March 2016
Will we ever find Malaysia Airlines flight MH370?
In December 2014, the search for MR370 was in full-swing - and back in China, hearts were breaking as relatives fought for information.
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January 2016
Two more years of Perth property pain: Nigel Satterley
One of the country's biggest private developers, Nigel Satterley, has warned that the Perth property market faces two years of "recession-like" conditions.
December 2015
Prospector Michael Graham died - a $300 beacon could have saved him
Prospectors, like Michael Graham, keep dying in Australia's harsh outback for lack of one small change.
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Here's why Australia's budget is still so dependent on iron ore
It's impossible for any part of the country to avoid the consequences of a falling iron ore price, even if they don't have a single iron ore mine.
Iron ore downgrade wipes $7b from budget
The federal government has cut its key iron ore price forecast by $US9 a tonne for 2015-16, wiping $7 billion from its anticipated revenue take.
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Difficult year ahead for WA wheat exporters
When strong winds and fire ripped through the Esperance region last month, Nigel Norwood was about three-quarters through harvesting his wheat crop.
WA is in better shape than budgeted despite $US40 iron ore
Why has WA premier Colin Barnett adopted the sombre Eeyore persona, of Winnie-the-Pooh fame? I reckon there's a curious smell of political expediency.
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Clive Palmer accused of exaggerating 'dire' financial position
Federal MP Clive Palmer has lost a Supreme Court bid to extract $65 million from his estranged Chinese business partner Citic.
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October 2015
Rabobank trader Paul Thompson to face 'wire and bank fraud' charges
Former Rabobank money market trader Paul Thompson will face wire and bank fraud charges in the United States should an extradition order proceed.
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Former Rabobank trader Paul Thompson arrested in Libor scandal
Former Rabobank money market trader Paul Thompson has spent the weekend in a Perth prison after being arrested as part of a global Libor-rigging scandal.
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Your mining stocks have cattle stations, no bull
You would be hard-pressed to find a single mention of their pastoral stations in their annual reports. So why do mining companies own livestock?
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Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi 'failed in her duties'
WA's corruption watchdog has found that Lisa Scaffidi failed in her duties as the Lord Mayor of Perth by not disclosing gifts and a $US37,000 trip.
September 2015
RBA under pressure to cut rates
Pressure is mounting on the RBA to cut interest rates in the wake of a gloomy report by the IMF that has forecast falling growth for commodity exporters including in Australia.
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BHP Billiton accused of blocking development in Port Hedland
BHP Billiton has owned at least four vacant properties in Port Hedland's West End for more than a decade, in what critics believe is attempt to stymie transformation of precinct.
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August 2015
SMSFs told to hold their nerve and buy as markets sway
Financial planners are advising self-managed super fund clients to hold tight or even take advantage of the severe share market ructions.
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Pilbara property investors suffer as prices plunge 67pc since 2011
The 1965 fibro and iron three bedroom home in Port Hedland sold for $1.3 million at the height of the commodity boom in 2011. Finally, after having its asking price revised down to just $420,000, it appears to have found a buyer.
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Clive Palmer loses case as long running battle with Citic rages on
Clive Palmer, has lost a legal bid in a long running campaign to oust his estranged Chinese business partner, Citic, from crucial port facilities at the $12 billion Sino Iron project in Western Australia's Pilbara.
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Andrew Forrest applies to explore Pilbara cattle station
Mining magnate Andrew Forrest has expanded his controversial strategy of lodging exploration applications over his Pilbara cattle stations.
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Perth office vacancies tipped to reach 24 per cent
Perth's office market is tipped to record a vacancy rate as high as 24 per cent next year, as increasing stock collides with a subdued, post-boom economy.
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For Fortescue's Andrew Forrest, it's mine, all mine
Billionaire mining magnate Andrew Forrest has relied on a series of controversial strategies to climb to the top of the resources pile.
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