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The prime minister unveiled plans for locally made steel and aluminium in renewables infrastructure. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

BusinessPM puts Australian steel in frame of renewables rollout

The federal government will foster jobs in clean energy manufacturing driven by locally made steel and aluminium under a plan unveiled by the prime minister.

Andrew Brown

US business activity nearly stalled in February amid mounting fears over tariffs on imports. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumWall St set for weekly declines as investors parse data

All three main indexes are set for weekly declines despite the S&P 500 hitting record highs twice earlier this week.

Shashwat Chauhan and Sukriti Gupta

Economist Saul Eslake.

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Can we still look to America? This economist fears not

President Donald Trump’s decision to blame Ukraine for the war with Russia potentially represents a watershed moment for Australia, and raises questions about how much we can still rely on Uncle Sam.

Simone Grogan

Dr Sharon Jackson and Dr Olga Ward were both recognised for 30 years of service.

country doctorsPremiumGreat Southern doctors honoured for decades of service

The annual WA Rural Health Long Service Awards celebrated rural doctors who had worked as general practitioners for more than 20 years in rural WA, including three Great Southern doctors. 

Jacki Elezovich

Construction company Trisquare was linked to some major Perth developments.

Administration and liquidationPremiumCompany linked to high profile Perth projects hits trouble

A construction company that claims to have done work on QT Perth, Raine Square and the Old Treasury Buildings has been sent to administration.

Matt Mckenzie

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NewsPremiumNew data reveals which airlines are on time

New data has been released, revealing which Aussie airlines depart on time the most and which ones are more likely to arrive late.

Emma Kirk

Chris Ellison gagging Mark Wilson.

Herd on the TerraceVideoPremiumWATCH THE CLIP: Ellison gags own lieutenant in horror move

WATCH WHAT HAPPENED: Chris Ellison shows no mercy gagging chief financial officer Mark Wilson as the billionaire’s MinRes lieutenant tried to fill and information gap.

Reserve Bank governor Michelle Bullock has made it clear that prices won’t be coming down. 

RBACommentsRBA sends clear message that high prices are here to stay

They are the five words Australians battling to get by didn’t want to hear, but the Reserve Bank governor has made it clear that prices won’t be coming down. 

Danielle Le Messurier and Jackson Hewett

CCI WA’s new Chief Executive Peter Cock. Michael Wilson

CEOsPremiumNew CCIWA chief sees longer-term planning

It is a timely homecoming for the Murdoch University graduate that sees him take a key role in promoting the interests of business as State and federal elections approach and the energy transition takes shape.

Sean Smith

The Australian sharemarket fell for the fifth straight session on the latest reporting season results. NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

MarketsPremiumBank woes drop the ASX200

Australia’s sharemarket finished in the red on Friday as consumer discretionary and financials continued to weigh on the local market.

Cameron Micallef

Guzman Y Gomez said it was on track to beat its full-year profit prospectus forecast of $6 million.

RetailCommentsUS says no bueno to Guzman Y Gomez burritos

Guzman Y Gomez’s popular $8 breakfast burrito has once again been credited for driving sales growth in Australia, but cracking a heavily-saturated market in the US is proving a challenge.

Cheyanne Enciso

ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said the $27m fine reflected the severity of misconduct by AustralianSuper.

Courts and JusticePremiumAustralianSuper cops $27m deterrent fine

AustralianSuper hit with a $27 million fine for failing 90,000-plus members as ASIC vows to maintain vigil.

Neale Prior

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… West Cobar Metals

ASX Runners of the Week: West Cobar, Cavalier, Panther & Diablo

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… West Cobar Metals. The company’s share price shot up on outstanding antimony leach results from its Bulla Park copper-antimony project in NSW.

Andrew Todd

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Telstra failed to inform customers their broadband speeds were slowing. NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

NEWSPremiumTelco misleads 9k customers over NBN speeds

Telstra downgraded the upload speeds for thousands of its Belong NBN customers without telling them or lowering the price.

Cameron Micallef

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FINANCEPremium‘Unfair’: What Aussies savers should do

Frustrated Aussie savers have been urged to get one up on banks who have left them in the dark by doing one thing.

Cameron Micallef

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has made a remarkable turnaround from previous comments criticising the Reserve Bank for not cutting interest rates sooner.

Federal politicsComments‘I don’t second guess’: Chalmers’ remarkable RBA turnaround

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he won’t ‘second-guess’ the decisions made by the Reserve Bank of Australia despite previously saying they were ‘hammering’ working families.

Jessica Page

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POLITICSPremiumMinister hits back at ‘not normal’ attendance

A key government minister popping up at mass citizenship ceremonies is “suspicious”, political opponents say.

Blair Jackson

The deal values the property sales platform at about $2.6 billion.

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US giant makes $2.6b play for Nine’s Domain

US online property giant CoStar has lobbed a multibillion-dollar bid to buy out all of Nine Entertainment-controlled Domain Group.

Daniel Newell

RBA Governor Michele Bullock says the interest rate cut had nothing to do with Government pressure.

RBACommentsInterest rate cut was not result of Govt pressure: RBA

Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock has scotched suggestions that this week’s interest rate cut was a “lay-down misere” as a result of Government pressure.

Jackson Hewett

Zoran Bebic

MiningCommentsPremiumRio Tinto and Shell among $400m Monadelphous wins

Monadelphous has added approximately $400 million to its project pipeline just three days after warning investors that the pace of new work being awarded was showing signs of slowing.

Adrian Rauso

Urgent warnings issued after mosquito-borne virus case in Karratha.

Regional WAPremiumMurray Valley encephalitis case confirmed in Karratha

A case of Murray Valley encephalitis has been confirmed in Karratha, prompting renewed health warnings about mosquito-borne diseases in the Pilbara and Kimberley regions.

Katya Minns

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Tech Index closed up 6.5 per cent, its best single-day gain since October. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsChinese and European shares rise on AI optimism

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan jumped more than one per cent to its highest since November 8.

Rae Wee and Alun John

Australian shares have recorded their biggest weekly plunge since September 2022. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

MarketsLosses deepen for shares while Australian dollar gains

The ASX has recorded its worst weekly loss in more than two years, while the Australian dollar reached a two-month high.

Derek Rose

Austal chief executive Paddy Gregg.

ManufacturingPremiumWhite House changes hold no fears for Austal

US-focused naval shipbuilder Austal is not seeing any pushback from Donald Trump’s new administration but has called out a potential hit from his aluminium tariffs.

Sean Smith