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A new $800m plan to boost the nation's minimum fuel reserves has been put forward by the Coalition. Image: NewsWire

POLITICSPremiumCoalition’s $800m plan to solve fuel crisis

The Coalition has unveiled its $800m plan to secure fuel reserves and provide an additional 1bn litres of storage, amid ongoing fallout from the Middle East conflict.

Emma Kirk

Trade ministers Todd McClay and Piyush Goyal inked a NZ-India free trade agreement in New Delhi. (AP PHOTO)

BusinessIndia and New Zealand sign a free trade agreement

A new trade deal will cut or eliminate tariffs on 95 per cent of New Zealand's exports to India, while making all Indian exports to New Zealand duty-free.

Sheikh Saaliuq and Chrlotte Graham-McLay

Kevin Gallagher speaking at Santos’ annual general meeting in Adelaide earlier this month.

Oil & GasPremiumIncentive shares lift energy CEO’s stake to a whopping $41m

Santos chief executive Kevin Gallagher has been granted millions of dollars worth of additional shares in the oil and gas giant after hitting long-term incentives.

Rebecca Le May

The ASX will react strongly to the latest quarterly inflation figures, to be released on Wednesday. NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

FINANCEPremiumASX falls as public holiday affects trading

The Australian sharemarket finished lower on Monday, as the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz and a public holiday affected trading.

Ike Morris

Cleanaway is facing potential strike action as workers mourn those killed. NCA NewsWire / Ben Symons

EXCLUSIVEPremiumWorkers’ huge call after eight deaths

A union has warned of potential strike action as workers at an Australian waste giant gather to mourn five staff members killed in just two years.

Nathan Schmidt

Albany MLA Scott Leary, Shadow Minister for Agriculture Darren Chester and Federal MP Rick Wilson at Albany's Ampol tanks.

Fuel supply PremiumLeaders call on WA Government for a fuel reserve in Albany

Calls are growing for the WA Government to establish a 20 million litre diesel reserve in Albany, with local leaders saying the Great Southern has been overlooked in the State’s fuel security strategy. 

Amy Towers

Bar1 Nightclub. Picture Facebook

BusinessCommentsInfamous WA nightclub in sudden closure after three decades

‘It’s been a home for generations of party people.’

Liam Murphy and Cheyanne Enciso

Meg O'Neill’s BP will report financial results this week.

Oil & GasPremiumO’Neill’s BP gains to emerge as top big oil stock amid war

BP, long the laggard among oil supermajors, is emerging as the sector’s top stock during the Iran war as it reaps “exceptional” trading profits and avoids the scale of production outages hurting rivals.

Kevin Crowley and Mitchell Ferman

Peter Bartlett, a well-known WA entrepreneur who started underground mining firm Barminco.

MiningPremiumMiner entitled to $900,000 in compo after manager steals ore

A trusted mine manager who betrayed his mentor and boss in a big gold swindle has been found liable to repay him, with a judge rejecting ‘implausible’ defence claims at trial.

Rebecca Le May

Perth motorists will be able to fill up their tanks for as little as 153 cents a litre on Tuesday as fuel prices continue to drop around the city.

Oil & GasVideoCommentsREVEALED: Perth servo offering cheapest petrol since March 5

Perth motorists will be able to fill up their tanks for as little as 153 cents a litre on Tuesday as fuel prices continue to drop around the city.

Oliver Lane

Kevin Warsh, nominee for chair of the Federal Reserve

The EconomistCommentsPremiumWill Kevin Warsh Trumpify the Federal Reserve?

Could Kevin Warsh, whose path to the top job has been all but cleared by the DoJ’s climbdown, reshape the Fed into a Trumpier mould? He certainly comes across as more pliable than his steadfast predecessor. 

The Economist

Zijin Mining founder Chen Jinghe presents during a congratulations video shown during the Norton Gold Fields Binduli north heap leach project opening day in 2022.

MiningCommentsPremiumChinese gold giant rakes in $339m WA profit

The local arm of China’s biggest gold miner has grown its bottom line more than tenfold thanks in part to a win-win deal with a company chaired by Tim Goyder.

