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ConstructionStories urged as Harbour Bridge turns 90

With the Sydney Harbour Bridge turning 90 in March, the call has gone out to anyone with an untold story about the iconic Coat Hanger or an item of memorabilia.

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URANIUM MININGPremiumTraditional owners celebrate Yeelirrie uranium mine failure

Another uranium mine in remote WA has failed to substantially start before the State Government’s deadline, with Cameco’s Yeelirrie missing its mark this week.

Tom Robinson

Pub life beckonsCommentsPremiumHugh McLernon tapping savvy for Tim and Justin

Veteran legal heavyweight Hugh McLernon has retired from litigation funding industry he pioneered at the turn of the millennium.

Neale Prior

Bush Legends CommentsPremiumThe chance moment that saved an historic West Aussie icon

How a visit from the National Trust saved the pride and joy home of WA’s famous McLarty family from being destroyed.

Steve Butler

BusinessUK wine duties 'wipe out trade benefits'

Wine producers in Australia say any benefits from a trade deal with the UK will be imperilled by proposed changes to wine duties.

Simon Neville, PA City Editor

Business plea CommentsPremiumWA bosses want travel exemptions for the triple-jabbed

WA company bosses are begging the McGowan Government to consider exemptions allowing business managers that are triple dose-vaccinated to travel interstate and internationally.

Danielle Le Messurier

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Broken commitments CommentsPremium
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WA Govt must eventually accept the risk of opening borders

Mark McGowan can’t escape the hard fact that business and families trusted him by investing in his now scrapped February 5 border reopening.

Sean Smith

Sean Smith

Bewildering decisionCommentsPremiumBusiness leaders ‘incredulous’ about border delay: Goyder

One of WA’s most senior business leaders says industry is “incredulous” about Mark McGowan’s decision to indefinitely delay the reopening of WA’s borders after almost two years of isolation.

Danielle Le Messurier & Sean Smith

MarketsStocks tumble on disappointing earnings

Fears about the pace of monetary policy tightening and a batch of weaker-than-expected earnings have knocked investor confidence again.

Tommy Wilkes

New resignation PremiumFortescue Metals Group confirms corporate affairs departure

Fortescue Metals Group is losing another senior executive, with the resignation of sustainability and corporate affairs director Alison Terry.

Sean Smith

Widespread backlashCommentsPremiumNovaxxer’s Serbia serves up big lesson to rookies at Rio

The Bull has been saddened for months by the strength of community backlash in western Serbia against Rio Tinto’s Jadar lithium project.

Cases detectedPremiumTwo FIFO workers test positive for COVID at Perth Airport

Mining giant confirms two cases found at dedicated screening facilities ahead of a scheduled departure to the Pilbara on Thursday.

Adrian Lowe

Oakajee dreamPremiumFortescue Metals Group signs Oakajee pact

Under a preliminary agreement with Sinosteel, the WA iron ore miner could buy into the Oakajee project after a 12-month review.

Sean Smith

MarketsASX nosedives to cap off ‘bloody week’

The ASX tumbled spectacularly after an ‘ugly late swoon’ on Wall Street, with few stocks spared from the sea of red.

Rebecca Le May

New goalposts CommentsPremiumGaines labels delayed border reopening ‘disappointing’

Fortescue Metals Group chief executive Elizabeth Gaines says the iron ore miner is concerned a lack of clarity around the reopening of WA’s borders may lead to an exacerbated shortage of labour and skills. 

Danielle Le Messurier

Technology Metals doubles down on vanadium feasibility study

Battery metals developer Technology Metals Australia has extended an MoU with Japan’s LE System, to launch a feasibility study into Australia’s first fully-integrated vanadium electrolyte production plant.

Matt Birney

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Safety ‘out the window’CommentsBuilders ‘forced to work’ in Perth’s shocking summer heat

WA’s construction worker shortage has forced some to toil through sweltering temperatures close to 50 degrees, amid claims of extreme pressure from businesses to keep the show on the road.

Kim Macdonald

Aruma intersects thick gold mineralisation in maiden drilling

Aruma Resources has racked up an intriguingly wide, shallow, albeit low grade gold intercept during first pass greenfields drilling at its Salmon Gums gold project approximately 200km south of Kalgoorlie in WA.

Matt Birney

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‘Deeply concerning’: Qantas slams McGowan over border chaos

CEO Alan Joyce says removing certainty on a reopening date with no new timeline for when the border will come down is ‘a real blow’, not just for travel but for Australia as a whole.

Geoffrey Thomas

RetailSurprising winner after Covid surge

Aussies rushed out of their homes to shop, dine and be entertained after emerging from Delta lockdowns in November but there was one industry to come out on top.

Rebecca Le May

Clarity demandCommentsPremiumCCI warns border delay threat to WA’s business reputation

WA businesses risk reputational damage around the world following Premier Mark McGowan’s call to indefinitely postpone the State’s border reopening, a peak business lobby warns.

Adrian Lowe

Hot Chili moves to secure Chilean port access

Copper developer Hot Chili has entered into negotiations for a port access and services deal at the Chilean port of Huasco. A deal on port access is vital to Costa Fuego, the company’s massive copper project.

Matt Birney

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Locked in, locked out PremiumWhy new home buyers will pay price for border closure

New home buyers will pay the price for the continuing border closure, with the cost of housing likely to rise amid the labour shortage, according to developers.

Kim Macdonald

BusinessPrepare to be dazzled, space watchers say

For one week, the clouds will part and the International Space Station will dazzle Australians as it moves across our night sky, ANSTO says.

Marion Rae