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The administrators are exploring a rescue that would see Jeanswest continue on as an online-only business.

RetailCommentsCollapsed Jeanswest’s eye-watering debt pile revealed

New filings reveal that the 90-store national retailer owes millions to its 600 staff and is sitting on nearly $776,000 in unclaimed gift vouchers.

Sean Smith

Bred Co. bakery, Perth bakery Big Loaf and local winery La Violetta, will host the closing event of the Taste Great Southern festival on May 4.

Gig GuideWhat’s on in Albany and the Great Southern this week

From live music to Taste Great Southern events, here’s your guide to the week ahead in the Great Southern.

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A2MP, an investment arm of veteran African resource financier Eagle Eye Asset, has corner-stoned a $29-million capital raising and provided a non-binding US$160M debt facility, allowing Toubani Resources to fast-track development of its massive Kobada gold project in Mali.

Toubani nabs $29M in new cash and $250M debt deal for Mali gold play

Toubani Resources has nabbed a game-changing $29M in fresh capital and an eye-popping US$160M debt facility from Eagle Eye Asset Holdings to fast-track the company’s flagship Kobada gold project in Mali.

James Pearson

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Planning and Lands Minister John Carey announced more affordable housing.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumLabor rolls out 14 new housing projects amid supply crunch

State and Federal Labor will partner to deliver more than 1100 social and affordable homes near train stations across Perth, as part of a $443 million boost to housing stock amid demand pressures. 

Dylan Caporn

Supermarket giant Coles has posted a lift in sales for the three months to March. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

BusinessPremiumPrices coming down as Coles keeps tabs on Trump tariffs

Coles has recorded a 3.7 per cent sales boost over the most recent quarter, revealing prices have started to drop but US tariffs remain front of mind.

William Ton

Michele ‘Wonder Woman’ Bullock is likely to announce an interest rate cut, in a welcome sign for homeowners.

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Improved inflation data good news but the pain is not over

Headline inflation has finally fallen into the Reserve Bank’s target range for a rate cut, despite new data showing that the cost-of-living crisis is set to continue into the next decade.

Jackson Hewett

Hot Chili has received registrations for its Costa Fuego copper-gold project and its Huasco Water project on Chile’s coastal range. The water project will involve drawing seawater from an intake near the coastal port of Huasco.

Milestone registrations to expedite Hot Chili copper-gold project

Hot Chili has secured the milestone registrations required to fast-track its Costa Fuego copper-gold and Huasco Water projects in Chile as government strategic investment priorities.

Doug Bright

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Brightstar Resources drill rig at the historic high-grade Whistler open pit at the company’s consolidated Sandstone gold project in WA.

Drilling blitz to unlock Brightstar 1.5M-ounce WA Sandstone gold hub

A colossal 80,000m drilling blitz at Brightstar Resources’ Sandstone gold project has the company steaming towards development of a new 1.5-million-ounce Western Australian gold hub at the long-dormant project.

Andrew Todd

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Shoppers have the opportunity to own some of the last items of clothing at Jeanswest before all stores in Australia close down.

‘Everything must go’CommentsGrab a bargain at Jeanswest before all WA stores close

Jeanswest is having the ultimate closing down sale for shoppers who love a bargain.

Kellie Balaam

Regis Resources chief executive Jim Beyer.

MiningPremiumFrustrated Regis Resources lands McPhillamys court date

A WA gold miner suing the Federal Government over a $1 billion project blocked on heritage protection grounds last year is frustrated it will have to wait another seven months to have a case heard. 

Simone Grogan

Ora Banda Mining’s Davyhurst mill near Menzies is soon to be upgraded to a 1.4-million-tonne per year capacity, following continued growth and gold production at the WA project.

Robust sales and gold discoveries in successful quarter for Ora Banda

Ora Banda Mining has mailed in another strong performance at its Davyhurst gold project in WA, producing about 23,000 ounces gold in the quarter and uncovering a potentially game changing high-grade discovery.