Adrian Rauso

Western Mines’ Mulga Tank project area, 200km northeast of Kalgoorlie, WA.

Western Mines eyes deep WA nickel with $250k grant for seismic sweep

Western Mines has landed a $250,000 WA government grant to co-fund a seismic survey at its Mulga Tank project in WA, aiming to map deep geological structures and target high-grade nickel sulphide zones.

Penny Taylor

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Financial commentator David Koch says the next interest rates decision will defy widespread predictions. Supplied

FINANCEPremiumKochie makes surprising call on interest rates

The leading financial commentator has made a surprising call on what will happen at the Reserve Bank’s upcoming interest rates meeting.

Ike Morris

CMRG and Fortescue did not immediately respond to emailed queries.

MiningCommentsPremiumAfter BHP, Fortescue now closing in on China supply deal

Fortescue is close to signing a supply agreement with China’s state-backed iron ore buyer following a BHP deal last week that drew a line under months of talks.

Katharine Gemmel

US share markets hit record highs on Friday even as global investors worry an inflation shock from the Middle East will damage consumers and the economy.

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Why Wall St doesn’t care about inflation or oil

US share markets hit record highs on Friday even as global investors worry an inflation shock from the Middle East will damage consumers and the economy.

Tom Richardson

A reverse circulation drill rig in action at Forrestania Resources’ Mt Palmer gold project close to Southern Cross in Western Australia.

Forrestania strikes gold on three WA fronts

Forrestania Resources has unveiled strong gold hits from three WA projects in one update, with British Hill, Mt Palmer and Johnson Range all delivering grades that could feed future growth plans.

Rowena Duckworth

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Amazon Australia country manager Matt Benham.

RetailCommentsPremiumOnline behemoth Amazon racks up another $1b in sales locally

Amazon Australia is ramping up its status as a threat to local retailers as the tech behemoth banks nearly another $1 billion in sales.

Cheyanne Enciso

Atlas operates toll roads in France, Germany and the US.

InfrastructureCommentsPremium$6.9b hostile bid for Atlas as investor runs out of patience

Atlas Arteria’s biggest shareholder has launched a hostile $6.9 billion takeover bid for the toll road operator, arguing the listed company has underperformed on returns, strategy and operations.

Daniel Newell

Infinity Mining conducting earlier fieldwork at its Tanjil Bren / Whyalla South Extension ground, Victoria.

Infinity inks JV to fast-track Vic gold antimony hunt

Infinity Mining has struck a deal with Mining One to fund up to $500,000 in exploration and drilling at its Victorian gold-antimony projects, targeting high-grade mineralisation and a large magnetic target.

Penny Taylor

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Japanese and South Korean shares rode a wave of AI-fuelled optimism to trade near record highs. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumGlobal stocks steady, oil climbs on stalled peace talks

Crude prices have touched recent highs amid worries over stalled Iran war talks, while global stocks are steady as investors try to look past the oil shock.

Sophie Kiderlin and Tom Westbrook

The ASX has rebounded on reports Middle East talks could end the blockades in the Strait of Hormuz. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

BusinessPremiumASX trims losses on reports Iran offers olive branch

A potential deal to reopen a key oil transit route has counterbalanced dwindling market sentiment, but major uncertainty and investor caution persist.

Adrian Black

Gold-mineralised quartz veins in metasediments across open artisanal gold-mining pits at Dalaroo Metals’ Bondoukou project in West Africa.

Dalaroo maps giant gold corridor in West African premier belt

Dalaroo Metals has wrapped up a soil geochemistry program at its Bondoukou gold project in Côte d’Ivoire, putting it on course for maiden drilling across a highly prospective 9.5km gold corridor in West Africa.

Rowena Duckworth

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Half of surveyed growers hold less than three weeks of fertiliser supply. Picture NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

NEWSPremium‘Continued duress’: Food shortage warning

Food shortage concerns loom, as Australian wheat and vegetable growers grapple with major fertiliser shortfalls on top of huge diesel bills.

Blair Jackson