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Austal’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama.

DefenceCommentsSenior US Navy boss endorses Austal’s US shipyard

A visit to the Mobile, Alabama yard appears to have made an impression, with the US Navy’s chief of naval operations calling out Austal’s use of modular shipbuilding to help speed up submarine deliveries.

Sean Smith

Cuba is in the midst of an economic crisis.

Oil & GasCommentsPremiumTrump’s Cuba warning clouds Petro Australis Energy IPO

The Craig Burton-backed oil play has been working on an initial public offer for two years that would help drive expanded production from former State-owned oil wells in onshore Cuba.

Sean Smith

Anthony Albanese has called for a peaceful transition in Venezuela.

Federal PoliticsCommentsAustralian-Venezuelans react to shock US strikes

Australia’s Venezuelan community processes the complex fallout of the strikes as Anthony Albanese urges Donald Trump and Venezuelan leaders to pursue a peaceful transition.

Katina Curtis

Woodside Energy chief executive Meg O'Neill.

EnergyCommentsPremiumWoodside, Timor-Leste a step closer on LNG project

The two have signed a co-operation agreement that will come up with a development concept for a five-million-tonnes-a-year LNG plant on Timor-Leste’s south coast.

Sean Smith

TerumAs President Trump holds court with world leaders in Malaysia, deputy assistant secretary for critical minerals and metals Joshua Kroon is flying further south to WA.

MiningAustrade ‘reminds’ miners to keep Trump talks quiet

The Federal Government’s trade agency has told multiple companies not to jeopardise Australia’s landmark critical minerals pact with the United States by spruiking a forum held in Perth.

Adrian Rauso

US President Donald Trump has sent jitters through world markets.

MiningCommentsPremiumAustralian shares brace for hit on new US-China tensions

Australian shares are set to start the week with a sharp sell-off after fears of a renewed trade war between the US and China sent jitters through global financial markets.

Sean Smith

President Trump for weeks has sought to exert leverage over trading partners with threats to set high levies on governments he sees as being difficult. 

TradePremiumTrump sticks with tariff deadline while criticising Japan

President Donald Trump said he is not considering delaying his July 9 deadline for higher tariffs to resume and renewed his threat to cut off talks and impose duty rates on several nations, including Japan.

Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Akayla Gardner

The Australian share market has posted its best return since the pandemic. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

MarketsCommentsPremiumResurgent Aussie shares bounce back with post-COVID best

The Australian share market has posted its best return since the pandemic, recovering from the meltdown triggered by Donald Trump’s tariffs four months ago to deliver nearly double-digit gains.

Sean Smith

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has labeled the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel as ‘alarming’.

FEDERAL POLITICSCommentsPenny Wong labels escalating Iran-Israel conflict ‘alarming’

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has labelled the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel as ‘alarming’ and vowed Australia would do everything necessary to keep its citizens safe.

Caitlyn Rintoul

A port in China. (AP PHOTO)

ManufacturingPremiumChinese economy shows signs of tariff defiance

Profits at China’s industrial firms rebounded in March, driven by a boost in income from the high-technology manufacturing sector and signalling economic resilience amid trade tensions with the US.

Bloomberg

Dave Rudd of Katanning police welcomes Curtis Leonard Tu’Ihalangingie (fourth from left), Tonga High Commissioner, on a visit to the town. The HC was in Katanning to discuss the PALM seasonal worker program. Katanning Police

Tongan visitPremiumTongan delegation visits Katanning to discuss PALM program

The Tongan Acting High Commissioner has visited the small Great Southern town of Katanning for a chat about filling its labour gaps.

Claire Middleton

Andrew Forrest with inset, Donald Trump and friend and lobbyist Brian Ballard.

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
From Twiggy to TikTok: Meet the Trump whisperer in demand

Fortescue has joined a laundry list of global business heavyweights using a lobbying firm run by Donald Trump’s friend and fundraiser.

