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MARKET WRAP‘Jumbo’ Fed cut boosts Aussie shares

The Australian sharemarket booked a fresh record high on Thursday as investors celebrated the US Fed’s “jumbo” rate cut.

Duncan Evans

RetailCommentsPremiumGoat milk startup eyeing to get formula right with drones

Perth-raised entrepreneur Elke Pascoe wants to deliver her goat milk formula using drones to improve accessibility and consequently, make the product more mainstream.

Cheyanne Enciso

MARKET WRAPAussie shares flat before pivotal Fed moment

The local sharemarket traded flat on Wednesday as investors moved cautiously before Thursday morning’s pivotal Fed rate cut decision and the release of key jobs data.

Duncan Evans

MARKET WRAPAussie shares hit fresh record on Fed fever

The rate cut rally in Australian shares continued on Tuesday, with the local bourse hitting fresh highs once again as it booked a fourth consecutive session in the green.

Duncan Evans

BreakingAustralia locks in contentious new trade deal

Australia has signed a massive new trade deal with a Middle-Eastern powerhouse, but the agreement has sparked controversy.

Duncan Evans

MARKET WRAPNew record high for Aussie shares

Growing jubilance around this week’s interest rate cut in the world’s largest economy propelled Aussie shares to a record high.

Duncan Evans

NewsBig new change in Aussie housing market

Looking to buy your first home? The latest auction results could signal an important change in Australia’s ‘unstoppable’ housing market.

Duncan Evans

newsChina launches flight to major Aussie city

A Chinese airline company has just announced new direct flights connecting mainland China with a major Aussie city.

Duncan Evans

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WA in dire need of specialised tradies amid major shortage

The State has little hope of getting on top of its building backlog experts say, with demand for some trades so high that they estimate WA needs at least 120,000 skilled tradies to keep up.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Personal FinancePremiumWhy Gen Z can’t be their own boss

The cost-of-living has spooked eager Gen Zers from starting businesses in Australia, new research finds.

Blair Jackson

MarketsPremium‘Dividend deluge’ amid cost-of-living crisis

As Australia’s biggest companies do all they can to cut costs, the corporate juggernauts are pulling back profits to pay shareholders.

Blair Jackson

WA NEWSPremiumFamily run fish and chips shops wins best in country

A humble family-run shop on Middleton Beach can now boast the title of best fish and chips in the country, winning the title at the national awards ceremony on Thursday.

Melissa Sheil

MarketsAussie shares lift on energy, Wall St bump

The Australian sharemarket lifted on Tuesday on the back of a rally in energy stocks and some relief from a rattled Wall St.

Duncan Evans

NEWSPremium‘Lambo Guy’ reveals shock new investment

Self-made billionaire and Aussie car nut Adrian “Lambo Guy” Portelli has revealed his next big investment.

Blair Jackson

EconomyAussie crisis drives job loss fears

A closely watched index tracking consumer confidence suggests Aussies are growing increasingly fearful of a stagnating economy and potential job losses.

Duncan Evans

newsPremiumCheese brand collapse threatens whole island

The closure of an iconic Australian food brand could have major impacts on hundreds of locals, who have described the decision as a ‘kick in the rear’.

Clareese Packer and Lauren Ferri

NEWSPremium‘Punching itself in the face’: RBA cops heat

A former federal treasurer and current Labor Party national president has come out swinging against the Reserve Bank, saying the RBA is ‘punching itself in the face’.

Blair Jackson

BusinessPremiumWA business to farewell one of its biggest champions

WA’s business community is mourning the looming departure of one of its fiercest advocates.

Daniel Newell

STATE POLITICSCommentsPremiumCook slams trading hour debate as ‘anti-small business’

A political push to extend Perth’s retail trading hours is ‘anti-small business’, the Premier has declared, saying a move would risk pitting small operators against big companies on Sundays.

Dylan Caporn

Your Money‘It’s clear’: Banks, insurers ‘price gouging’ Aussies, says union

The cost of managing your money, getting a loan, and insuring your possessions has gone up way more than the actual inflation rate in the past year.

Blair Jackson

Small BusinessPremiumAussie’s fury as Temu knocks off her designs

An Australian graphic designer was left stunned when she discovered an online shopping giant was selling items eerily similar to her own.

Clareese Packer

Small BusinessCommentsMore small businesses pleading for help amid payment pain

Pleas for help from distressed business owners around payment disputes and insolvencies have ticked up amid a challenging operating environment with higher costs.

Cheyanne Enciso

BusinessPremiumREVEALED: Perth one of Australia’s hardest working cities

Perth is the second hardest working capital city in the nation, a new analysis has revealed.

Bethany Hiatt

newsPremiumIconic Aussie brand’s ‘irreversible challenges’

Trying to make money from delivering letters in 2024 is a tough slog, as Australia Post’s financial results show.

Blair Jackson