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Labor at war over Greens Nature Positive talks

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has taken the extraordinary step of contradicting Prime Minister Anthony Albanese after he slammed the door shut on Nature Positive negotiations with the Greens.

Dan Jervis-Bardy

TRAVELPremium2-word trend Aussies can’t get enough of

The cost-of-living crisis has done little to dampen Aussies’ appetite for one activity they were denied during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Blair Jackson

Lycaon price surges on heritage tick for WA niobium drilling

Lycaon Resources’ share price has surged 31 per cent to 31.5c after it secured heritage clearance to enable a maiden drilling campaign at its Stansmore niobium-rare earths project in WA’s West Arunta region.

James Pearson

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WA newsCommentsPremiumSavage blow for popular farm-to-plate family businesses

Popular WA farm-to-plate businesses claim they have been put on the chopping block after a decision by a Bunbury abattoir to stop taking their animals.

John Flint

Infini starts hunt for more uranium super-samples in Canada

Infini Resources has sent more than 1000 new soil samples from its Portland Creek project in Canada to the laboratory after taking them from the same corridor that recently returned lab-busting uranium results.

Andrew Todd

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BusinessFirst battery use of vanadium electrolyte made locally

Sovereign vanadium batteries could speed up the decarbonisation of a vast and often harsh service area after a "significant milestone" for an emerging producer.

Marion Rae

Markets'Full steam ahead': Aussie shares again near record

The ASX200 was up 0.4 per cent at midday, and had come within four points of setting a new intraday record high in morning trading.

Derek Rose

NewsBig new change in Aussie housing market

Looking to buy your first home? The latest auction results could signal an important change in Australia’s ‘unstoppable’ housing market.

Duncan Evans

MiningPremiumNorthern Minerals looks beyond China saga with $48m raising

Australia’s most intriguing rare earths mining hopeful has lined up investor funds to complete a key piece of the development puzzle for its Browns Range project in the East Kimberley.

Adrian Rauso

NEWSPremium$290m shake-up to ease cost of power bills

One state has committed another $290m to get more solar panels onto homes and businesses, with the ultimate aim of bringing energy bills down.

Blair Jackson

ManufacturingCommentsPremiumAustal wins $670m submarine contract from defence giant

Austal will take on another 1000 workers in the US after securing funding from General Dynamics to build new facilities at its Mobile shipyard in Alabama.

Sean Smith

Federal politicsComments‘Get on with it’: Albo slams Greens over housing crisis

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has upped the ante in his ongoing fight with the Greens to get legislation passed through the Senate, saying the minor party does not appear to understand his housing plan.

Katina Curtis

NEWSPremiumWhy Aussie apprentices are dropping out

Apprentices are being pushed out of their training because of one thing crippling a lot of young Australians, an industry body says.

Blair Jackson

BusinessAsia stocks on tenterhooks as Fed faces crunch time

Asia holidays make for quiet start to busy week; Futures imply 52 per cent chance of outsized Fed rate cut; China data disappoints, adding to case for stimulus.

Staff Writers

M&ACommentsPremiumP&N scraps billion-dollar merger with Beyond Bank

The WA former credit society said it come to the decision that the proposed deal was not in the best interests of members.

Sean Smith

MiningPremiumProjects worth $131b at risk from Labor reforms: AREEA

Labor’s contentious environmental and workplace reforms are jeopardising a projected pipeline of more than 100 mining and energy projects worth $131 billion, warns a mining lobby boss

Daniel Newell

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Federal politicsComments
The West Australian exclusive
No point in emissions targets without a plan for cuts: Bowen

Climate Minister Chris Bowen has rubbished proposals from the Greens to more than double the level of emissions cuts in five years, saying whatever is set must be both ambitious and achievable.

Katina Curtis

Federal politicsCommentsGas sector warns of huge shortages if Greens plan takes hold

WA will run out of gas by the middle of next decade, shutting off the State’s main power supply, if the Greens’ plan to ban new projects ever comes to fruition, according to new industry modelling.

Katina Curtis

MarketsPremiumWall St up as traders' bets rise for bigger rate cut

Boeing sells off as workers go on strike; Indexes up: Dow 0.72 per cent, S&P 500 0.54 per cent, Nasdaq 0.65 per cent.

Sinéad Carew and Shashwat Chauhan

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Greens deals risk our economic security

At the last election, just one in eight Australians voted for the Greens. 

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opinion
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The awkward urban dance of ‘home opens’ are not real life

I trot up the steps to another home open, and stand to one side as another couple leave.

Andrew Miller

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The West Australian exclusive
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China clouds rosier outlook for WA’s economy: CCIWA

Fears over the pace of China’s recovery from a prolonged property and consumer slump will weigh on WA’s economic outlook, even as an increase in exports and a growing population offer hopes of modest growth.

Daniel Newell

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Reece WhitbyComments
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Miners and Indigenous councils help protect rare oasis

The Government has now created more than four million hectares of new conservation estate.

Reece Whitby

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumCentrelink contact a game-changer to slash wait times

Your Money has discovered a Centrelink hack that can put you on the fast track to getting your issue sorted sooner. And there also a great call centre dodge for West Australians.

Nick Bruining