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A return to the cashless debit card scheme will not address intergenerational issues in remote communities, the prime minister says.

The local share market has finished slightly higher as the market digested a spate of earnings reports from NIB, BlueScope Steel, Ampol, A2 Milk and others.

Sydney-based steakhouse 6HEAD has committed to a 10-year lease at Brookfield Properties' One the Esplanade development, being the first hospitality tenant to sign up.

Perth-based Macmahon Holdings has struck a renegotiated contract extension with Amman Mineral for work on its Indonesian copper and gold mine but under substantially different terms.

ASX-listed developer GDI Property Group is planning to convert the six-storey car park into apartments with a 12-storey office tower above.

Swift Networks Group has told the market that it is cooperating with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission regarding an investigation into an alleged tendering cartel.

Western Australia has recorded the largest drop in retail sales in December compared to other states and territories, according to the latest monthly retail turnover data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Perth-based Austin Engineering has been awarded a $5 million grant from the state government to boost its mining equipment manufacturing program.

The Market Herald has opened a shortfall bookbuild after its bid to raise $15 million in an entitlement offer last month fell short by $3 million.

Tensions between mining and tourism are on show in the coastal town of Lancelin.

The state's biggest goldminer will pay a record interim dividend to investors on the back of stronger commodity prices, despite feeling the effects of a higher inflationary environment.

Steel Blue chief executive Garry Johnson will step down in June, to be replaced at the industrial footwear business by Peter Bell.

Subiaco-based explorer Tivan is finalising a $20 million acquisition of King River Resources' vanadium and titanium project in the Kimberley.

BlueScope has posted a drop in first-half net profit and warned of a "material impact" from proposed emissions rules for firms with big industrial facilities.

Industry, government and financiers need to invest more than $20 billion per year for the Australian economy to expand without dangerous levels of pollution.

Jim Chalmers will push to legislate a common objective for superannuation funds to stop early withdrawals and limit the use of super to accumulate wealth.

Albanese's pledge to make WA visit count

Housing Minister John Carey has doubled down on his call for industry to provide more affordable housing, as the state's housing supply shortage worsens.

Jordan Murray and Matt Mckenzie talk billionaire battles, Alcoa and parking levies.

The ASX fell another 0.9 per cent on its way to a 1.2 per cent loss for the week, as more speculation over US interest rates drove the market.

With new cars rolling off the docks, the second-hand market is looking decidedly second hand.

Australia's consumer watchdog has launched legal action against a subsidiary of ASX-listed Swift Networks for alleged bid rigging and price fixing when tendering to WA mine sites.

Information technology company GetSwift has been slapped with a $15 million fine, the largest penalty ordered against a company for breaching continuous disclosure laws.

Federal Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has been drawn into the public spat between Perth billionaires Andrew Forrest and Kerry Stokes.

BP's $1 billion renewable fuels project in Kwinana will convert used vegetable oil and oilseed crops grown in the US into biofuel once online in 2026.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Andrew Forrest's feud with Kerry Stokes, plus the latest on cost blowouts, the Perth Parking Levy and car imports.

In a post-COVID world, the workplaces of choice will be those that are flexible and fair, equitable and empowering.

Piedmont Lithium has signed a deal with South Korea-based LG Chem for a USD$75 million, roughly equivalent to AUD$109.5 million, equity investment over four years.

The Queensland and federal governments have signed a landmark $7 billion deal to build and upgrade venues for the Brisbane Olympics in 2032.

Theatre 180 has appointed professional director Sam Walsh as its new chair and welcomed Leanne Walsh on board as secretary.

Rationalisation of WA's domestic gas sector has taken another step with Mineral Resources securing control of its joint venture partner Norwest Energy.

The Reserve Bank has not been spooked by the unexpected uptick in the headline jobless rate and will stick with its hawkish stance on interest rates.