High-rise developments on cards as Town of Cambridge prepares new planning rules
Wednesday, August 5,2026,18:25
Multi-storey developments are on the cards for several suburbs in the Town of Cambridge, but the town is in a tussle with Planning Minister John Carey over just how high prospective developments should go. .. read more..
Northern Star Resources display truck, digger and loader at Super Pit lookout
Wednesday, August 5,2026,18:00
Visitors at the Super Pit lookout can now get up close and personal with enormous mining machines. .. read more..
WA Government won’t lift ban on new uranium mines despite India saying it wou...
Wednesday, August 5,2026,18:00
WA’s newly minted mines minister says the State Government won’t be lifting its ban on new uranium mines following one of the country’s new customers of the nuclear fuel saying it would welcome a policy change. .. read more..
WA energy transition: Construction work starts on Tilt’s Waddi Wind Farm
Wednesday, August 5,2026,18:00
Construction of a new wind farm in the Northern Wheatbelt will start on Thursday in the latest step towards the State Government’s 2030 energy target. .. read more..
Locked-in contracts help Rox Resources avoid cost pressures on Youanmi mine d...
Wednesday, August 5,2026,18:00
Locked-in contracts have insulated Rox Resources from cost pressures following the US-Israel attack on Iran as it continues to progress the Youanmi gold project toward first gold next year. .. read more..
Report reveals extent of AI boost to Australian economy
Wednesday, August 5,2026,17:34
Artificial intelligence could lift productivity in Australia by up to 2.4 per cent and add an extra 44,000 new jobs over the next decade, modelling suggests. .. read more..
Wall Street gains as Iran hopes offset SpaceX, AMD drag
Wednesday, August 5,2026,16:38
US stocks have opened higher as investors appeared hopeful that a deal could ease tensions in the Middle East. .. read more..
Property Council of Australia’s report shows more new demand for an office in...
Wednesday, August 5,2026,16:01
Demand for an office in Perth in the first half of the year was three and a half times more than its historical average .. read more..
Diggers & Dealers: West African Resources, Greatland win big
Wednesday, August 5,2026,13:00
West African Resources has been crowned digger of the year while Greatland Resources took out best deal at the Kalgoorlie mining conference's awards ceremony. .. read more..
Greatland Resources, West African Resources and Minerals 260 take out the big...
Wednesday, August 5,2026,13:00
Greatland Resources’ transformational purchase of the historic Telfer mine has earned it the coveted Dealer of the Year award. .. read more..
Toy Story 5 and theme parks drive strong Disney quarter
Wednesday, August 5,2026,12:21
Disney has topped earnings estimates as its US theme parks and the monster hit Toy Story 5 have buoyed the entertainment giant's third-quarter earnings. .. read more..
Diggers & Dealers 2026: Hot gold price has Kalgoorlie’s famous mining confere...
Wednesday, August 5,2026,11:44
There’s a spring in the step of WA’s mid-tier resources companies thanks to a glistening gold price and sharp improvement in the outlook for battery-making metal lithium. .. read more..
China targets US firms and drone exports after bans
Wednesday, August 5,2026,11:39
Beijing has slapped controls on exports of drones to the US and restricting dealings with six American entities in response to sanctions imposed by Washington. .. read more..
Melbourne grandmother permanently disfigured after hospital mixup
Wednesday, August 5,2026,11:26
A Melbourne grandmother has been left permanently disfigured after a major hospital mixed her up with another patient. .. read more..
How the gig economy is reshaping where Australians work
Wednesday, August 5,2026,10:00
The rise of app-based and contract work has changed more than how Australians earn. It is also changing where work happens, who pays for the workplace and which risks are carried by the worker. read now... .. read more..
Prisoners receive gratuity payments to sleep on floor in overcrowded Western ...
Wednesday, August 5,2026,09:59
In an unusual move, prisoners are being compensated with gratuity payments for sleeping on mattresses on the floor of overcrowded jail cells in one state. .. read more..
Changes to skilled migration visa priorities will stifle economic growth and ...
Wednesday, August 5,2026,09:49
Business leaders fear a move by the Albanese Government to cut net migration will make it harder to secure skilled workers and will curtail innovation and economic growth. .. read more..
WA accessible housing: Cook Government called to join rest of Australia adopt...
Wednesday, August 5,2026,09:22
The Cook Government has been urged to follow the lead of other States and adopt housing standards requiring new builds to be accessible for those with a disability. .. read more..
Excellence in agriculture on show as finalists announced for first Great Sout...
Wednesday, August 5,2026,09:00
The shortlisted finalists have been announced for the inaugural Paul Lionetti Great Southern Farmer of the Year Awards, with the winners to be crowned at a gala later this month. .. read more..
Glencore to pursue secondary listing on the ASX
Wednesday, August 5,2026,08:24
Global miner says it has faced a ‘big push’ from investors to list in Australia, given it has a ‘deep pool of capital with a deep knowledge of the industry’. .. read more..
