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BusinessPremiumSurprise find after $550 pay out to workers

Australians are more likely to take time off work with higher government payments, new research shows.

Cameron Micallef

Brightstar launches 55km of RC drilling at Sandstone project in WA

With its now customary speed, Brightstar Resources has launched a 2025 drilling campaign at the newly acquired Sandstone gold project, picking up where it left off work last year at Lord Nelson and Vanguard.

Doug Bright

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NEWSPremiumCrucial deal could end NSW rail chaos

After an ongoing pay dispute led to transport chaos across Sydney, a crucial deal that could end the standoff between the unions and transport officials seems closer.

Blake Antrobus

ManufacturingPremiumAlumina exports left hanging by 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

Infini 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

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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

EconomyPremiumThe 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

INSIDE MEDIAVideoInsiders claim TODAY presenter Alex Cullen should be sacked for accepting $50k

In our column that takes you inside the world of media we look at Nine’s horror start to the year with two Today presenters under fire for their Australian Open gaffes, a popular TV presenter suddenly leaves our screens and a Federal Government agency wants more power to censor old TV shows.

Rob McKnight

POLITICSState’s push for fuel price cap

One Aussie state is pushing for a major shakeup to pricing at the bowser - including 24-hour caps on fuel prices and mandatory reporting from retailers.

Blair Jackson

MARKET WRAPPremiumHow 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

InfrastructurePremiumUnion 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

China is still producing too much steel, setting up the industry for more pain as domestic consumption drops and unprofitable mills reach a tipping point.‘Worst is not over’: China steelmakers in for more pain

China is still producing too much steel, setting up the industry for more pain as domestic consumption drops and unprofitable mills reach a tipping point.

Yihui Xie and Katharine Gemmell

RECALLPremiumTikTok-famous mug recalled over major defect

A popular travel mug made famous on TikTok is being recalled over a major safety issue that could leave users with serious burns.

Aisling Brennan

Courts & JusticePremiumNine settles with reporter over sex discrimination claim

A confidential settlement has been reached between former Today television reporter Airlie Walsh and Nine Network Australia over a sexual discrimination claim that she made against the troubled broadcaster.

Emily Moulton

POLITICSPremiumDrastic measure ahead of psych walkout

The workplace umpire has been called in to intervene as one state faces an “unprecedented” mass walkout of key hospital staff.

Jessica Wang

MiningPremiumWestpac 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

NEWS’Grave concerns’: Australia’s hidden shame

Products that the US deem inhumane – because they are coming from forced labour camps in China – are entering Australia.

Blair Jackson

NEWSMajor $50m jackpot up for grabs

One Aussie could be lucky enough to be crowned first winner of a major jackpot in 2025.

Aisling Brennan

MEDIAPremiumTears as Nine star signs off after 17yrs

A Channel 9 anchor has broken down on air paying tribute to her colleague - a veteran journalist and news anchor who announced his retirement after 17 years at the network.

Blake Antrobus

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

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

Lifespan Mortgage Services and Melbourne’s Empower Wealth Group are the first businesses targeted under a new plan to buy minority equity stakes in successful home loan brokers.

Sean Smith

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

BusinessPremiumRSL's gambling profits not supporting veteran welfare

Just a minuscule percentage of RSL venues' gambling machine profits are going towards aiding veterans' welfare, according to new research.

Holly Hales

‘WASTE OF TIME’PremiumALEC 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