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The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs.
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Old core flashes gold as Elk Range drill bit chases Idaho prize
8+ hour, 37+ min ago (426+ words) It’s not often a company strikes paydirt by simply kicking the tyres on some old drill core. Still, Elk Range Mining has done just that, unearthing coarse visible gold in historical core from its Friday gold project 15 kilometres southwest of…...
Parents scramble as childcare centre shuts ‘without warning’
9+ hour, 7+ min ago (197+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. Parents have been left scrambling for childcare after Sonas Early Learning & Care shut its…...
William's stark clarion call to tackle climate change
9+ hour, 17+ min ago (26+ words) After a British summer marred by deadly heatwaves and fires, Prince William is urging the world to take the necessary steps required to tackle climate change....
Emergency housing on the way as more action urged
9+ hour, 49+ min ago (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....
ADX bags funding partner to build on Austrian shallow gas success
9+ hour, 53+ min ago (726+ words) ADX Energy has brought London-listed Empyrean Energy aboard as an industry partner to help bankroll its next Upper Austrian shallow gas well, with the partner to fund 20 per cent of its upcoming GOLD-1 well for a 10 per cent economic interest…...
Forrestania doubles down with second 2Mt WA gold ore deal
10+ hour, 11+ min ago (468+ words) Forrestania Resources has secured a significant ore supply stream for its Western Australian gold processing hubs, executing a deal that gives it the right to purchase and process up to two million tonnes of ore over the next two years....
Couple turns under-performing coffee store to top performer
11+ hour, 5+ min ago (359+ words) A young couple in Newman have turned an underperforming coffee store into one of the franchise’s top performers, fuelled by their commitment to give back to the community. A young couple in Newman have turned their little coffee store into…...
Bunbury jetty timber donated to South West men’s sheds
11+ hour, 18+ min ago (29+ words) The timber of a 60-year-old jetty from the South West’s largest port will be given a new lease on life, after being donated to men’s sheds across the region....
The productivity crisis putting workers pay at risk of cuts
11+ hour, 18+ min ago (397+ words) The lobby group for Australia’s most prominent corporate executives warns workers will continue seeing their pay lag behind inflation unless major change occurs....
Hundreds of jobs to be axed at steelworks
11+ hour, 33+ min ago (232+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. Up to 600 jobs are set to be axed at and around South Australiaâs…...