OPINION: The government may discover that using a sledgehammer to crack a nut can have undesirable consequences.
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OPINION: Michael Chaney and the board of Northern Star are pushing back as a US corporate raider raises the stakes.
The Terracotta Warriors exhibit has been labelled the museum’s most successful display yet, as questions swirl around the state government’s spending on arts and culture events.
Fiji, back on the Junior World Championship stage for the first time since 2024, make several changes following the loss to France with props Marika Koroi and Jehoshua Paul Serupepeli Ratulomai earning starts along with flanker Savenaca Qabale and number eight Ratu Epeli Roseruvakula. In the backline, Cale Maurice is named at fly-half while Sailosi Vodonaivalu Taka and Tevita Vuniwaqa Ledua form a new centre partnership and Netani Immanuel Shane Lesimaikimatuku lines up at full-back. Fiji coach Andrew Tui Osborne is seeking a major improvement in discipline from his players following the opening-round defeat to France. “Our main focus this…
Capricorn Metals has sold its Big Springs gold project in Nevada to Mark Williams-chaired Sentinel Metals, in a cash and scrip deal worth up to $26 million.
The Republic of Fiji Military Forces has made a historic submission to the Constitution Review Commission, calling for the removal of constitutional immunity provisions. Commander Major General Ro Jone Kalouniwai declared that the military is prepared to step away from legal protections that have shielded past unconstitutional actions. He acknowledged the military’s role in Fiji’s political instability since 1987 and said the institution was seeking a path of accountability and national reconciliation. He adds that the RFMF had not merely witnessed Fiji’s recurring political crises but had, at times, built and maintained the system that contributed to them. “We will…
The state government could use privately-owned Parkeston power plant near Kalgoorlie to support the city’s grid, three years after knocking back a bid by its owners to do just that.
East Perth-based security firm Intelligent Monitoring Group will acquire one of the UK’s largest residential security companies in a deal worth over $340 million.
Tourism WA’s managing director Anneke Brown has resigned after 18 months in the role.
Tourism WA’s managing director Anneke Brown has resigned after 18 months in the role.