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NEWS‘Worried’: Biggest threat to Coles, Woolies

The chief executive of a supermarket giant has admitted she is “worried” about a US company as more and more Aussies hunt for better prices.

Duncan Evans

Small businessCommentsPremium‘Unbelievable demand’ for lithium battery recycling in WA

Amid a spate of waste truck battery fires, Gosnells-based Li-ion Energy is working to intercept lithium battery cells before they reach landfill or end-of-life facilities. 

Gabrielle Becerra Mellet

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LABOUR OF LOVEPremium
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Oasis in leisure desert to quench Albany’s thirst for fun

As the official opening of Albany’s newest and “most unique” entertainment venue looms and the “labour of love” approaches completion, the family behind the venture are breathing a collective sigh of relief.

Melissa Sheil

NewsPremiumWorrying trend emerging in cybercrime

A new report has revealed a worrying increase in cybercriminal attacks on wealthy private schools, using sinister techniques to hack sensitive data.

Alexandra Feiam

EconomyPremiumForecast for highest level of business failures since COVID

Aussie businesses have been hit with a grim forecast for the year unless consumers change their spending habits.

Cameron Micallef

Personal FinanceSimple hack to prepare for Christmas lunch

Cost-of-living threatens to blow out the cost of Christmas lunch for lots of Aussies, but one retailer reckons there’s an easy way to space out spending for the big day.

Duncan Evans

ExclusivePush for big change for all Aussie workers

A powerful union is pushing the federal government to legislate a huge workplace change that will affect every single Aussie worker.

Duncan Evans

NEWSHorror sex issue exposes Aussies

One group of workers faces widespread sexual harassment across multiple industries in Australia, a horror survey suggests.

Duncan Evans

BEERS AND CHEERSPremium‘Vibes and beer is what we do best’: Wilson’s move to CBD

A popular Albany brewing company has moved into a prominent CBD venue, with the opening of its doors two months ago marking a step in its “growing up”. 

Melissa Sheil

CASHED UPPremiumMt Barker Chicken to spread its wings thanks to $1m grant

Mt Barker Chicken could soon be found in your favourite takeaway nuggets, burgers and wings — as well as on the plates of eastern states and South Asian consumers — thanks to a state Government grant.

Melissa Sheil

newsHuge change in Aussie workplaces revealed

The Workplace Gender Equality Agency says there has been some ‘positive progress’ in gender equality, even as major businesses are rocked with harassment scandals.

Duncan Evans

newsPremium’Nowhere else’: Grim reality for Aussie farmers

Aussie farmers are up in arms about supermarket behemoths Coles and Woolies, but an ACCC hearing has heard they have nowhere else to go.

Duncan Evans

RetailCommentsPremiumPerth family behind Thermomix revolution sells up

The Perth woman who brought cult kitchen appliance Thermomix to Australia more than two decades ago has stunned devotees of the must-have gadget by announcing she is selling the business.

Daniel Newell

Banking‘Challenging’: Big bank’s warning to Aussies

One of Australia’s biggest banks has warned of a “challenging” time for customers as it releases its full-year results.

Duncan Evans

NEWSPremiumHow Lego passion became $12m business

An Aussie entrepreneur has revealed the argument that gave him the inspiration for his $12m business, marking the “only time” his wife was wrong.

Clareese Packer

MiningBig miner goes green with first Toyota EV

Australia’s biggest miner is ditching diesel for EVs in a first major step to electrify its vast mining fleet.

Duncan Evans

NEWSNando’s Australia set to change forever

A popular fast-food chicken chain has just opened a new “elevated” dining experience as part of a company refresh to grow and capture more hungry Aussies.

Duncan Evans

BreakingMajor Aussie fashion retailer goes bust

A major ASX-listed retailer that owns iconic brands such as Katies, Rivers and Millers has gone into voluntary administration.

Duncan Evans

newsAussie’s bid to dominate music industry

Australia’s only ASX-listed music company holds plenty of ambition, taking on every element of the lucrative industry in a bid to reach 1 billion fans.

Duncan Evans

newsPremiumGrim reality for female tradies laid bare

Australia has slim hopes of building the houses we desperately need if 10 per cent of female tradies keep being harassed out of the construction industry.

Blair Jackson

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‘Nightclub for parents’ fails to pay contractors on time

The owners of Perth’s first nightclub for ‘mums and dads on a night out’ insist they are ‘not bad people’ after failing to pay contractors thousands of dollars on time for their work on the new venue.

Jessica Evensen

HEALTHY WINE PremiumWA’s first zero and low alcohol winemaker secures funding

A Denmark winery will be the first in Western Australia to produce zero and low-alcohol wine thanks to State government funding, marking “one of the most exciting developments” in the operation’s 22 years.

Melissa Sheil

NEWSHow to solve Australia’s housing crisis

A leading business group says one thing needs to happen to solve Australia’s housing hell and you only have to look at one of our nearest neighbours for inspiration.

Duncan Evans

BankingPremiumGrim news for Aussies who want cash

It is getting harder and harder to use cash in Australia, as the latest data paints a tough picture for cash users and the older population.

Blair Jackson