UPDATE: WA in for blistering afternoon as mercury nudges records

Business

ManufacturingAlumina exports left hanging in new green credit

A big slice of WA’s multibillion-dollar alumina sector is set to miss out on a new Federal green production credit.

Matt Mckenzie

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MinRes starts process to carve up and flog off Yilgarn

A mothballed iron ore hub, which used to sustain 1000 WA jobs and currently has a book value of zero, is on the market.

Adrian Rauso

MiningWestpac casts more dark clouds over iron ore price

Westpac is predicting iron ore prices could collapse 30 per cent when Rio Tinto brings its ‘Pilbara Killer’ online this year, although the bank’s warning might be premature.?

Adrian Rauso

WEALTH INEQUALITYThe staggering amount Aussie billionaires earn each hour compared with average worker

The wealth of our richest citizens grew by a collective $28 billion last year, it has been revealed.

Demi Huang

EconomyThe crypto market has been Trumped

A digital token debuted by President-elect Donald Trump has rattled the cryptocurrency market, attracting billions of dollars of trading volume while stoking concerns about conflicts of interest.

Bloomberg

InfrastructureUnion warns strike will hit petrol stations

The truckies’ union has warned fuel deliveries to some WA petrol stations could be disrupted as workers with freight company K&S prepare to strike this week.

Matt Mckenzie

CEOsBillionaire wealth surges to ‘unimaginable’ levels

Billionaire wealth surged in 2024, as the world’s richest people increasingly benefited from inheritance and powerful connections, according to Oxfam’s latest annual inequality report.

April Roach

CNBC newsOil major BP to cut thousands of jobs in cost-saving drive

British oil major?BP?on Thursday said it is planning to cut thousands of jobs as part of a major cost-reduction exercise.

Sam Meredith

CNBC newsA $US50b deal needed to save TikTok in the US

Business moguls such as?Elon Musk?should be prepared to spend tens of billions of dollars for TikTok’s US operations should parent company ByteDance decide to sell.?

Jonathan Vanian

BusinessSEC sues Elon Musk for not properly disclosing Twitter stake

The SEC is suing?Elon Musk, alleging he committed securities fraud by failing to disclose he had amassed an active stake in Twitter, a move that allowed him to buy shares at ‘artificially low prices’.

Lora Kolodny and Ari Levy

ChristmasThe origin story behind the modern-day Santa Claus

How a miracle-working Greek bishop, a Dutch folk figure and an early New York icon became the ubiquitous symbol of Christmas.

TechnologyWhat do the gods of generative AI have in store for 2025?

OpenAI and Google have unveiled their next generation of products. Here’s what to expect from artificial intelligence in the New Year.

AsiaForeign firms in China trapped in a dangerous struggle

Things have never looked rosier for foreign firms in China, at least according to the country’s Council for the Promotion of International Trade.?But the reality is far less rosy.

Technology‘Death by LLM’: AI leaves a trail of online destruction

The first casualties of generative AI offer lessons for other businesses.?

Markets

MARKET WRAPHow Trump led to Aussie sharemarket soar

The Aussie sharemarket started the week on a high in a broad market rally, largely due to Donald Trump being sworn in as the next US President.

Cameron Micallef

MarketsAustralian shares up as Trump heads back to office

The ASX200 has risen on the back of strong international sentiment as Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, with gains for major miners and banks.

Derek Rose

BusinessStar Entertainment warns of imminent collapse

Embattled casino group Star has warned it is on the financial precipice, following a new financial update to the Australian Securities? Exchange.

Jackson Hewett

MarketsDollar strong, stocks higher as second Trump term dawns

On the eve of Donald Trump's second US presidency Asia's stock markets are cautiously positive as investors wait for an expected flurry of policy announcements.

Tom Westbrook

Commercial Property

InfrastructureSubiaco hospital could be delayed beyond 2028

A $311 million expansion of St John of God Hospital in Subiaco may be punted back two years.

Matt Mckenzie

Commercial PropertyClick go the shears as Fini targets Wool Store revamp

Adrian Fini-backed Human Urban will within weeks reveal a $110 million proposal to revamp the famed Elders Wool Stores in Fremantle.

Matt Mckenzie

RetailPainting a new picture at the Morley Galleria

After a 10-year wait, is Morley Galleria finally getting a $350m facelift?

Matt Mckenzie

Commercial PropertyREVEALED: $400m+ plan to redevelop Perth’s Carillon City

The “game-changer” project will include a retail podium, a 17-storey tower with a hotel and 30 levels of student accommodation, totalling almost 70,000 square metres.?

Matt Mckenzie

Mining

ManufacturingAlumina exports left hanging in new green credit

A big slice of WA’s multibillion-dollar alumina sector is set to miss out on a new Federal green production credit.