Mining and tech stocks lift ASX to record high despite bank and energy losses
Wednesday, August 5,2026,08:02
A brief message from a US political figure sent oil prices crashing and the ASX 200 to a record high. .. read more..
Hydrologist Lance Mudgway and environmental scientist Ella Maesepp hold meeti...
Wednesday, August 5,2026,08:00
Concerns over the potential environmental impacts of a proposed Ausgold mine at Badgebup were raised at a community meeting in Katanning on Thursday. .. read more..
Shares soar to record highs as oil dives on peace hopes
Wednesday, August 5,2026,07:58
Australia's share market has broken multiple records as investor confidence surges on hopes for an imminent US-Iran peace deal. .. read more..
Glencore wipes Murrin Murrin value to zero, pursues ASX listing
Wednesday, August 5,2026,07:50
Glencore has written down the value of its Murrin Murrin nickel mine to zero as the global miner pursues a secondary listing on the ASX to access deeper pools of capital and more investors. .. read more..
Regis Resources reignites Tropicana gold mine acquisition speculation after m...
Wednesday, August 5,2026,07:48
Jim Beyer said his Regis Resources would ‘definitely’ throw its hat in the ring to buy AngloGold Ashanti’s majority stake in the prolific Tropicana gold mine. .. read more..
At Close of Business podcast August 5 2026
Wednesday, August 5,2026,07:42
Isabel Vieira and Tom Zaunmayr discuss recent insolvencies in the retail sector. .. read more..
Ex IAMGOLD boss joins Liberty board
Wednesday, August 5,2026,07:30
Liberty Metals chair Nicholas Katris has welcomed the junior's board appointment of experienced North American resources executive, Steve Letwin .. read more..
U.S. arsenal stretched as Australia weighs alliance risks
Wednesday, August 5,2026,07:00
America's dwindling missile stockpiles are forcing Australia to confront the strategic risks of ever-deeper alliance integration. read now... .. read more..
ASIC: One in three small business bosses blind to legal risk and obligations
Wednesday, August 5,2026,06:58
One in three small business directors do not understand the consequences of breaking company laws, exposing a dangerous knowledge gap among those legally responsible. .. read more..
Rookie Mines Minister Daniel Pastorelli rules out lifting uranium ban or gold...
Wednesday, August 5,2026,06:51
Mines Minister Daniel Pastorell ruled out lifting WA’s uranium mining ban despite a Federal deal and is not tempted to bump up the gold royalty rate amid shy-high prices for the precious metal. .. read more..
Bunbury ramping reaches record high for 2026 as steady decline rapidly reverses
Wednesday, August 5,2026,06:40
Ambulances were stuck ramping for more than 200 hours last month at WA’s largest regional hospital, the highest on record for 2026. .. read more..
Climate change rebellion, anyone? Aussie Gen Z says...Meh!
Wednesday, August 5,2026,06:30
Why are the young often quiescent when their very lives and future livelihoods are in real danger? read now... .. read more..
Genesis’ $5.6b Vault bid ‘wasn’t Regis-driven’
Wednesday, August 5,2026,06:29
Genesis Minerals says a $5.1 billion offer by Regis Resources to merge with Vault Minerals was not the driving factor in its successful $5.6 billion bid for the company. .. read more..
Business owners warned Treasury’s CGT shortcut could cost millions
Wednesday, August 5,2026,06:28
Private business owners risk a multimillion-dollar tax hit if they rely on a Treasury shortcut that assumes their assets grew at the same rate every day, advisers warn. .. read more..
Jetstar to charge passengers up to $52 for using overhead lockers for carry-o...
Wednesday, August 5,2026,06:20
Passengers can expect to pay more for flying with just a carry-on bag after budget carrier Jetstar revealed it would start slugging customers up to $52 to use overhead lockers. .. read more..
Updoc patients notified of security breach
Wednesday, August 5,2026,06:12
A telehealth platform has warned customers their personal information may have been stolen after hackers briefly accessed a third-party system on July 31. .. read more..
Updoc patients notified of security breach where personal information may hav...
Wednesday, August 5,2026,06:12
A telehealth platform has warned customers their personal information may have been stolen after hackers briefly accessed a third-party system on July 31. .. read more..
Extra Karrinyup Shopping Centre car parking bays to cost $27m
Wednesday, August 5,2026,06:10
GPT Group is set to spend $27 million to increase the number of car parking bays at Karrinyup Shopping Centre to almost 5,000. .. read more..
Campus approval narrows workforce gap
Wednesday, August 5,2026,06:00
An education provider has received approval for its plan to grow the renewable energy sector's labour supply. .. read more..
Opinion: A lesson universities need to learn
Wednesday, August 5,2026,05:30
OPINION: The tug-of-war between universities' academic and research priorities shows no sign of slowing. .. read more..