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Herd on the TerracePremiumSugar, spice all things nice at ASX

Sugarcoating the way to go as ASX bosses David Clarke , Helen Lofthouse grapple with chronic problems at market operator.

Minister for the Great Southern Reece Whitby attended the Great Southern Development Commission’s budget briefing at Retravision Stadium on June 20.

STATE BUDGET 2025PremiumHospital upgrade in pipeline while rehab gets the greenlight

A $60 million promise to double the beds at the Great Southern’s largest hospital has been pushed further down the pipeline, as Thursday’s State budget revealed only $1m allocated over four years to planning.

Melissa Sheil

The Shine Aviation plane being investigated is in the foreground.

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
MiningComments
The West Australian exclusive
Local FIFO airline caught up in safety probe

Workers at Mid West copper and gold mines are being flown on a plane that is currently the subject of a probe by the national transport safety investigator.

Adrian Rauso

Watchdog warns of increasing scams stealing thousands

WA NewsWatchdog warns of increasing scams stealing thousands

West Australians looking for rentals are being warned to be extra careful with the rise of scammers impersonating government agencies demanding payments for fake bonds.

Oliver Lane

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runners of the Week is… Amplia Therapeutics.

ASX Runners of the Week: Amplia, archTIS and Vanadium Resources

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runners of the Week is… Amplia Therapeutics. The biotech beauty might just be onto a fabled golden bullet for hard-to-treat pancreatic cancer.

Andrew Todd

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Labubu Plushies

RetailFears of Labubu crackdown sink Popmart shares

Pop Mart shares dropped in Hong Kong after a Chinese state media commentary called for stricter regulation of blind-box toys and trading cards, stoking concern over the company’s wildly popular Labubu dolls.

Bloomberg

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MarketsPremiumBanks, miners drag ASX lower

Australia’s shares slid for the fourth straight day with a fall in banks and miners dragging the index lower on Friday.

Cameron Micallef

Santos CEO Kevin Gallagher.

Ben HarveyCommentsForeign ownership of oil and gas assets is nothing new

Anyone who doubts the world’s ongoing dependence on fossil fuel should think about the logic of a takeover bid for Santos.

Ben Harvey

Ben Harvey

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NewsPremiumMiners locked out of work over pay dispute

About 160 miners have been locked out of work for more than a week without pay over a pay dispute with their employer.

Emma Kirk

Business. CEO Voice at AIM WA in Floreat. Group Shot. (Back Row L-R) Drew Mayhills (Chief Learning & Development Officer - AIM WA), Ian Anthony (Chief Financial Officer Scotch College), Schellie-Jayne Price (Partner Stirling & Rose), Alex Jenkins (Director - WA Data Science Innovation Hub), Kurt Gillam (Executive General Manager, Persolkelly), Christopher Schmid (Founder Woollahra Group), Gihan Perera, Patrick Dunlop (Future of Work Institute, Curtin University). Front Row (L-R) Lisa Clack (Chief Executive Officer, Town of Cambridge), Kevin Brown (Chief Executive Officer, St John WA), Vanessa Vershaw (Founder, The Vanessa Vershaw Group), Carole Steketee (Chief Executive Officer, TSH), Marija Andacic (Chief Executive Officer & Founder - The C Spot Australia). Jackson Flindell

CEOsPremiumAI philosophical conundrums get real-world test in business

Philosophical debates about artificial intelligence are getting a real-word test in the world of business.

Simone Grogan

Canstar called it a “small blow” for savers. NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar.

EconomyPremiumBig four bank announces fresh blow to savers

In another blow for people trying to save, a major bank has cut the interest rate on a popular account for the second time in a month.

Cameron Micallef

Novo Resources is mounting a determined exploration assault on its extensive Pilbara projects, emphasising gold-antimony associations while keeping its eyes open for other commodities indicated by multi-element anomalies.

Novo set for busy six months of Pilbara gold-antimony exploration

Novo Resources has given its high-grade Pilbara gold and gold-antimony prospects a solid nudge, including at Sherlock Crossing, where it defined a 1.5km-long soil antimony anomaly with coincident gold.

Doug Bright

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NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey will hand down his third state budget on Tuesday June 24. NewsWire / John Appleyard

NewsPremiumOne thing that won’t be in NSW budget

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey says the state’s budget will be about the “future of essential services” and the economy, but one key question about housing will go unanswered.

Nathan Schmidt

Australians continue to leave NSW, destined mostly for Queensland but also WA. NewsWire / Dan Peled

NEWSState Aussies are leaving in droves

One Australian state is losing population faster than anywhere else in the country, and there’s two places in particular that people are moving to.

Blair Jackson

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers says options are open to consideration when it comes to GST changes. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

EconomyPremiumRow erupts over state’s $2.5bn brag

One state feels ‘punished’ by its share of a $95bn pool of money, while another state collects a healthy slice and declares its seventh budget surplus in a row.

Blair Jackson

Argenica Therapeutics boss Liz Dallimore.

BiotechCommentsPremiumWA’s Argenica wins $1m funding for life-saving stroke drug

The Federal Government is pumping $1 million into WA biotech Argenica Therapeutics to advance global clinical trials for its potentially life-saving stroke drug.

Cheyanne Enciso

A seismic map of ADX Energy’s GOLD prospect, which is a priority target for the company’s upcoming shallow gas drilling campaign in Austria.

ADX gears up for multi-well gas push in Upper Austria

ADX Energy has worked up seven shallow gas prospects in Austria with an estimated 29Bcf resource and is courting funding partners for a fast-tracked multi-development strategy later in the year.

James Pearson

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The development approved for Station Street, Cottesloe.

Commercial PropertyPremiumControversial high-rise towers approved for Cottesloe

High-rise apartments and a luxury hotel are coming to Cottesloe after a contentious twin-towers style development was given approval yesterday by WA’s peak planning body.

Harriet Flinn

Simon Birmingham will lead the Australian Banking Association.

BankingCommentsFormer finance minister to lead banking lobby group

Former Coalition senator Simon Birmingham has been named as the new chief of the Australian Banking Association.

Cheyanne Enciso

Former senator Simon Birmingham is to head up the Australian Banking Association. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

BankingPremiumFormer finance minister to lead banking industry

Former politician Simon Birmingham will take the top job at an influential bank lobbying group after leaving politics earlier in 2025.

Kat Wong

PwC Australia chief executive Officer Kevin Burrowes speaks during a parliamentary in Canberra in October 2023.

AccountingLandmark PwC accounts reveal 17 per cent fall in profit

The reduced $619.2m profit was shared by the firm’s 628 owner-partners, who pocketed an average $767,000 but are liable for the tax due on the income.

Sean Smith

The Australian share market has dipped as the conflict in the Middle East continues. (Steven Markham/AAP PHOTOS)

MarketsPremiumAustralian stock market snaps five-week winning streak

The ASX200 has retreated from last week's record highs as tariffs, conflict in the Middle East and global economic headwinds weigh on investors.

Adrian Black

A high inflation reading in Japan helped to push down the export-heavy Nikkei in Tokyo. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumOil tumbles, stocks rebound after Trump Mideast pause

Asian and European share markets have risen and oil prices are down after President Donald Trump delayed a decision on the US joining the Israel-Iran conflict.

Marc Jones

The ASFA predicts the average 30-year old worker will now achieve a comfortable retirement. NewsWire / John Appleyard

SuperannuationPremiumSimple change making Aussies $125k better off

Australians are tipped to be hundreds of thousands better off in retirement thanks to one change starting five years ago.

Cameron Micallef