Matt Mckenzie

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exclusive
Mining
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MinRes starts process to carve up and flog off Yilgarn

A mothballed iron ore hub, which used to sustain 1000 WA jobs and currently has a book value of zero, is on the market.

Adrian Rauso

MiningWestpac casts more dark clouds over iron ore price

Westpac is predicting iron ore prices could collapse 30 per cent when Rio Tinto brings its ‘Pilbara Killer’ online this year, although the bank’s warning might be premature.?

Adrian Rauso

TradeTop iron ore port reopens as Cyclone Sean risk recedes

Australia’s major iron ore export port has reopened after the national weather bureau advised that a severe tropical cyclone was moving away from the Pilbara.

Paul-Alain Hunt

Energy

Oil & GasBP’s global job shake up to hit Australia

Hundreds of Australian jobs could be axed at BP after the company unveiled moves to slash headcount across the world.

Matt Mckenzie

EnergySynergy boss David Fyfe set to leave

State Government-owned electricity retailer Synergy is hunting for a new boss after revealing chief executive David Fyfe will leave in April.

Matt Mckenzie

Oil & GasStrike out: Perth Basin gas player shakes up leadership

An emerging major player in the Perth Basin gas fields has revealed its chief executive will exit.

Matt Mckenzie

EnergyResearchers to give futuristic wind turbine a whirl

A curvy, curly wind turbine will be put to the test in Australia as researchers and a local start-up look for ways to add more to metropolitan areas.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Your Money

Your MoneyReforms to super could take stress out of retirement

Australia’s $4 trillion superannuation system is too complex, with many people finding retirement stressful and lacking the confidence to spend their savings.

Cheyanne Enciso

Superannuation‘$165K worse off’: Warning on super proposal

Aussies could be $165,000 worse-off in retirement if a proposed change to superannuation guarantee is given the go ahead, the peak union body warns.

Cameron Micallef

Your MoneySkipping that extra cup of coffee can save you $330 a month

Australians are saving an average of more than $330 a month by opting to dine at home or skipping a cup of coffee, with cost-of-living challenges forcing many to prioritise building up an emergency buffer.

Cheyanne Enciso

Your MoneyWA reverts to cost-conscious mindset in December

West Australians have reverted to their cost-conscious mindset in December following the Black Friday retail sugar hit, new spending data suggests.

Cheyanne Enciso

Agriculture

‘WASTE OF TIME’ALEC boycotts Labor’s sheep ban ‘co-design’ process

Australia’s peak live export body has refused to engage with the Albanese Government as Labor seeks industry’s help to implement a multimillion dollar ‘transition plan’ ahead of its looming sheep shipping ban.

Adam Poulsen

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Trevor Whittington
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A dose of live sheep export reality

Farmers in WA rely on live exports not because they’re clinging to a dying trade, but because it works within the unique constraints of their farming systems.?

Trevor Whittington

LIVE EXPORTMorocco opens the door to Australian sheep

A Moroccan delegation will visit WA “in the coming weeks” after the signing of new protocols greenlighting the export of Australian sheep, goats, and cattle to the North African nation.

Adam Poulsen

FEDERAL ELECTION 2025Activists launch ‘Keep the Sheep Here’ campaign

A trio of animal rights groups has launched a counter campaign piggybacking off the Keep the Sheep movement, as Labor’s live export ban shapes up to be a key issue at the Federal election.

Adam Poulsen

Bulls N’ Bears

BULLS N’ BEARSInfini prepares for maiden drilling on Canadian uranium hits

Infini Resources is preparing for maiden diamond drilling of its remarkable Portland Creek uranium project in Newfoundland, Canada, after gaining recent approvals for drilling and access road construction.

Doug Bright

BULLS N’ BEARSOrdell locks onto new gold zone in Mt Magnet

In this edition of Bulls N’ Bears Big Hits, we examine some notable drill intercepts revealed on the ASX, including Ordell Minerals’ 22.70m at 4.09g/t gold intercept from 71.3m from its Barimaia project in WA.

Doug Bright

BULLS N’ BEARSArafura nabs $200m government cash boost for NT rare earth project

Arafura Rare Earths shares surged as much as 30 per cent to 15c on the highest turnover in nine months after nabbing a $200m cash boost for its NT Nolans project from Australia’s National Reconstruction Fund.

James Pearson

BULLS N’ BEARSArdea awards multiple contracts ahead of massive nickel DFS

Ardea Resources has hit the ground running at its massive Goongarrie Hub nickel laterite project in WA’s Goldfields with four drill rigs active and several work contracts already awarded.

James Pearson

Events

GIDDY UP“Not our first rodeo”: Kestels take over Kalgan Stampede

Cowboys and cowgirls will be stepping up for some country fun this Saturday with the annual Kalgan Stampede set to take place for the seventh year, this time with new organisers at the helm.

Melissa Sheil

Weekends sorted 25 things to do in 2025

Get your diary out and mark your calendars for the top 25 events and things to do in 2025 across the South West.