Adrian Rauso

Peoples Liberation Army-Navy Renhai-class cruiser Zunyi in the Great Australian Bight.

Federal PoliticsCommentsChinese ships circumnavigation ‘likely planned a year ago’

Chinese war ships have continued to track north up the WA coast as they almost finish their lap of Australia after making headlines for conducted a live fire exercise in the Tasman Sea off New South Wales.

Caitlyn Rintoul

President Donald J. Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet at the White House on Friday in Washington. MUST CREDIT: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post

MarketsPremiumTrump’s tariffs, not Zelenskyy outburst, set to hit market

US President Donald Trump’s extraordinary tirade against his Ukrainian counterpart has so far done little to spook global markets, but more tariff carnage looms large.

Adrian Rauso, Skylar Woodhouse and Mia Gindis

Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers will meet with his US counterpart, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, in Washington.

Tariff talksCommentsChalmers heading to US for crucial trade, tariff talks

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will fly to Washington today for critical trade discussions amid the Trump administration’s threats to impose 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminium.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Albemarle's Kemerton lithium hydroxide plant.

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Local lithium players set to be whacked by export block

WA’s struggling lithium hydroxide producers are on the verge of being dealt another major blow with China clamping down on specialised technicians and equipment leaving its borders.

Adrian Rauso

Mr Trump will be sworn-in as President for the second time, on Tuesday morning Australian-time.

world politicsCommentsTrump’s promise to Australia: ‘Perfect’ relationship

Donald Trump has assured Australia that relations between the two nations are ‘perfect’ as world leaders brace for a ‘shock and awe’ flurry of presidential orders.

Jessica Page

ETM has a rare earth elements and uranium project in Greenland. (AP PHOTO)

MiningCommentsETM gets another stock boost on Greenland news

A mining hopeful’s stock is on the rise again after the United States started putting pen to paper for a Greenland purchase.

Adrian Rauso

Some developing nations are disappointed with the COP29 agreement. (AP PHOTO)

BloombergPremiumCOP29 financing deal worth $462 billion clinched

Most of the world’s countries have agreed to a COP29 deal to provide $US300 billion ($A462 billion) in annual climate finance by 2035.

Jennifer Dlouhy

Asia-Pacific leaders have united to call for ‘free and predictable trade’ as Donald Trump’s tariff shake-up looms, but were unable to reach consensus on Ukraine and Gaza for the second year in a row.

World PoliticsCommentsAPEC unites to send Trump a trade message, but split on wars

Asia-Pacific leaders have united to call for ‘free and predictable trade’ as Donald Trump’s tariff shake-up looms, but were unable to reach consensus on Ukraine and Gaza for the second year in a row.

Ellen Ransley

Chris Ellison has resigned from his diplomatic post.

MiningPremiumEllison’s honorary Kiwi title consigned to the chilly bin

Mineral Resources chief Chris Ellison has stepped down after 12 years from his post as New Zealand’s Consul in Western Australia.

Simone Grogan

Dr Andrew Forrest at Fortescue's annual general meeting Andrew Ritchie

MiningCommentsPremiumForrest and Cook at odds over threat of Trump presidency

Mining magnate Andrew Forrest is confident a re-elected Donald Trump will keep the “economic engine rolling” when it comes to renewable energy and WA’s most important commodity. 

Adrian Rauso

GEN Mineral Resources managing director Chris Ellison arrives at the company's Osborne Park headquarters.

MiningPremiumNZ mulls Ellison future as Kiwi diplomat amid MinRes crisis

The New Zealand government has confirmed it is reviewing damning misconduct findings about the mining billionaire.

Simone Grogan and Adrian Rauso

Taiwan’s most senior Australian representative Douglas Hsu.

MiningTaiwan’s pitch for WA’s minerals

Taiwan’s top emissary down under believes Australia can break the economic grasp of China and declared his country is open for business when it comes to Western Australia’s minerals.

Adrian Rauso