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Investors on Wall Street are pricing in at least 25 basis points of interest rate increase in 2026. (EPA PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumWall Street climbs after US, Iran pause conflict

US stocks have opened higher as investors focus on major companies' earnings results and a Federal Reserve decision.

Johann M Cherian and Ragini Mathur

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POLITICSPremiumAussies warned of fresh fuel nightmare

Australians who only just caught a break at the bowser are facing a fresh headache from possible fuel price surges, as the Middle East conflict intensifies again.

Amy Jackson

Aerial urban suburban cityscape landscape view in Perth Western Australia

EconomyPremiumCall to allow more three-storey properties to cut rents

A generational rethink of zoning rules to unlock more homes has been proposed by the Productivity Commission in a move that would dramatically reshape Perth.

Matt Mckenzie

Department of Transport's Kriss Logan with City of Albany mayor Greg Stocks and Cr Rebecca Stephens with some local swimmers at the new staircase at Albany Marina.

safe swimmingPremiumSwimmers give tick of approval to new marina swim steps

An eager band of daily swimmers heralded the long-awaited opening of a new staircase descending from the jetty into the Albany Marina on Friday.

Melissa Sheil

ASX soars to its best day in six weeks. NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

MARKET WRAPPremiumASX soars amid fragile peace deal

An unofficial US-Iran ceasefire has sent the ASX to its best trading day in six weeks, with oil prices plunging and stocks surging across nearly every sector.

Cameron Micallef

Fortescue executive chair Andrew Forrest AO speaks at the most recent FMG AGM.

MiningPremiumForrest urges China to act ‘fairly’ amid iron ore squeeze

Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest has urged Beijing to “negotiate fairly” as its state-run iron ore procurer increasingly tries to squeeze WA’s iron ore miners on price.

Adrian Rauso

Auric Mining’s integrated study maps out a plan to refurbish its Burbanks gold plant from180,000 to 600,000 tonnes per annum to process ore from its Munda deposit in the Kalgoorlie gold fields.

Auric Mining study highlights potential $812M WA Goldfields revenue

Auric Mining has tabled a study for its Munda-Burbanks gold project highlighting its pathway to production and $812M. The plan involves rebuilding its Burbanks mill to process ore from its Munda deposit in WA.

Murray Ward

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Kingston Rest near Kununurra.

under offerPremiumQuintis-linked land under offer after 18 months on market

More than 7000ha of agricultural land in the Ord River irrigation area is set to change hands within weeks, but the buyer remains unknown.

Melissa Pedelty

Black Rubber operates commercial tyre retail stores in Perth, Port Hedland, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

RetailCommentsPremiumTyre giant offloads trouble-plagued WA business

One of the nation’s biggest players in the tyre market has flogged off its trouble-plagued WA operation after a period of declining revenues and substantial losses.

Cheyanne Enciso

Affinity Capital Group chair Adam Santa Maria and CEO Ben Palmer pictured at Affinity’s St Georges Terrace office, Perth, on Thursday. Carwyn Monck

MiningPremiumAFM and Yindjibarndi to buy $1.1b desal plant

Perth’s Affinity Funds Management and a Yindjibarndi-controlled company have joined forces to buy a $1.1 billion desalination plant currently being built by Rio Tinto and the WA Government.

Adrian Rauso

Households say they will save any tax return they get over splashing the cash this end of financial year. NewsWire / John Appleyard

NEWSPremiumOne thing millions of Aussies can now do

Australians counting on their tax refunds to survive the cost-of-living crisis can now lodge, but experts warn rushing could cost hundreds in missed deductions.

Cameron Micallef

Terrain Minerals’ aerial view of its Lighting project area, looking to the west, with drill pads and access tracks.

Terrain lands 54,000-ounce initial gold resource in WA Mid West

Terrain Minerals has unveiled a maiden 54,000-ounce gold resource at its Lightning project in WA’s Mid West, with mineralisation still open and further drilling expected to expand the inventory.

Doug Bright

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Drilling at Critica Limited’s Juno prospect, part of the Brothers rare earth project in Western Australia, where exploration continues to expand shallow clay-hosted rare earth mineralisation.

