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RBA on high alert to increase

Subiaco-based Firebird Metals closed trade 11 per cent higher on Tuesday, following positive findings from its battery grade manganese sulphate feasibility study, in relation to stage one production in China.

Nadia Budihardjo and Mark Pownall discuss a new player in the Dunsborough wine market.

The $4 million property was purchased by a group of owners.

Iluka Resources boss Tom O’Leary has taken a shot at China’s “monopolistic production” of rare earths and warned of the country's preparedness to “weaponise” its control.

The ASX200 finished up across the board after the Reserve Bank elected to hold fire on raising interest rates despite fears of lingering inflation.

Aspiring exploration company Premier1 Lithium has appointed Jason Froud as its managing director.

The federal government will invest $519.1 million to help farmers prepare for drought, particularly in regional Western Australia and Tasmania.

A plan to deliver transmission infrastructure connecting Woodside’s Pluto LNG plant and Maitland solar farm to the state’s North West Interconnected System will cost $166.3 million.

Good Drinks Australia says it remains focused on increasing volume, revenue and market share growth for the remainder of the 2024 financial year, following a productive March quarter.

A cohort of highly experienced and qualified personnel will step up to Defence leadership roles.

The Reserve Bank of Australia continues to hold the cash rate steady at 4.35 per cent at its third board meeting of the year.

Mineral exploration company Australian Vanadium has announced an updated mineral resource estimate for its namesake project in Meekatharra.

Administrators found Australia's low-cost airline Bonza owes money to tens of thousands of creditors, a lawyer claims in the Federal Court of Australia.

The $70 million purchase marks the second largest retail transaction this year in WA and was sold at 40 per cent below its replacement value.

The state government will offer owners of vacant properties a $5,000 incentive to put their houses on the rental market, in a bid to unlock housing stock.

Workers are being warned to be wary of cold callers using dodgy tactics to bait them into switching super products at the detriment of their retirement savings.

After six years of development in WA and Tasmania, a new player has launched a retail presence in the busy tourist town.

Qantas settles flights case

Payroll tax relief has unsurprisingly topped the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA’s state budget wish-list, ahead of the state’s unveiling of its 2024-25 books on Thursday.

Nadia Budihardjo and Tom Zaunmayr discuss moves in the state's dairy industry.

The ASX200 has finished up 0.7 per cent with gains led by property sector after a weak US jobs report renewed hopes for an earlier rate cut.

Mandurah man Jack Alexander Endersby has been charged with another 11 counts of fraud, now accused of receiving $2.5 million in funds from victims across Australia and Europe.

The WA government's move to roll out a second trade commissioner for the South-East Asian region is a concession that its current model is not working, a former commissioner to Indonesia claims.

Burtonwood Investment Partners and Saracen Properties have cleared a planning hurdle for its $55 million neighbourhood centre in Anketell.

The Claremont-based Proptech has signed a binding agreement to acquire the company.

Subiaco-based Green Critical Minerals has announced it has added the position of managing director to Clinton Booth’s portfolio.

One of the trains at Chevron’s Gorgon gas plant has been hit by an outage, with the repairs estimated to take weeks.

During a recent visit to Queensland, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the government’s intention to create the Future Made in Australia Act this year.

Shares in Horizon Minerals rose by 26 per cent on Monday morning, after the junior announced it had entered into a binding ore sale agreement with Paddington Gold, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Norton Gold Fields.

More than 6,000 residents and businesses in Broome will finally be able to install rooftop solar, after more than two years of capacity limits which ruled out new installations in the town.

International goldminer Newmont has had to stop activity at its Telfer gold mine after WorkSafe issued two prohibition notices over the Pilbara operations.