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GreenTech calls in expert for WA base metals hunt

GreenTech Metals has ramped up the copper-zinc-gold hunt at its Whundo project in Western Australia’s Pilbara region after appointing experienced mining executive Julian Hanna as a technical advisor.

Doug Bright

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EnergyPremiumWhitby says Horizon Power breaches “disappointing”

Regional energy supplier Horizon Power is in hot water after auditors found the Government-owned utility did not comply with rules designed to protect competition.

Matt Mckenzie

NEWSStruggling restaurants get surprising lifeline

The restaurant sector has been one of the hardest hit in recent times, but a new report has found fresh optimism for the industry as online delivery services help businesses stay afloat.

Emma Kirk

Surefire moves to add copper into critical mineral mix

Surefire Resources is planning a maiden drill program at its recently-discovered Phat Boy copper prospect in Western Australia’s Mid West region in a bid to add to its established critical minerals portfolio.

Craig Nolan

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MarketsAussie shares flat with all eyes on Israel

The sharemarket inched higher on Thursday as investors braced for Israel’s response to Iranian missile and terror attacks and the release of crucial US jobs data.

Duncan Evans

PropertyCommentsPremiumFormer Premier League star selling his Applecross mansion

It’s in the heart of one of Perth’s most prestigious suburbs and is up for sale for offers starting at an eye-watering $7 million. Take a tantalising look into how the other half live. SEE THE PICS.

Troy de Ruyter

LitigationPremiumLloyds insurers targeted in Landau sequel

Jailed high-flyer Peter Landau’s swindle set for sequel as Citation receivers chase $2.2 million from insurers.

Neale Prior

Radiopharm closes in on cancer-fighting drug approval

Radiopharm Theranostics has moved closer to securing investigational new drug approval for a cancer-fighting radio-antibody after manufacturing the first batch of its “BetaBart” radiotherapeutic agent.

James Pearson

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Regional-scale WA nickel sulphides emerge for Western Mines

Visible nickel sulphides found in four holes during Western Mines Group’s latest drilling campaign at its Mulga Tank complex in WA’s Eastern Goldfields region has added a new edge to the burgeoning project.

Doug Bright

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ContractingCommentsPremiumPerenti pay changes avoid ‘second strike’

Shareholders at the mining contractor’s annual general meeting have endorsed a revised remuneration report which includes bigger penalties for executives in the event of workplace deaths.

Sean Smith

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Karijini Aboriginal heritage headache ropes in FMG and Rio

Tensions between a junior miner and an Aboriginal corporation at the iron ore-rich fringes of Karijini National Park have spilled over onto Fortescue and Rio Tinto territory.

Adrian Rauso

RetailCommentsPremiumSell your Guzman Y Gomez shares, warns major analyst

A prominent analyst has favoured major Australian KFC and Taco Bell operator Collins Foods over newly-listed Guzman Y Gomez, telling investors to sell their shares in the Mexican-themed restaurant chain.

Cheyanne Enciso

EducationPremium‘Kick in the guts’: Major uni to slash jobs

An elite Australian university has been forced to slash jobs because of a huge deficit, which not even enrolling more students could fix.

Blair Jackson

newsPremiumBig call on rate hikes amid inflation fight

A leading financial authority has backed the RBA’s approach to interest rates, but warned further increases would be warranted in the fight against inflation.

Jessica Wang

Infinity Mining secures historic NSW copper-gold operation

Infinity Mining has acquired the historic Cangai copper mine in New South Wales, which already has a mineral resource and where previous drilling assays discovered copper grades running up to 14.45 per cent.

Craig Nolan

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Europe & UKCommentsShocking design trends that are becoming cool again

Even the most dreaded of 1970s design shockers, the avocado bathroom suite, is seeing an improbable renaissance.

Michelle Ogundehin

ContractingPremiumDecmil tasked with $61m Marble Bar Road upgrade for HanRoy

Macmahon’s newly-acquired subsidiary Decmil has landed a $61 million contract to deliver much-needed upgrades to part of a critical freight route in the Pilbara.

Simone Grogan

MarketsAussie shares edge higher amid growing Mideast conflict

The ASX200 has finished 0.1 per cent higher, with attention still focused on the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

Derek Rose

Horizon poised for $30m payday from WA gold play

Horizon Minerals expects to rake in $30 million in free cash from its Boorara gold project in WA. Just two months after approval, the 49,500-ounce gold play is already underway with mining in full swing.

James Pearson

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CNBC newsCommentsIreland reveals how it might spend $20b Apple tax windfall

Ireland’s government has outlined how it intends to spend €13 billion in Apple back taxes — a windfall that Dublin actually spent several years fighting to avoid.

Sam Meredith

EnergyCommentsOrigin pulls the plug on hydrogen hub, says too expensive

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s hopes of kick-starting a hydrogen energy revolution have suffered another setback after Origin Energy revealed it had pulled the plug on a project in NSW.

Daniel Newell

Chariot hitches wagon to fast-payback US lithium pilot plant

Chariot Corporation has hitched its wagon to a pilot plant strategy at its Black Mountain lithium play in the US to fast-track production for the metal’s growing demand and ensure an early project payback.

James Pearson

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MarketsPremiumJapan stocks rally, yen falters as rate hike bets fade

Fading risk of further monetary policy tightening in Japan in 2024 has lit up shares and dragged the yen lower as Hong Kong's sizzling rally takes a breather.

Stella Qiu

NEWSPremium‘Appeasement’: Dutton lashes out on Israel

Peter Dutton is accusing Labor of hurting Australia’s global standing with its stance on the rapidly expanding Middle East conflict.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer