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Reach onto 109m rare earths hit in Gascoyne region

Reach Resources has intercepted thick rare earth hits at its 100 per cent owned Wabli Creek project in WA’s Gascoyne region, scoring a whopping 109m running 1109 parts per million total rare earth oxides.

Craig Nolan

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Auric set for Xmas cash as 2nd mill signs on for toll treating

Auric Mining is set to bring in another grab bag of cash before Xmas by extending the existing toll-treating operation at its Goldfields-based Jeffrey’s Find project to a mill owned by Focus Minerals.

Mark Story

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NickelPremiumAlliance rises on plans to build $1.7b WA nickel mine

Listed junior Alliance Nickel has laid blueprints for a critical mineral mine in the Goldfields that would cost $1.65 billion to build, in a long bet on the commodity’s return to life.

Simone Grogan

MEDIA CommentsNew host to take the reins of ABC’s Media Watch

It’s equally loved and loathed by journalists across the country, and now ABC’s Media Watch is set for a shake-up with its new host.

Clare Rigden

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Faithful hail King Ellison, but what else is still to come?

For all the damage his personal dealings have inflicted on Mineral Resources’ shares, Chris Ellison still has his supporters. But you have to wonder just how much the board is still keeping up their sleeves. 

Sean Smith

FINANCEReal impact of Trump on Aussie economy

US President-elect Donald Trump has proposed to introduce hefty tariffs when he enters office - and experts have weighed in on what it could mean for Australia.

Aisling Brennan

BusinessPremium‘I hate what I’ve done’: MinRes boss

Mineral Resources faced a fiery AGM, as the board addressed shareholders for the first time since allegations of misconduct by founder Chris Ellison were aired.

Cameron Micallef

MoneyCommentsGlimmer of hope in fight against cashless society

Cash is no longer king and some want it gone, but a small glimmer of hope may help keep it around for longer.

RetailCommentsNew profit threat for Australia’s largest footwear retailer

Sales at the company behind The Athlete’s Foot, HypeDC and Platypus lifted at the start of the financial year, but the nation’s largest footwear retailer warns margins are being squeezed.

Cheyanne Enciso

BUILDINGPremiumState’s crackdown on ‘dodgy’ builders

One Aussie state has made a huge move to crack down on unregistered tradies ripping off homeowners – urging people to “dob” them into an anonymous tip off line.

Blair Jackson

RetailComments‘Really great’: Coles CEO praises competitor supermarket

Chief executive Leah Weckert has laid praise on one of its biggest competitors, spruiking their ‘unique products’ as both Coles and Woolworths face an ACCC enquiry.

Jackson Hewett

EconomyCommentsWhy major bank believes RBA is waiting too long to cut rates

One of the big four banks has warned that the RBA may be waiting too long to cut interest rates, joining a growing club of commentators expecting no move until May.

Matt Mckenzie

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

BusinessPremiumAsia eases as Nvidia's forecast dampens risk appetite

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan has eased 0.23 per cent, with tech heavy Taiwan stocks down 0.5 per cent.

Ankur Banerjee

BusinessPremiumTax issue a 'dark cloud in my life' says resources boss

Mineral Resources managing director Chris Ellison has told shareholders he "can't stress enough how much I hate what I've done" regarding a personal tax issue.

Derek Rose

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

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

MiningCommentsPremium‘Under review’: MinRes chair speaks on Ellison’s family

Mineral Resources’ ties to businesses run by Chris Ellison’s daughter and brother could soon be cut, according to the company’s outgoing chair James McClements.

Adrian Rauso

MarketsAustralian shares tread water as mega chipmaker reports

The ASX200 finished flat after a better-than-expected earnings from AI chipmaker Nvidia failed to propel the market higher.

Derek Rose

NEWSPremiumHow big 4 banks are foiling scammers

Major Aussie banks are teaming up to try to stop scammers before transactions have even left a victim’s account.

Cameron Micallef

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‘We need it’: Chalmers hits back at nest egg controversy

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has hit back at accusations that a planned overhaul of the $230 billion Future Fund will compromise the body’s independence or force it to underwrite pet government projects.

Dan Jervis-Bardy and Nicola Smith

WORKPremiumRemote workers ‘less likely’ to be hired

As a generational divide over working from home continues, a major survey has revealed what businesses really think about workers who don’t want to work from the office.

Blair Jackson

MiningCommentsPremium‘I’ve built a great company’: Ellison shows remorse at AGM

Under-fire founder and managing director of Mineral Resources Chris Ellison will only make a brief — but defiant — statement to Thursday’s annual general meeting.

Daniel Newell

PoliticsCommentsTreasurer insists he’s ‘modernising’ $230b Future Fund

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has defended changes to Australia’s $230 billion Future Fund, saying it’s his job to ‘improve it’.

David Johns, Poppy Johnston and Jacob Shteyman

MiningRECAP: Everything you missed from a tense MinRes AGM

There were plenty of rocks thrown at Chris Ellison during a tense meeting, but also no shortage of shareholders who rushed to the besieged managing director’s defence.

Daniel Newell