Business News
- Forrestania Resources targets first gold from Edna May in December following $300 million acquisition
by Neil Watkinson on October 16, 2026 at 6:00 pmForrestania Resources is targeting first gold from its newly acquired Edna May mine in December as it makes good progress with restarting the operation.
- Wall Street closes sharply lower as AI worries weighby Noel Randewich on October 16, 2026 at 4:00 pm
US stocks have closed lower with AI wobbles offset by big bank gains.
- WA’s crowded housesby Kim Macdonald on October 16, 2026 at 12:30 pm
WA homes are filling up at the fastest rate in the country as the State endures a building shortfall of more than 60,000 properties over the past four years.
- Herd on the Terrace: Caveat an intriguing twist in Chris and Tia Ellison’s Mosman Park home saleon October 16, 2026 at 9:17 am
There’s been an intriguing twist in the quest to sell Perth’s most expensive home. Plus: Farewell to an AGM stalwart and The Bull gives DevelopmentWA a helping hand.
- Former WA Liberal senator Mathias Cormann warns Australia is drifting in wrong directionby Joe Spagnolo on October 16, 2026 at 8:40 am
Former WA Liberal senator Mathias Cormann warns Australia is drifting in the wrong direction, saying the only cure for the cost of living squeeze is an ‘economy that produces more for every hour worked’.
- Gold Fields CEO Mike Fraser says it can build Northern Star’s Hemi without ‘starving shareholders of returns’by Adrian Rauso on October 16, 2026 at 8:29 am
Mike Fraser warned the Hemi project will cost ‘absolutely north’ of $1.3 billion, escalating his pitch that Gold Fields is better suited to build it than Northern Star.
- Victoria loosens bird flu poultry flock rules with hot weather on the wayby Blair Jackson on October 16, 2026 at 8:08 am
One Aussie state has made the decision to relax chicken farm lockdown rules ahead of hot weather, despite the ongoing threat of bird flu.
- THE ECONOMIST: Is the semiconductor industry headed for an almighty crash?by The Economist on October 16, 2026 at 7:57 am
Is the semiconductor industry headed for an almighty crash? A bust will be less heady than the boom.
- Sean Smith: Let’s call Deloitte’s university cost analysis what it is — lazy and insultingby Sean Smith on October 16, 2026 at 7:53 am
Ask bosses to front up and take some personal responsibility for treating government, taxpayers and educators like mugs, and they’re running for the hills.
- Amazon launches new Bee ‘personal AI’ devices that listen to conversationsby Annie Palmer on October 16, 2026 at 7:48 am
Amazon is releasing two new Bee listening devices as it moves further into the AI hardware market.
Politics News
- Diddy moved from New Jersey to Pennsylvania prisonby Michael R Sisak on October 16, 2026 at 9:13 pm
Sean "Diddy" Combs, the US rap mogul sentenced to four years in prison for sex crimes, has been moved to another prison.
- Paul Murray: Albo has last faith in his Treasurer and there’s a ready-made replacement waiting in the wingsby Paul Murray on October 16, 2026 at 6:00 pm
Anthony Albanese has a ready-made successor to Jim Chalmers and a change of treasurer can’t come soon enough.
- New White House press secretary fired after days in jobby Staff Writers on October 16, 2026 at 5:50 pm
Katie Zacharia is leaving her role as White House press secretary after a brief tenure, officials say.
- Commissioner throws cold water on disinformation fearsby Duncan Murray on October 16, 2026 at 4:35 pm
The best defence against online disinformation is to teach voters to differentiate truth from lies, a state's electoral commissioner says as a poll looms.
- AI surveillance, conspiring bots on watchdog's radarby Noah Secomb and Will Nicholas on October 16, 2026 at 4:34 pm
Shoppers have been warned of discriminatory pricing, more convincing scammers and putting their faith in a bot to find them the best deal as AI marches on.
- 'A special buzz': fans farewell racing at dog trackby Sarah Spina-Matthews on October 16, 2026 at 4:33 pm
As thousands packed out the stands for the final greyhound races at an inner-city track, the devotees have mourned the loss of a piece of sporting history.
- WA university merger: ECU spruiks research performance after being exempted from uni merger discussionsby Bethany Hiatt on October 16, 2026 at 11:00 am
The only public university left out of merger discussions says it’s on an upward trajectory after out-performing other WA institutions on research quality.
- State MPs demand review of complaint processes as part of Greens senator Jordan Steel-John’s investigationby Jessica Page and Caitlyn Rintoul on October 16, 2026 at 10:14 am
The Greens’ state MP’s in WA are demanding a public airing of the findings of a misconduct investigation into WA Senator Jordan Steele-John, amid claims of a cover-up that lasted years.
- Roger Cook’s move in the spotlight again, as Labor faces an internal revolt over MPs who don’t live locallyby Jessica Page on October 16, 2026 at 8:54 am
Roger Cook’s Labor branch will debate a move to make the party’s MPs live locally in the wake of its crushing defeat to One Nation in Secret Harbour and despite the fact the Premier resides outside his seat.
- Tony Buti denies taking too long to call for inquest into Port Hedland triple murder despite eight week waitby Jessica Page on October 16, 2026 at 7:55 am
Tony Buti has insisted the decision to direct an inquest into a Port Hedland triple filicide was his alone, and denied he took too long to act on a grandmother’s desperate plea for answers.
