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The outlook for growth has deteriorated due to rising trade tensions, the ECB says. (EPA PHOTO)

BusinessEuropean Central Bank cuts rates for 7th time in a row

"Exceptional uncertainty" about global growth thanks to President Donald Trump's tariffs has prompted Europe's central bank to cut interest rates again.

David McHugh

The reforms will need to pass through Parliament later this year.

WA NewsPremiumWA’s archaic Good Friday drinking laws finally set to go

West Australians will soon be able to buy a drink without a meal at a pub on Good Friday and Christmas Day under new liquor licensing reforms introduced by the State Government. 

James Carmody and Dylan Caporn

The precious metal has climbed almost 28 per cent this year - outpacing the 27 per cent gain it notched in 2024

MarketsGold smashes yet another record as trade war fuels demand

Gold hit another all-time high as warnings from Federal Reserve Chief Jerome Powell about the impact of the trade war fuelled volatility on Wall Street, leading to sharp declines in stocks and the dollar.

Yihui Xie

ASX stocks closed the week higher, despite weakness on Wall Street. NewsWire / Nikki Short

MarketsPremiumASX bucks global trend on energy stock rebound

A surge in energy stocks and Australia’s major miners has driven the ASX 200 higher.

Cameron Micallef

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… Grand Gulf Energy.

ASX Runners: Grand Gulf, Meteoric, Aus Strategic Materials & NeuroScientific

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… Grand Gulf Energy, after the company acquired an option over a potential billion-barrel oil prospect off the coast of Namibia.

Andrew Todd

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80 per cent of Aussies are overpaying on their power bills. NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar

newsPremiumNew way to save $250 on electricity bills

A new energy provider is vowing to free customers of the ‘loyalty tax’ by automatically switching Aussies to the cheapest provider on the market.

Cameron Micallef

Image Resources has shipped its first parcel of heavy mineral sands from its new Atlas project out of Western Australia’s Geraldton port.

Image passes milestone with first Atlas mineral sands shipment

Image Resources has shipped its first heavy mineral concentrate from its new Atlas project in the Dandaragan shire, under an existing off-take agreement used for its previous Boonanarring project.

Doug Bright

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CrimePremiumGas tech company ran ‘cartel’, court finds

An Australian oil and gas services company ran a cartel, trying to pull suppliers into illegal contracts, a court has found.

Blair Jackson

Xanadu Mines may be reaching its destination after an 11-year journey to maximise shareholder returns from its massive Kharmagtai gold and copper project in Mongolia.

Plot thickens as Xanadu axes Mongolian copper-gold sell down vote

In a dramatic twist, Xanadu Mines has delayed the vote on a 25% sell-down of its Kharmagtai copper-gold project in Mongolia to Zijin, hinting at talks around bigger corporate plays. The big question is: Why?

James Pearson

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News‘Shaking’: Aussies held at gunpoint abroad

Two Aussie influencers were left “shaking and crying” after armed police held them at gunpoint at their Airbnb in the US.

NewsWire Staff

Clive Palmer has engaged in another legal tussle with CITIC Pacific.

MiningPremium‘Distraction’: CITIC lashes new Palmer royalties claim

Mining magnate Clive Palmer has added more kindling to an already fiery legal tussle against Chinese iron ore miner Citic, which has dismissed his new claims as a “distraction”. 

Simone Grogan

Disgruntled Inspired Homes customers on the builder's Hamilton Hill building site earlier this year. (From left) Johan and Martin Rodden, Natalie Price, Neil Church and David Daff.

ConstructionPremiumREVEALED: The massive sum collapsed builder owes creditors

The debts of collapsed home builder Inspired Property Group can now be revealed, two weeks after the business hit the wall.

Matt Mckenzie

Glenn Jacka from Limeburners and Giniversity, spirits manufacturer Great Southern Distilling Co.

TRADE MISSIONLocal brews and spirits sampled by international buyers

International delegates sampled some of the best craft alcohol the Great Southern has to offer at the inaugural WA Craft Beer and Spirits Innovation Trade Showcase in Perth on April 1

Melissa Sheil

Planned 2D seismic over Whitebark Energy’s Rickerscote prospect shows its key reservoir scale in relation to the Gorgon and Barrow Island gas fields.

Whitebark fast-tracks exploration at giant SA hydrogen-helium play

Whitebark Energy is charging ahead with drill planning at its Alinya hydrogen-helium project in South Australia, where it is planning a 2D seismic and drilling program for its monster Rickerscote prospect.

Andrew Todd

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Consumer confidence Illustration: Don lindsay

EconomyCommentsConsumers ‘very highly’ stressed over retirement funding

The number of Australian consumers feeling ‘very highly’ stressed has crept up amid growing concern over the ability to fund retirement, which has risen to a seven-year high.

Cheyanne Enciso

Strickland Metals has secured $5M from China’s giant Zijin Mining to fast-track drilling at its 7.4Moz Rogozna project in Serbia, where Zijin already owns major copper assets including the Bor copper project (pictured).

Zijin Mining backs Strickland with $5M strategic placement

Strickland Metals has locked in $5m from mining giant Zijin Mining to fast-track drilling at its Rogozna gold and copper project in Serbia, where the China-based Zijin already has major in-country assets.

James Pearson

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US stock futures rose, suggesting a recovery after Wednesday's sell-off. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumGlobal stocks wobble as Fed's Powell urges caution

Shares in Europe have fallen and gold has hit a fresh record after the Fed chair wariness about growth, while US and Japanese trade talks helped the dollar.

Amanda Cooper

The Australian and New Zealand trade delegation in Vietnam.

WOOL TRIPPremiumWool industry sets sights on Vietnam textile market

Australia’s wool industry has its sights firmly set on Vietnam as a new market, with a week-long trade delegation recently promoting the fibre’s versatility.

Cally Dupe

Fox Friday Brewery has appointed administrators after its primary lender collapsed. Fox Friday

newsCommentsPopular brewer collapses after major funding blow

A popular brewery has entered voluntary administration after its major financial backer collapsed, triggering challenges at venues in Perth, Melbourne and Hobart.

Andrew Hedgman

The Australian market has resisted the falls on Wall Street, with traders eyeing the long weekend. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

MarketsPremiumAustralian shares grind back losses from US trade war

The Australian share market has continued its march higher and is within reach of its value before "Liberation Day" US tariff announcements.

Adrian Black

Some 30,000 jobs were created but many workers had reduced hours due to weather-related disasters. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

EconomyPremiumJobs market strong but Trump tariff bomb yet to explode

Australia's jobs market is holding up better than expected, but the impact of Donald Trump-imposed tariffs is yet to play out across the globe.

Adrian Black

More Australians are heading back into the workforce. NewsWire / John Appleyard

newsPremium‘Erratic’ Trump weighs on Aussie workers

Thursday’s unemployment figures showed a spike in Aussies finding a job, but it might not be a boom in the Australian economy.

Cameron Micallef

Woodside Energy chief executive Meg O'Neill.

Oil & GasPremiumWoodside Energy hooks German utility for US gas

The Australian oil and gas group has struck long-term deals to supply LNG to German company Uniper, with at least half of the gas to be sourced from Woodside’s planned Louisiana plant in the US.

Sean Smith

Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock and Treasurer Jim Chalmers

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Jobs market ‘resilient’ as trade storm looms

Australia’s jobs market posted another solid month in March but the Reserve Bank will be focused on the road ahead amid a growing trade war.

Matt Mckenzie