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Off-market bidBond reveals trigger for Centuria merger

Primewest founders John Bond, Jim Litis and David Schwartz have recommended a cash and scrip offer from Centuria that will see the merged group based in Sydney.

Kim Macdonald & Neale Prior

Perth Jobs FairMore than 4000 WA jobs up for grabs tomorrow

West Australians looking for work will be able to connect with more than 4000 jobs tomorrow as part of the Perth Jobs Fair.

Sarah Ison

border anxietyNZ bubble slow to benefit WA travel agents

WA travel agents are divided on whether the Trans-Tasman bubble will generate enough revenue to give the struggling sector a much needed boost.

Kate Purnell

Discovery claimRumble rallies on Earaheedy hits

Explorer reports mineralisation in all 26 holes drilled at its Chinook prospect and gets solid zinc-lead grades in assays for two so far.

Stuart McKinnon

GOVERNMENT REPORTHealth overhaul report kept in secret due to ‘cabinet in confidence’

The opposition are demanding to know why a report that will restructure the Top End and Central Australia health services is being kept secret.

Thomas Morgan

ClearVue launches world-first solar greenhouse in WA

ASX-listed smart building materials and solar window technology developer, ClearVue Technologies’ world-first clear solar research greenhouse was officially opened today on the grounds of Murdoch University’s new grains research precinct in Perth, Western Australia.

Matt Birney

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Okapi set for maiden drilling at historic NSW gold play

ASX-listed gold explorer, Okapi Resources has received regulatory approvals to kick off a maiden RC drilling program at its recently acquired historic Enmore gold project in NSW’s New England Fold Belt next month.

Matt Birney

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WA Nickel-PGE ExplorationEmu stalks Sunfire nickel-PGE targets

Emu NL is stalking a gaggle of new targets at its Sunfire nickel-copper project near Bridgetown in WA. The project hosts a suite of mafic-ultramafic intrusions similar to Chalice Mining’s coveted Julimar discovery, with the Yornup Mill prospect boasting an extensive, drill-ready nickel-copper target.

Matt Birney

Castle looks to grow tenure adjacent to lead-zinc discovery

Castle Minerals has lodged applications for three concessions in WA including one adjoining Rumble Resources major discovery that hit 34m at 4.22 per cent lead and zinc this week.

Matt Birney

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Building firm failsTwo Schlager companies put into administration

An administrator has been forced to call on outside help to complete work on four Perth schools in time for the new WA term.

Sean Smith

Ardea lights up Black Range nickel-PGE target

Ardea Resources looks to be quietly amassing a sizeable nickel sulphide target in WA’s Black Range. The company recently completed geophysical surveying across the metal-rich Ora Banda Sill, defining a broad induced-polarisation anomaly around 200 metres below surface.

Matt Birney

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Venus extends underground gold resource at Youanmi

Venus Metals has continued to rack up high-grade gold hits along the down-plunge extension of the Link target at its joint-ventured Youanmi gold project, with one assay from the latest batch of RC drill results returning 4m at 7.2 g/t gold from 131m.

Matt Birney

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Australian Potash secures green tick for potash project debt

Debt finance issued for ASX-listed Australian Potash’s Lake Wells sulphate of potash project will be granted “Green Loan Verification” in line with green bond principles adopted by the London-based Loan Market Association, confirming the project’s green credentials.

Matt Birney

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Police66 litres of booze hidden under clothing, blankets seized by police

Police seized 66 litres of alcohol following a tip from a community member in Tennant Creek.

Raphaella Saroukos

BusinessIndebtedness will change RBA goals: study

Countries such as Australia have grown increasingly indebted throughout COVID-19 and this could prompt a major monetary policy shift, new data suggests.

Angelo Risso

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John charts own path in tale of two Bonds

It is hard to imagine business stories more different than those of Primewest co-founder John Bond and his late father, Alan. So, how did Bondie’s eldest son build and hold onto an empire?

Neale Prior

Adriatic tweaks Bosnian mine plan to front end high-grade silver core

Ongoing DFS works at Adriatic Metals’ Rupice and Veovaca deposits in Bosnia are accelerating and the company says results are anticipated for the third quarter this year. This week, the multi-metals developer tweaked its Rupice underground mine plan to squeeze out 26 per cent more silver in the first two years.

Matt Birney

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High demandIron ore futures keep climbing

Iron ore futures in Singapore surged on signs of robust demand from China’s steel sector, while market focus shifts to output reports from the top producers this week.

Annie Lee

Power playersBig super riding high as members shuffle decks

Seven out of 10 funds suffered a fall in member numbers last financial year, but the sector’s biggest funds went from strength to strength.

Anthony Keane

Cha-ching!Latest resources boom drives surge in IPOs

Australia is leveraging off its strength as a mining powerhouse to become the go-to destination for initial public offerings in the resources sector.

James Thornhill

ASIC winJudge bans Mayfair 101 bond spruiker James Mawhinney

A judge has imposed a two-decade ban on the man behind the $200 million-plus Mayfair 101 property finance schemes amid evidence he has kept tapping investors.

Neale Prior

South AustraliaMitsubishi Australia homes in on energy-on-wheels tech

Technology that enables electric vehicles to power homes and vice versa, even through blackouts, is the “jewel in the crown” of Mitsubishi’s new Aussie headquarters at Adelaide Airport.

Valerina Changarathil

PoliticsFinancial advisers face improved oversight

The Morrison government has set out new draft laws to govern financial advisers in response to the Hayne banking royal commission.

Colin Brinsden

WearablesSpacetalk, ACH partner on smartwatch for seniors

ASX-listed wearables technology minnow Spacetalk is partnering with an aged care services provider to make independent living easier and more affordable for seniors.

Valerina Changarathil