Sofia Fimognari

Gig GuideWhat’s on in Albany and the Great Southern this week

From the Kalgan Stampede to creative workshops, here’s your guide to the week ahead in the Great Southern

Albany Advertiser

Gig GuideWhat’s on in Albany and the Great Southern this week

From local musical acts to craft workshops, here’s your guide to the week ahead in the Great Southern

Albany Advertiser

UPDATE: WA in for blistering afternoon as mercury nudges records

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MiningPremiumWestpac casts more dark clouds over iron ore price

WEALTH INEQUALITYThe staggering amount Aussie billionaires earn each hour compared with average worker

EconomyPremiumThe crypto market has been Trumped

InfrastructurePremiumUnion warns strike will hit petrol stations

Mergers and AcquisitionsPremiumAFG’s ‘match-making’ arm makes first broker purchases

CEOsBillionaire wealth surges to ‘unimaginable’ levels

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MarketsAustralian shares up as Trump heads back to office

MiningCommentsPremiumS32 puts its insurers to work at manganese mine

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MARKET WRAPPremiumHow Trump led to Aussie sharemarket soar

MarketsAustralian shares up as Trump heads back to office

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InfrastructureCommentsPremiumSubiaco hospital could be delayed beyond 2028

Commercial PropertyPremiumClick go the shears as Fini targets Wool Store revamp

RetailPremiumPainting a new picture at the Morley Galleria

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Your MoneyCommentsPremiumReforms to super could take stress out of retirement

SuperannuationPremium‘$165K worse off’: Warning on super proposal

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumSkipping that extra cup of coffee can save you $330 a month

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Agriculture

‘WASTE OF TIME’PremiumALEC boycotts Labor’s sheep ban ‘co-design’ process

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LIVE EXPORTPremiumMorocco opens the door to Australian sheep

FEDERAL ELECTION 2025PremiumActivists launch ‘Keep the Sheep Here’ campaign

Bulls N’ Bears

BULLS N’ BEARSInfini prepares for maiden drilling on Canadian uranium hits

BULLS N’ BEARSOrdell locks onto new gold zone in Mt Magnet

BULLS N’ BEARSArafura nabs $200m government cash boost for NT rare earth project

BULLS N’ BEARSArdea awards multiple contracts ahead of massive nickel DFS

Events

GIDDY UP“Not our first rodeo”: Kestels take over Kalgan Stampede

Weekends sorted Premium25 things to do in 2025

Gig GuideWhat’s on in Albany and the Great Southern this week

Gig GuideWhat’s on in Albany and the Great Southern this week

ManufacturingAlumina exports left hanging in new green credit

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Mining
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MinRes starts process to carve up and flog off Yilgarn

MiningWestpac casts more dark clouds over iron ore price

EconomyThe crypto market has been Trumped

InfrastructureUnion warns strike will hit petrol stations

Mergers and AcquisitionsAFG’s ‘match-making’ arm makes first broker purchases

Mergers and AcquisitionsInsignia gives US bidder a look at the books

MiningS32 puts its insurers to work at manganese mine

CNBC newsOil major BP to cut thousands of jobs in cost-saving drive

ChristmasThe origin story behind the modern-day Santa Claus

TechnologyWhat do the gods of generative AI have in store for 2025?

AsiaForeign firms in China trapped in a dangerous struggle

Technology‘Death by LLM’: AI leaves a trail of online destruction

MARKET WRAPHow Trump led to Aussie sharemarket soar

MarketsDollar strong, stocks higher as second Trump term dawns

InfrastructureSubiaco hospital could be delayed beyond 2028

Commercial PropertyClick go the shears as Fini targets Wool Store revamp

RetailPainting a new picture at the Morley Galleria

Commercial PropertyREVEALED: $400m+ plan to redevelop Perth’s Carillon City

ManufacturingAlumina exports left hanging in new green credit

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Mining
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MinRes starts process to carve up and flog off Yilgarn

MiningWestpac casts more dark clouds over iron ore price

Oil & GasBP’s global job shake up to hit Australia

EnergySynergy boss David Fyfe set to leave

Oil & GasStrike out: Perth Basin gas player shakes up leadership

EnergyResearchers to give futuristic wind turbine a whirl

Your MoneyReforms to super could take stress out of retirement

Superannuation‘$165K worse off’: Warning on super proposal

Your MoneySkipping that extra cup of coffee can save you $330 a month

Your MoneyWA reverts to cost-conscious mindset in December

‘WASTE OF TIME’ALEC boycotts Labor’s sheep ban ‘co-design’ process

opinion
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Trevor Whittington
opinion
A dose of live sheep export reality

LIVE EXPORTMorocco opens the door to Australian sheep

FEDERAL ELECTION 2025Activists launch ‘Keep the Sheep Here’ campaign

Weekends sorted 25 things to do in 2025