The prime minister has been phoning his global counterparts to try and shore up Australia's fuel stocks over the coming weeks and months, as the Middle East war sends shockwaves through global supply chains.
Wall Street ended sharply lower on Friday, with the S&P 500 closing at its lowest in six months, as the US-Israeli war against Iran entered its fourth week, deepening worries about inflation and the potential for higher interest rates.
The government contracts will provide a big boost to renewable power in the South West but there is debate over how much the projects will help to replace coal-fired power.
Western Australian miners are mulling altering their fly-in, fly-out rosters to ration fuel as shortages begin to worry the aviation and resources sectors.
Yara's fertiliser operations in the Pilbara have been damaged, with production to be impacted for two months as the nation's agriculture sector grapples with supply issues.
Fuel retailers are setting prices based on the cost to restock, rather than the cost paid for current supplies, according to data collected by the nation's competition watchdog.
Australia's stock market is trading at its weakest level in nine months after the Iran war and the resulting energy shock prompted multiple central banks to brace for higher interest rates.
The fine art, Persian rugs and luxury furniture of William and Rose Porteous will go on sale this weekend, as the couple look to offload several "valuable" items from their collections.
Perth-based executive Bronwyn Barnes has accused Ivanhoe Atlantic of seizing a laptop containing her records, as proceedings against her former employer continue in court.
OPINION: It is becoming increasingly clear that the federal government will reduce or eliminate the capital gains tax discount in the forthcoming budget, but it is not clear how it intends to do it.
Australia's share market is on track for a third week of heavy losses as oil prices and inflation concerns spiral due to the escalating conflict in the Middle East.
Industry groups have bristled at suggestions the natural gas industry could face new taxes, after the ABC reported the federal government was exploring its options.
Former federal minister Geoff Prosser is just one member of the Prosser family whose entrepreneurial spirit has thrived in Bunbury for more than a century.
