levies up to 20 per cent.

Jeff Mason and Ismail Shakil

BMG Resources’ recent drilling program has firmed up the company’s belief in a substantial gold system at its Abercromby gold project in Western Australia’s Mid West region.

BMG firms up gold footprint at Abercromby project in WA Mid West

Follow-up drilling has confirmed a significant gold system at BMG’s Mid West Abercromby project, with a 518,000-ounce maiden resource to be expanded as BMG advances a scoping study and development pathway.

Bill McConnell

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The decline is primarily due to poor rain in regions usually responsible for the bulk of the wheat harvest.

AgriculturePremiumWA set for smaller wheat crop after poor rainfall

Western Australia’s wheat production is expected to decline this season following poor rainfall across some regions, according to an industry group, which issued its first estimates for the year.

Ben Westcott

Bendigo Bank chief executive Richard Fennell at the reopening of the bank’s community bank branch in Bayswater.

BankingPremiumBendigo keeping the faith with branches, despite closures

The bank says it is wrong to assume younger customers don’t also want to use a branch.

Sean Smith

The ASX200 is set to post a 0.3 per cent loss for the week, snapping its two-week winning streak. (Steven Markham/AAP PHOTOS)

MarketsPremiumAussie shares dip despite strong gains by mining sector

The ASX200 was down 0.2 per cent at midday, but iron ore giants, rare earth miners and building services company Johns Lyng had posted strong gains.

Derek Rose

President Xi Jinping’s government has shown fresh determination in recent weeks to eradicate industrial overcapacity, including in the nation’s steel industry.

Iron orePremiumIron ore in third weekly gain on China property speculation

Iron ore headed for a third weekly gain, potentially the best run since January, on speculation Beijing may do more to aid the struggling property sector, while also moving to tackle industrial overcapacity.

Katharine Gemmell

Telstra says jobs cuts are not AI related. NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

BUSINESSPremiumTelstra to slash 550 jobs, ‘reset’ business

Australia’s largest telco is planning to shed hundreds of more jobs, although it denies these roles are being replaced by AI.

Cameron Micallef