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Independent Perth retailer Boffins Books will be closing its doors after 37 years, citing rising operational costs and a tightening economic environment.

The coalition has announced its plan to rein in migration by tying it to housing supply as well as restricting the welfare foreigners receive.

The Yindjibarndi Nation has criticised the WA government for siding with Fortescue in a long-running compensation fight which was decided in the native title party's favour this week.

EV Resources has entered into a non-binding MOU with a private Mexican mining group, as preparations for first production at its Los Lirios antimony mine gain further momentum.

Coles misled shoppers with illusory discounts, a court has ruled after a landmark case brought by the consumer watchdog.

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq have gained ground with a boost from artificial intelligence-related tech shares, which helped markets look past hotter-than-expected inflation data.

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WA's resources sector has more than doubled in value in a decade, and its hold on the state's economy has only tightened.

Fortescue has offered to pay $150 million compensation to the Yindjibarndi people immediately, should the native title group not wish to appeal.

Elisha Newell and Nadia Budihardjo discuss the growth of mining's value over the past decade.

Federal Labor's budget has sought to unpick one of the fundamental structures used by the wealthy across the nation – family trusts.

Australian shares have fallen for a fourth straight session, as CommBank led the big banks lower, eclipsing a broadly positive session elsewhere.

Arafura expects to lock in an FID for its rare earths play before June 30.

From the Hill: The Housing Minister takes aim at Greens leader from another place about Yanchep.

The backers of Australia's largest proposed green energy hubs are planning on plugging up to 9.4 gigawatts of data centre capacity into the project and are promising to do so at a low cost.

ANALYSIS: Recent non-public school infrastructure projects show the effort being put in to cater for a growing student population.

An assessment panel has approved a multi-million-dollar office plan in Nedlands, to be built on land which has been vacant for many years.

Changes to the research and development tax incentive have received a mixed review from industry and experts, with some warning it risked legitimate research missing out on funds.

OPINION: Our universities have loads of internal expertise and yet collectively spend more than $1 billion on outside consultants.

Shares in uranium producer Paladin Energy fell by more than 10 per cent on Wednesday following the release of its latest interim FY26 financials.

Equus Energy has singled out assets run by Woodside Energy and Santos as keys to unlocking its namesake gasfield off the WA coast.

The Federal Budget has drawn a pointed response from WA Treasurer Rita Saffioti, who said the move to rein in NDIS spending risked shifting the burden onto states, while welcoming new housing and tax policies.

A colossal legal battle over Hancock Prospecting's mining empire continues with appeal notices officially lodged, naming Wright Prospecting, DFD Rhodes, the Rinehart children, and Rio Tinto as respondents.

The property fund acquired the government-leased office building from Corval for $79.4 million.

A suite of laws to better protect consumers from financially troubled home builders will be introduced into state parliament on Wednesday.

On the same day it announced the end of its tenure at the Bellevue gold project, Develop Global has secured a $274 million deal with Core Lithium.

Perenti's underground mining arm Barminco has secured a major $850 million contract with Bellevue Gold at its namesake mine, taking over from Develop Global.

Commonwealth Bank turned a $2.7 billion cash profit in the March quarter, up four per cent from a year ago but down one per cent from its first-half quarterly average.

The S&P 500 and ‌the Nasdaq closed lower, easing from record highs as hotter-than-expected inflation data.

The boss of a Pilbara native title group has hailed a landmark compensation verdict as a win for Indigenous rights, while expressing disappointment at other elements of the judgement.

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Lingering conflict in the Middle East could cause Australia's economy to contract and unemployment to spike to pre-pandemic levels, Treasury warns in the nation's fiscal blueprint.