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Can you dig it? Ross Smith starts his engines for gold hunt

Watch out, the good people of Meekatharra. Former Perth and Margaret River firebrand Ross Smith is back on the dozer at a mine site near you.

Banging the drum on battery subsidies.

Herd on the TerracePremiumHappy anniversary! Roger’s Cooking up another bubble

A tsunami of taxpayer cash for the battery sector? The Bull was left pondering the uncanny feeling he’d seen this all before. Several times.

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Herd on the TerracePremiumAlan, ‘Aladdin’ hopes go up in smoke in Dalkeith blue

Poolside drinks unlikely as Alan McKail and Mladen ‘Aladdin’ Ninkov can’t even agree on their first encounter.

In the Poo at Murrin Murrin Illustration: Don Lindsay

Herd on the TerracePremiumNickel miner a bit down in the dumps

Australia’s nickel industry has been in the s*** in recent times but Glencore’s Murrin Murrin have taken the sentiment a little too literally. Plus: The Bull sharpens his horns on an economic expert.

Money of Mine

Herd on the TerracePremiumMoney of Mine reeling after founder cuts ties

Money of Mine nerds left to their spreadsheets as Matty, Ally depart West Perth industry watcher.

Perth Bears — the WA capital city named first, carnivorous mammal second — is earmarked as the brand name for the revitalised North Sydney Bears ... not to be mistaken for Bears Perth.

Herd on the TerracePremiumLeather the look as Cook embraces Bears

Bears Perth? