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Rainy dayCommentsPremiumWary WA savers lead nation in banking financial safety net

Cashed-up West Australians are putting more of their money away for a rainy day than anyone else in Australia, despite experiencing fewer lockdowns and COVID cases.

Daniel Newell

Call for answersCommentsPremiumWA businesses need quick plan to reopen borders

Premier Mark McGowan will need to give consumers confidence to continue their spending splurge if local businesses are to weather the blow delivered from last week’s border backflip, leading economist says.

Daniel Newell

BusinessTasmania again tops rankings: CommSec

Commonwealth Securities quarterly State of States report has found Tasmania topping the ladder for the eighth consecutive quarter.

Colin Brinsden, AAP Economics and Business Correspondent

Climate ChangeAct now on climate change: businesses leaders

Australian business leaders are more alarmed about climate change than ever, with a report finding a big opinion shift in just eight months.

Ellen Ransley

Not happy PremiumABC Pilbara journalists quit over housing saga

Two ABC Pilbara journalists have resigned after the national broadcaster stripped their staff housing and left them with a $100 weekly subsidy to find their own home in an expensive mining town.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Lawyer’s affidavit PremiumASIC questions Dunjey’s promise of sky-high returns

The corporate watchdog is investigating suspicions that mountaineer turned investment whiz Michael Dunjey used millions of dollars in new investor funds last year to deliver guaranteed 15 per cent returns.

Neale Prior

Country boomCommentsRegional traffic surges at Perth Airport

Record numbers of passengers are flying to WA’s regional holiday hot spots and resource industry projects.

Geoffrey Thomas

Still strugglingNew restrictions ‘worse than lockdown’

Restaurants and retailers are facing “lockdown-like conditions” as Omicron continues to rage, fuelling fears some businesses will not survive the wave.

Angie Raphael

On edgeInflation likely to fuel cash rate talk

This week's inflation figures are likely to fuel speculation of a rise in the Reserve Bank of Australia's cash rate this year.

Colin Brinsden

Bad news PremiumWA regional housing perk scrapped for ABC reporters

The ABC has left young WA regional journalists high and dry on housing options in a competitive mining town rental market just a month after announcing a renewed commitment to news in the bush.

Caitlyn Rintoul

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‘Very prepared’Comments
The West Australian exclusive
WA businesses in limbo without reopening date

Businesses were overwhelmingly ready for the border reopening on February 5, but ‘disappointing’ decision to postpone will leave them guessing: CCIWA.

Adrian Lowe

Rough weekWild week for coal amid boardroom exits

The value of Australia’s coalminers has rattled around violently as investors weigh sky-high commodity prices and strong demand against a wet Queensland summer and corona-fuelled supply chain woes.

Alex Druce

Housing MarketProperty profits up despite lockdowns

The portion of profit-making property sales is expected to continue rising in the coming months but can't last forever, says a leading real estate specialist.

AAP

ConstructionStories urged as Harbour Bridge turns 90

With the Sydney Harbour Bridge turning 90 in March, the call has gone out to anyone with an untold story about the iconic Coat Hanger or an item of memorabilia.

AAP

URANIUM MININGTraditional owners celebrate Yeelirrie uranium mine failure

Another uranium mine in remote WA has failed to substantially start before the State Government’s deadline, with Cameco’s Yeelirrie missing its mark this week.

Tom Robinson

Pub life beckonsCommentsPremiumHugh McLernon tapping savvy for Tim and Justin

Veteran legal heavyweight Hugh McLernon has retired from litigation funding industry he pioneered at the turn of the millennium.

Neale Prior

Bush Legends CommentsPremiumThe chance moment that saved an historic West Aussie icon

How a visit from the National Trust saved the pride and joy home of WA’s famous McLarty family from being destroyed.

Steve Butler

Nil gainUK wine duties 'wipe out trade benefits'

Wine producers in Australia say any benefits from a trade deal with the UK will be imperilled by proposed changes to wine duties.

Simon Neville, PA City Editor

Business plea CommentsPremiumWA bosses want travel exemptions for the triple-jabbed

WA company bosses are begging the McGowan Government to consider exemptions allowing business managers that are triple dose-vaccinated to travel interstate and internationally.

Danielle Le Messurier

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Broken commitments CommentsPremium
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WA Govt must eventually accept the risk of opening borders

Mark McGowan can’t escape the hard fact that business and families trusted him by investing in his now scrapped February 5 border reopening.

Sean Smith

Sean Smith

Bewildering decisionCommentsPremiumBusiness leaders ‘incredulous’ about border delay: Goyder

One of WA’s most senior business leaders says industry is “incredulous” about Mark McGowan’s decision to indefinitely delay the reopening of WA’s borders after almost two years of isolation.

Danielle Le Messurier & Sean Smith

MarketsStocks tumble on disappointing earnings

Fears about the pace of monetary policy tightening and a batch of weaker-than-expected earnings have knocked investor confidence again.

Tommy Wilkes

New resignation PremiumFortescue Metals Group confirms corporate affairs departure

Fortescue Metals Group is losing another senior executive, with the resignation of sustainability and corporate affairs director Alison Terry.

Sean Smith

Herd on the TerraceCommentsPremiumNovaxxer’s Serbia serves up big lesson to rookies at Rio

The Bull has been saddened for months by the strength of community backlash in western Serbia against Rio Tinto’s Jadar lithium project.