Andrew Todd

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Construction is 19 per cent complete and on budget at Rio2’s Fenix Gold project in Chile. The assembly of the adsorption-desorption-recovery plant, the pregnant leach solution pond and heap leach pads are all well underway.

Rio2 aims for early 2026 gold pour as Chile mine build ramps up

Rio2 Ltd is targeting early 2026 for first gold pour at its Fenix Gold heap leach project in Chile. Construction is 19% complete and on budget at one of the Americas’ biggest undeveloped oxide gold plays.

James Pearson

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The US dollar steadied as traders paused their selloff amid prospects for a tariff resolution. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumShares wobble, oil weak as tariffs fuel growth concerns

Stocks around the world are off to a shaky start and oil has dropped as signs of tariff relief are overshadowed by a precarious global economic outlook.

Rae Wee

The grocery giant continued to see cost-cutting behaviours from customers, like reducing consumption on treats, alcohol, meat, and bottled water as they look for savings.

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Coles shoppers cut back on meat, treats and bottled water

The boss of Coles hopes the string of inquiries into the supermarket sector has drawn the line on the issue of price gouging as she observes shoppers cut back on treats, buy less meat and bottled water.

Cheyanne Enciso

The Australian stock market has risen for a fifth-straight day of trading. (James Gourley/AAP PHOTOS)

MarketsPremiumRate-cut talk, banks help push share market higher

The Australian share market has risen for a fifth day as cooling inflation opens the door to an interest rate cut, which could bolster business investment.

Adrian Black

Inflation figures point to a rate cut in May NewsWire / John Appleyard

UPDATEDPremiumRate cut firms on latest inflation read

The Reserve Bank of Australia is tipped to cut interest rates when it meets in May following the latest inflation print.

Cameron Micallef and Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

RBA governor Michele Bullock.

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All eyes on RBA as inflation drops to lowest since 2021

‘Good, but not great’: Core inflation has edged back into the Reserve Bank’s target band and economists say an interest rate cut remains likely.

Matt Mckenzie

Coles says shoppers are still looking for heavily discounted stock. NewsWire / James Gourley

FINANCEPremiumSurprising items Aussies giving up

Supermarket giant Coles reveals the items Australians are cutting back on due to cost-of-living pressures.

Cameron Micallef

BUS IGO chief executive Ivan Vella speaking at a WA Mining Club lunch at Burswood.

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IGO signals it’s close to pulling the plug on Kwinana

IGO boss Ivan Vella is running out of patience with the perennially problematic lithium hydroxide refinery it shares with Tianqi.

Adrian Rauso

Orthocell CEO Paul Anderson.

BiotechCommentsPremiumOrthocell adds Canada to string of approvals for Remplir

Orthocell has added Canada to its string of regulatory approvals for its flagship nerve repair product.

Cheyanne Enciso

Donald Trump was reportedly left 'pissed' by Jeff Bezos after a 'hostile' Amazon move.

World NewsComments‘Pissed’: Trump, Bezos call over ‘political act’

The White House has named and shamed online shopping giant Amazon over a ‘hostile’ act against the US President, before Donald Trump backflipped and called Jeff Bezos ‘terrific’.

Max Corstorphan

US President Donald Trump has confirmed Australia has been calling the White House.

World PoliticsComments‘They’re calling’: Trump on Labor’s failed attempts to talk

US President Donald Trump has confirmed Australia has been calling the White House, revealing he plans to speak with the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about trade and a deal.

Max Corstorphan

The Santa open pit mine at Vault Minerals' Mt Monger operations south-east of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Output easesPremiumVault Minerals’ gold production falls in latest quarter

Production has fallen and costs rose across Vault Minerals’ three production centres in the Goldfields and Murchison — but the company is holding the line on its guidance for this financial year.

Neil Watkinson

Northern Star Resources experienced “operational challenges” at the Super Pit during the March quarter.

Lowering sightsPremiumNorthern Star Resources cuts FY25 production guidance

Northern Star Resources has lowered its production guidance for the current financial year because of delays accessing the high-grade Golden Pike North area of the Super Pit.

Neil Watkinson