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US critical minerals deal

The ASX has closed basically unchanged after losses by the mining sector and gains for consumer staples and health care.

Investors are taking a hit on most asset classes, with energy among the few likely to weather the storm of a tough coming financial year.

Outgoing WA Police deputy commissioner Gary Dreibergs is joining the technology firm that built the state’s G2G border management platform.

Virgin schedule hard hit by illness, low staffing

The local bourse has dropped by 1.1 per cent, as traders take a little off the table before the release of US inflation and Chinese GDP figures.

Global engineering firm Wood has inked a partnership deal with Western Australian Aboriginal-led construction company Marawar, the most significant agreement of its kind for the two companies.

A family heritage in policing runs deep for the outgoing commissioner as he readies to be WA's next governor.

The federal government says its position on dealing with China remains unchanged, despite China listing four demands in order to improve ties.

Covid centre tip for migrants

The Australian share market has finished the day up 0.45 per cent and gained 2.1 per cent for the week, its best performance in 17 weeks.

Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died, public broadcaster NHK has reported.

Sell shares or else, PM tells ministers

Gains by the heavyweight mining sector have helped lift the Australian share market by 0.8 per cent as industrial metal prices rebound.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics says payroll jobs rose 0.1 per cent in the month to June 11, with the trade surplus coming in at $15.9 billion in May.

Ahead of the release of payroll figures and the latest data on Australia's trade surplus, job advertisements are showing potential signs of decline.

Chevron learns its carbon capture lessons at Gorgon

The ASX's mining and energy sectors have fallen sharply after global commodity prices plunged on fears of a global recession.

ANZ has followed Commonwealth Bank in raising mortgage rates following the central bank's decision to lift the cash rate to 1.35 per cent.

A familiar trinity of inflation, supply chain disruptions and skilled labour shortages are keeping a lid on WA business growth, with 4 out of 5 organisations struggling to fill vacancies.

As the Reserve Bank hikes the cash rate for the third month in a row, rents are higher across city and regional areas.

$6k a year inflation whack for families

The ASX has closed modestly higher after the Reserve Bank announced another 50 basis point rate rise, as expected.

Jacques warns miners could face ‘nightmare’

The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 1.1 per cent by noon, recouping some of the losses from the previous three sessions.

Emergency services were at the scene of a fire which started at the top floor of the South32 building on St Georges Terrace.

Soaring prices extend energy, resource boom

The S&P/ASX 200 index has ended 0.4 per cent lower by the close amid concerns over global economic growth.

Australian workers will be entitled to more superannuation while some households face bigger power bills in the new financial year.

Andrew Forrest raids gold miner Regis Resources

The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index slid nearly 2 per cent in the last trading session of the financial year, amid worries over rising rates.

Job vacancies grew by 13.8 per cent in the three months to May and stand at more than double the number recorded before the COVID-19 pandemic set in.