Tim Treadgold

The federal safeguard mechanism has upset the plans of some iron ore players, while making future options clearer for others.

The final act is yet to be written as the financial system looks down the barrel at another crisis.

Researchers are now seeking ways to mitigate the technology’s potential downsides.

WA’s high-cost environment may put the kibosh on plans for a lithium-processing sector.

Education has a role in improving perceptions of careers in mining and oil and gas.

Consumer sentiment is switching to a more conservative spending cycle.

It is a classic political alphabet soup, but when the IRA is mixed with the CRMA it should be good news for WA.

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

Businesses burned by China’s trade bans are finding market appeal elsewhere.

The results of a new survey could blunt other states’ attacks on WA’s GST share.

Australia is building closer trade ties with an Asian giant, and it’s not China.

Political intervention in energy markets has a way of going off track.

A senior economist is tipping a commodities boom powered by a super-squeeze on critical metals.

Next year is shaping up as a much tougher economic period amid growing fears of a global recession.

The geological handbook for the North Perth Basin is being rewritten.

Technology and money can make for uncomfortable bedfellows as data theft and financial losses pile up.

Successful in business they may be, but two big names are finding enthusiasm for their plans in short supply.

The signposts towards a global recession are looming larger.

As China ramps up the rhetoric, a host of international companies are taking their business elsewhere.

Rio Tinto’s new chair is cleaning house and planning the miner’s next steps.

A major analyst is tipping a slide of up to 20 per cent in property prices, but it won’t be even across the country.

A ‘local worker’ rule inspired by WA’s domgas reservation policy could help mitigate problems associated with FIFO.

An increased supply of ‘new-energy’ metals is needed to meet ESG needs.

Overconfidence in the US dollar is having a profound effect worldwide.

It’s all eyes on China for WA’s iron ore sector as that nation’s property crisis lurches from bad to worse.

The global energy crisis has opened the door for WA to do more than supply largely unprocessed raw materials.

Cost-conscious retailers are among the ‘winners’ from inflationary pressures facing economies worldwide.

Australia and China are currently facing strong economic headwinds, but from opposite directions.

Built on strong foundations, a trio of big WA companies are leading the state’s future economic drive.

Investment opportunities in the rural economy are growing, and an iconic name is playing its part.

Some banks are making hay while the sun’s out, but the clouds are rolling in fast.

In Europe and parts of the US, opposition to gas as a halfway energy source on the road to renewables is shifting.