Cashed up trades are making more than $51 per hour, while productivity is slumping putting further pressure on Australia’s housing sector.
Cameron Micallef
UK inflation was higher than expected in May as rising food prices offset a drop in air fares and transport costs, according to official figures.
Andy Bruce and William Schomberg
Horizon Minerals has opened the cash floodgates from mining and processing its gold-bearing ore from two cash-generating mines, under separate toll treating arrangements in WA’s renowned Goldfields region.
Craig Nolan
Estrella Resources has deployed the heavy-duty diamond rig to build on a recent high-grade massive manganese discovery at its Ira Miri prospect in Timor-Leste.
Andrew Todd
Businesses are finally getting on top of cost-of-living pressures, with the number of companies struggling to make payments dropping.
The value of Western Australia’s most important mineral commodity is tumbling towards lows not seen in 2.5 years, putting three of the big four banks on track for vindication.
Adrian Rauso
A review to consider higher heights limits in some areas as the State Government seeks to promote greater density in key locations
Kim Macdonald
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.26 per cent during morning trading.
Rae Wee
Almost a week since the life-changing draw, officials are still searching for the winner of one of Australia’s biggest ever Powerball jackpots.
Amelia Swan
Optus has admitted it used dodgy tactics to sell phones and contracts to more than 400 consumers, including Aboriginal customers in remote regions.
Farid Farid
Australian shares have continued to slip, as global growth concerns push miners lower and the ongoing Middle East conflict weighs on investor confidence.
Adrian Black
A major change to the superannuation sector starting from July 1 is set to help millions of Aussies achieve a ‘dignified’ retirement.
Perth-founded tech unicorn Canva is buying an Australian AI-powered creative intelligence startup as it pushes deeper into the enterprise and marketing sector.
Daniel Newell
If you want to get a tradie, your best bet is probably over the next year, with the construction sector due to ramp up between 2026 and 2030.
The votes are in for the world’s best airline.
Joseph Cassidy
Telco giant Optus has agreed to pay a whopping $100m fine for exploiting hundreds of vulnerable and disadvantaged Australians.
Duncan Evans
Australia's relationship with the EU is set to become even closer after the two began negotiations on a security and defence partnership.
Kat Wong
WA biotech Emyria has won major backing from Australia’s biggest health insurer to fund its psychedelic-assisted therapy program aimed at treating post-traumatic stress disorder.
Cheyanne Enciso
THE ECONOMIST: China’s newfound fondness for open-source technology is awkward for an authoritarian state.
Anthony Albanese has held meetings with Donald Trump’s top economic team focused on tariffs, trade and critical minerals after his much-anticipated one-on-one with the US President was abandoned.
Caitlyn Rintoul
The CEOs of TotalEnergies, Shell, and EnQuest have warned that further attacks on critical energy infrastructure could have serious consequences for global supply and prices.
Sam Meredith
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent remains at a G7 meeting in Canada for trade talks following President Donald Trump's early departure from the summit.
Staff Writers
Anthony Albanese has been called on to help “speed up” negotiations on a potential free trade deal that was first touted in 2018.
Jessica Wang in Canada
Nxt Tex - renowned for technology that can take homes from slab to lockup in four days - is seeking to join the NASDAQ, as it lists a block of land for sale in Perth. But it says it is not finished with WA.
