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Iron ore exports underpin more than 40,000 jobs and account for the lion’s share of the $60 billion in royalties and taxes generated each year by the mining industry.

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Secret plan to unite iron ore miners in China price fight

Canberra is secretly planning to let Australia’s iron ore miners form a cartel to protect themselves from China’s increasingly aggressive trade tactics.

Ben Harvey

Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the excise cuts were always going to be temporary. NewsWire/ Tertius Pickard

FUELPremiumWhy Aussies facing another fuel price jump

Aussie motorists feeling the pinch at the bowser are about to face a steep rise in prices after this weekend – here’s why.

Amy Jackson

Perdaman founding chairman Vikas Rambal, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Premier Roger Cook and Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King in Karratha.

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We need to hit the gas on building new Aussie oil refinery

It’s not a perfect solution but with this week’s six-month anniversary of the US war against Iran proving Operation Epic Fury is an epic f*** up, Australia is going to have to pull itself up by its bootstraps.

Ben Harvey

Ben Harvey

Everywhere: Exactly where OpenAI’s friendly hacking agent will be after it escaped the lab. Plus: Andrew Forrest.

Herd on the TerraceCommentsPremiumTwiggy bets both ways on AI ‘extinction’ threat

Existential threats have been exercising the mind of billionaire Andrew Forrest but that hasn’t stopped miner Fortescue chasing a few coins from the next big thing.

The ASX followed a strong lead in from overseas tech giants. Newswire / Gaye Gerard

MARKET WRAPPremiumAI demand lifts ASX, Aussie miners

AI-driven copper demand has lifted materials stocks on a mixed day of trading for the Aussie sharemarket, as healthcare and consumer staples lagged.

Cameron Micallef

Former Mongols bikie turn journalist Mahmood Fazal has spent several months delving into the lives of key players in the Darwiche – Razzak gangland wars. David Caird

BREAKINGPremiumThird story by sacked ABC reporter removed

The ABC has pulled a third program linked to sacked Four Corners journalist Mahmood Fazal, citing concerns over the veracity of sources used by the former reporter.

Amy Jackson

Ben Wyatt in the Woodside Energy boardroom.

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Ben Wyatt: In frame for next Woodside chair?

His tenures on the boards of Woodside and global miner Rio Tinto have given the former WA Treasurer a lick of big company experience to take on one of the country’s toughest and most prominent chair roles.

Sean Smith

Hobart shipbuilder Incat's giant Hull 096 electric ferry is heading to South America. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

BusinessPremiumWorld's largest electric ferry catches a 'complex' lift

The biggest electric ferry on the planet is soon off to South America after one of the most complex maritime operations in a state's history.

Ethan James

The sale announcement is part of a broader business overhaul by BP under its new chief executive. (AP PHOTO)

BusinessPremiumBP puts UK North Sea oil and gas assets up for sale

BP is selling its UK North Sea business after more than 60 years of production as the energy giant looks to slim down and reduce debt.

Shadia Nasralla and Yamini Kalia

Charli XCX arrives at the Magnum Party in the crowd while eating an ice cream during the 78th Festival de Cannes in Cannes in May 2025.

RetailCommentsPremiumAussies’ sweet tooth boosts sales at ice cream giant Magnum

Australia is among the top-performing regions for global ice cream giant Magnum, but it was dragged down by the Americas as the growing popularity of weight-loss drugs dampens demand for sweet treats.

Cheyanne Enciso

A major update has emerged after a controversial segment aired on the ABC depicted violence against mining magnate Gina Rinehart.

COURTPremiumRinehart comes for ABC over shock skit

Australia’s richest citizen has launched a legal assault on the ABC after a clip vocalising violence against her aired on prime time.

Kate Stephenson

There are concerns of a mass exodus from private health insurance, putting more pressure on public facilities like Royal Perth Hospital, pictured.