Critica builds WA rare earth district case with Juno hits

Critica Limited has confirmed shallow high-grade rare earth mineralisation at its Juno satellite prospect in WA, strengthening the case for a district-scale rare earth project centred on its Jupiter deposit.

Penny Taylor

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Myer executive chair Olivia Wirth.

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Shoppers ditch Myer amid rising fuel prices, interest rates

Myer boss Olivia Wirth says she has seen a sharp slowdown in trading as the perfect storm of higher fuel prices, rising interest rates and a cooling housing market force shoppers to keep their wallets shut.

Cheyanne Enciso

Final site planning at the Wilfred target ahead of Dalaroo Metals initial 10,000 metre RC drilling project at its Bondoukou gold project in Côte d’Ivoire.

Dalaroo set for 20,000m West African gold drill

Dalaroo Metals is poised to kick off a 20,000m maiden drilling campaign at its Bondoukou gold project in Côte d’Ivoire. Phase one will see 10,000m of RC drilling test a 7km-long gold corridor starting August.

Murray Ward

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Kalgoorlie Gold Mining’s aircore drill rig is more than halfway through its more-than-10,000m program on the Laverton Tectonic Zone Flexure target.

Two drill programs accelerate WA Goldfields hunt for KalGold

Kalgoorlie Gold Mining has restarted RC drilling at its Lighthorse prospect northeast of Kalgoorlie for up to 19 holes, while its nearby LTZ Flexure aircore drilling program rumbles on.

Doug Bright

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Myer says sustained cost-of-living pressures have taken their toll on consumer sentiment. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

BusinessPremiumHard sell for retail giant as consumers tighten belts

Households are clamping down on spending even more as financial uncertainty deepens, hitting sales at a leading Australian retailer.

Derek Rose

Air-core drilling at Gateway Mining’s Yandal gold project in Western Australia, where ongoing drilling continues to expand the rapidly growing Cowza gold discovery.

Gateway grows WA gold discovery another kilometre to 3.5km

Gateway Mining has extended its Cowza gold discovery by another kilometre to 3.5km at its Yandal project in WA with high-grade assays, a second RC rig arriving and more drilling results to come.

Penny Taylor

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The price of oil has fallen after the US and Iran paused hostilities in the Persian Gulf. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

BusinessPremiumOil slips, shares surge as Persian Gulf conflict pauses

Oil prices have started the week sharply lower, boosting local equities as investors lean into signs the US and Iran could be seeking a diplomatic solution.

Adrian Black

Gas from Browse would be piped to the North West Shelf processing plants at Karratha.

Oil & GasCommentsPremiumWA Govt steps on gas to bring Woodside’s Browse online

The Woodside Energy-operated gas development has been given significant project status, allowing for expedited approvals.

Sean Smith

Cochlear’s share price plunge was a big factor in AFIC’s weak profit rise.

MarketsCommentsPremiumHealthcare share plunge weighs on AFIC profit

The listed investment company reported a rise in net profit of just 3 per cent to $293.5 million as the value of its share portfolio grew only 0.9 per cent in the year to June 30.

Sean Smith

Nvidia is in discussions to provide a guarantee of about $US250 billion for a giant US data centre. (AP PHOTO)

BusinessPremiumNvidia, OpenAI in talks for $250b data centre financing

Nvidia is reportedly in advanced discussions with OpenAI to provide approximately $US250 billion in financing guarantees for a data centre in southern Ohio.

Staff Writers

Grounded Lonsdale first told customers visiting between 1pm and 2pm they would need to turn off their phones during the AusAlert test.

NEWSPremium‘Get over it’: Cafe’s AusAlert call slammed

A cafe has found itself at the centre of an AusAlert conspiracy storm after telling customers to switch off their phones or stay away.

Andrew Hedgman

Stock markets across the globe have staged a relief rally after fighting in the Middle East eased. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumGlobal stocks climb, oil slides as Iran fighting pauses

Global stock markets have risen after Iran said it ‌would halt its own attacks as long as the United States did the same.

Wayne Cole and Sruthi Shankar