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NEWSMonster $100m Powerball up for grabs

A lucky Australian could win a life-changing amount of money as no division one Powerball winners have been picked over the last month.

Clareese Packer

Personal FinancePremiumStaggering figure revealed amid rental crisis

A new report has revealed the insane amount of money renters need to earn just to put a roof over their head.

Cameron Micallef

CEOsPremiumShareholders torpedo MinRes pay report

Mineral Resources chairman James McClements for the first time disclosed concerns over the controversial Kali Metals float in January as the group was hit by a “first strike” over its governance scandals.

Sean Smith

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Forget the fanfare, Chris Ellison’s position is untenable

There’s no disputing Chris Ellison is a business success story, a high-school dropout who built one of Australia’s biggest miners on hard work, smarts and determination.

Sean Smith

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Rio Tinto sexism report card shows just how hard change is

It’s a reminder too that overcorrections can be dangerous.

Basil Zempilas

Basil Zempilas

House That!CommentsPremiumREVEALED: Where WA’s billion-dollar agent buys property

Eric Hartanto has sold more than $1 billion worth of homes in his career, so he knew where to get bang for his buck when he recently bought his own family home.

Kim Macdonald

House That!CommentsPremiumFormer student crash pad set to smash record with $20m sale

The biggest coastal landholding in Perth and its mansion has hit the market with a price tag set to smash the City Beach record.

Kim Macdonald

PROPERTY CommentsPremiumNew complex to boost housing ahead of mega medical precinct

Proponents of a new proposal to build a seven-storey apartment complex in the western suburbs hope to get community support ahead of plans to transform the area into a mega medical precinct.

Harriet Flinn

BusinessPremiumColes denies land banking site 180m from existing store

The plight of an undeveloped plot of inner-city land shows the challenges large retailers face developing new stores, but there is already one across the road.

Jack Gramenz

PROPERTY CommentsPremiumWORSE THAN SYDNEY: Perth prices are absolutely rental

Perth is now Australia’s least affordable rental market, surpassing Sydney, and it also has the poorest housing standards.

Kim Macdonald

MarketsPremiumWall Street opens mixed following Nvidia results

US stocks have opened little changed as investors digested quarterly results from Nvidia.

Johann M Cherian and Purvi Agarwal

CEOsPremiumWyatt wins top gong at WA business honours

Former politician and professional director Ben Wyatt has been named Business Leader of the Year at the 2024 WA Pinnacle Awards.

Simone Grogan

BusinessCommentsPremium‘Green ideology’ hurting Australian business: Rinehart

Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart has called for ‘genuine’ leaders to take the country forward in the new Trump era as she lambasted the ‘green ideology’ for stalling investment in a range of sectors. 

Danielle Le Messurier

Oil & GasPremiumWoodside chief wants an energy election

Meg O’Neill wants energy security to be centre stage in the upcoming Federal Election, warning Australia will face gas shortages without action to clear up a tangle of red tape. 

Matt Mckenzie

GoldCommentsPremiumLong wait for Regis mine even if Liberals win election

Regis Resources says it would take at least 12 months to progress the deadlocked $1 billion McPhillamys project if a contested heritage protection ruling was torn up by a new government.

Simone Grogan

Kalgoorlie Gold set to hammer WA targets near Laverton

Kalgoorlie Gold Mining is set to hammer further gold targets with a fourth air-core drill program at its Pinjin project in WA’s 30-million ounce Laverton Tectonic zone, host to several producing gold mines.

Craig Nolan

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MiningPremium‘I hate what I’ve done’: Chris Ellison breaks his silence

Mineral Resources boss Chris Ellison says he ‘can’t stress enough’ how much he ‘hates’ what he’s done, after his dodgy dealings plunged the company he founded into chaos.

Adrian Rauso

White Cliff jags huge Canadian copper target

A project-scale geophysical survey at White Cliff Minerals’ Rae copper project in Nunavut, Canada, has lit up a massive conductive anomaly stretching 14km long by 2.2km wide.

James Pearson

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Federal PoliticsCommentsSuburbs set to be left behind as population booms

One in five Australians living in outer-metropolitan suburbs suffers inadequate access to schools, healthcare and other amenities and basic infrastructure, according to a new report.

Nicola Smith

UPDATEDPremiumBlistering statement as mayor stood down

The Queensland government has acted against the mayor of one of the state’s largest councils after months of controversy over his background.

Joanne Williamson

THE NIGHTLY‘Go woke, go broke’: Iconic car brand sparks outrage

JAMES ESSES: My vehicle, once my pride and joy, is now an embarrassment to me. And apparently, I’m an equal embarrassment to the manufacturer. They’re desperate to disown me and anyone who looks like me

JAMES ESSES

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Resolute CEO on way home after 13 days of Mali hell

Resolute Mining has confirmed three workers — including chief executive Terry Holohan — have been freed by the ruling military junta in Mali after the gold producer stumped up a massive tax demand.

Daniel Newell

MarketsPremiumASX trades flat on Thursday

On a choppy day for the market, the ASX 200 traded relatively flat, thanks to a late market surge.

Cameron Micallef

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‘Go woke, go broke’: Iconic car brand sparks outrage

JAMES ESSES: My vehicle, once my pride and joy, is now an embarrassment to me. And apparently, I’m an equal embarrassment to the manufacturer. They’re desperate to disown me and anyone who looks like me

James Esses