HealthCommentsPremiumPrivate health coverage grows despite rocketing premiums

Membership numbers keep inching higher, new figures by the regulator reveal. But next year’s results could show a mass exodus, the sector’s peak body warns.

Rebecca Le May

Shoppers are paying a premium for the ease of ordering online using delivery apps like Uber Eats and DoorDash to avoid a supermarket trip.

RetailCommentsPremiumHow much more it really costs to get groceries delivered

Time-poor Australians are paying as much as nearly $20 more on groceries by having it delivered to their doorsteps in a so-called ‘convenience tax’

Cheyanne Enciso

A slide in Web Travel's Strategy Day published on March 21, 2024.

MarketsCommentsPremiumTravel group vows to fight class action over $1b share rout

Investors allege the travel wholesaler talked up growth and margins before a downgrade belted its shares.

Ryan Johnson

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… H2G Limited.

BULLS N’ BEARSASX Runners of the Week: H2G Limited, Carnaby & American Tungsten

The Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… H2G Limited, after its H2G PowerSafe Sodium-Ion Battery range received some long overdue market love, following a sharp market sell-off.

Andrew Todd

Ora Banda Mining’s recent high-grade results from its Gem and Sapphire lodes at the Little Gem prospect near its Riverina underground mine, should help feed its planned new processing plant.

Ora Banda grows Little Gem gold footprint near Kalgoorlie

Ora Banda has lit up its Little Gem prospect near Kalgoorlie, with new high-grade gold hits stretching the Sapphire lodes across 2.6km of strike to a depth of 200m and the Gem lodes along a 4.7km strike.

Doug Bright

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The firebombed car outside the Wiluna police station.

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Firebombing exposes native title feud at boiling point

A car firebombing outside a WA police station has exposed an escalating battle for control of an Aboriginal group that holds the keys to major mining approvals.

Adrian Rauso

Dino Otranto, chief executive, metals and operations at Fortescue.

MiningPremiumIron ore boss warns of contagion from $250m BHP strikes

BHP has garnered sympathy from one of its Pilbara iron ore rivals as union-led strikes escalate in an industry landscape that has ‘shifted dramatically’.

Adrian Rauso

A mock-up of the complete Bunbury Hospital redevelopment.

HealthPremiumMental Health Observation Area complete at Bunbury hospital

The $572 million redevelopment of the State’s future largest regional hospital has reached a construction milestone, with the completion of a new Mental Health Observation Area and upgraded fast-track area. 

Craig Duncan

A paper mill has laid off workers, blaming a state government for cutting off wood supplies. (Adrian Black/AAP PHOTOS)

BusinessPremium'Devastating' regional layoffs as employer shifts blame

A regional paper mill has blamed the loss of more than 80 jobs on a state government's failure to provide wood under an abandoned supply agreement.

Nick Wilson

The US has lifted ‌export controls on its Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models. (EPA PHOTO)

TechnologyPremiumAnthropic’s Claude AI breaks safety test to hack systems

Anthropic has revealed details after its AI model accessed real-world systems during a safety test after a mistake allowed it to connect to the internet.

Kimberley Braddish

More than 1 million CBA customers will be eligible for no-fee accounts under the ACCC ruling.

BusinessCommentsPremiumBig backdown as bank shifts 1.5 million customers to no-fees

The corporate watchdog has ruled that banks ‘must proactively identify existing customers who may be eligible for lower-fee accounts and move them unless they choose to opt out’.

Sineva Wilson

The City Beach home’s bus kitchen bench.

House That!CommentsPremiumAll board as quirky City Beach home sells for tidy $4.1m

Staging was deemed unnecessary during a sale campaign for the unconventional home — and the whopping sale price supported it as the right decision.

Kim Macdonald

The Blackstone headquarters in New York, US.

BankingCommentsPremiumThousands of Aussie mortgages sold in blockbuster $36b deal

One bank will sell its $36 billion Australian loans book to Blackstone and shut its retail bank, giving private capital a major foothold in the mortgage market.

Ryan Johnson