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Nº 55 Friday, 04 September 2026

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Marmota boosts SA gold hunt with super-sized drilling blitz

Marmota Limited has super-sized its Greenewood gold drilling program in South Australia’s Gawler Craton, expan…

Lindian inks 20-year offtake deal for Kazakhstan rare earths product

Lindian Resources has locked in a 20-year offtake deal with French rare earths specialist Carester to supply h…

Critical data dive uncovers three NZ gold-antimony targets

Critical Resources has defined three priority gold-antimony targets at its Silver Peaks project, sitting just …

Critical Resources data dive uncovers three NZ gold-antimony targets

Critical Resources has defined three priority gold-antimony targets at its Silver Peaks project, sitting just …

KPMG high-flyer sues over her whistleblower scandal sacking

Sacked KPMG executive Eileen Hoggett is suing the firm after her financially damaging dismissal over confident…

Amazon to hire 3000 seasonal workers for Christmas rush in Australia

Retirees, students and jobseekers are all in the mix as Amazon chases 3000 seasonal workers across Australia a…

Corporate Travel Management shares crash after £80m overcharging scandal revealed

Shares in one of Australia’s largest travel businesses have plunged on relisting after the business was embroi…

Asian shares close higher after oil prices slip

Asian shares have advanced after US stocks ended the previous session with mild gains.

The world is facing a dual threat that could blow up markets

A letter from the Bank of England’s governor highlights the shaky ground that the global economy and financial…

The $US3 trillion oil market is becoming more accessible than ever: No longer a ‘rich man’s game’

Oil trading was once largely the preserve of commodity houses, institutional investors and professional trader…

Bathla races to secure $20m in last-ditch effort to avoid collapse

One option to bail out a property developer on the brink of collapse that has $15bn worth of work in the pipel…

ASX edges higher as Wall Street climbs; Corporate Travel plummets

The Australian sharemarket has inched higher at the open after stocks rose on Wall Street overnight, while emb…

Banks help Aussie shares snap three-day losing streak

Australian shares closed higher for the first time this week as inflation and bond market jitters eased.

Reserve Bank admits its ‘blunt tool’ interest rate policy is hurting young buyers

The Reserve Bank has warned it still has a job to do on inflation as a Senate inquiry hears younger Australian…

Australia’s top listed companies return to earnings growth after years of declines as US tech pushes ahead

Australia's top listed companies have returned to earnings growth after three years of declines, but the profi…

ASX investors urged to ditch consumer stocks for AI and mining as another RBA interest rate rise looms

Higher rates are crushing households, but a wave of spending on miners, infrastructure and AI is creating a ne…

New EV drivers will save $76m after Iran war fuel spike, data reveals

Australians who went electric after war in the Middle East broke out have so far saved tens of millions of dol…

'Soft' earnings season for Australia's major companies

Australia's top listed companies have returned to earnings growth after three years of declines, but the profi…

Perth in listings surge, with the number of properties for sale hitting a three year high, according to REIWA and Herron Todd White

Property listings in Perth have jumped by a massive 145 per cent in only one year, as the property market cont…

Kim Macdonald: How to choose the right house this Spring sales season, especially when you are only prepared to live on eight streets in Perth

Spring property season is upon us, but how do you choose the right home?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: What rising global bond rates mean for your money

Rising interest rates on government bonds influence consumer rates on mortgages, student loans, credit cards a…

The political foes chasing down KPMG’s ‘wolves’ have not finished yet

Holding the KPMG ‘bastards’ to account has drawn together Canberra’s bitter political rivals like never before…

One Nation wants this coal plant kept open. Its owner warns that will spell trouble

Energy giant AGL says Pauline Hanson’s plan to keep Victoria’s largest coal-fired generator open beyond its 20…

Hawk Resources set to pull trigger on scandium exploration program in remote northern Goldfields

Hawk Resources is set to embark on an exploration program at the Olympus scandium project in the remote northe…

Autonomous trucks help Granny Smith’s production surge in first half of 2026

The Granny Smith mine stood out among Gold Fields’ four WA mines in the first half of this year, with producti…

For The Jumper: Epic footy rock & roll fundraiser returns to popular North Perth pub for AFL grand final eve

Perth’s newest grand final eve tradition will officially be returning to a popular corner pub, with 18 local b…

Rising rates, bond yields call for deeper spending cuts

Australia's economy is faring better than expected despite the Middle East war. That could spell bad news for …

S&P 500, Dow rise as AI boost counters US-Iran tensions

US stocks have opened higher, boosted by AI stocks, despite US-Iran tensions weighing on investors.

‘Scaling cliff’ for female founders costing Australian economy billions, new report reveals

Australian women are starting businesses in record numbers – but a new study shows the economy is losing more …

What does $100 million buy you in Sydney? Inside Rose Bay’s latest trophy home

‘It’s like the Rolls Royce of real estate. It’s the finest, the best of everything.’

Woodside Scarborough LNG project on track to meet first export target but Browse uncertainty lingers

Woodside Energy’s Scarborough gas project remains on track, a senior executive says, but he stopped short of t…

Dust‑covered ‘holy grail’ Holden Walkinshaw emerges in Adelaide after decades in hiding

The vehicle is one of just 750 ever built.

Chevron to expand oil operations in Venezuela days after Trump announces deal to develop nation’s reserves

The announcement comes just days after US President Donald Trump revealed an ambitious deal to develop the nat…

EDITORIAL: Labor lost in spin and denial on housing and economy

Government forced into defensive mode over the economy and house price falls

Herd on the Terrace: Collie coal pits set to burn a hole in WA pockets as rehabilitation cost unknown

WA’s days of necking Emu Export cans on Matilda Bay foreshore appear to be fading in the sunset. Plus: Why fou…

Apple’s value grew by $1b a day for 15 years under Tim Cook. But he had one big flaw

Apple’s Tim Cook turned the company into one of Wall Street’s safest bets, but he didn’t get everything right.

Business warns data centre ‘panic’ could send AI boom offshore as Senate inquiry closes

Industry groups say blanket curbs would chase investment offshore as WA’s corporate giants look to potential f…

Australian shares slump as interest rate fears, Trump trade threats take over

Australia’s sharemarket has slumped as fears of new rate hikes and Donald Trump’s warning on a “worthless” dea…

KalGold strikes high-grade gold in WA elephant country

Kalgoorlie Gold Mining has hit high-grade gold at its Pinjin project, with a hit of 3m at 9.01g/t gold includi…

St George cranks up Brazilian niobium, rare earths pilot plant

St George Mining has kicked off pilot plant testing on nine tonnes of ore from its Araxá project in Brazil to …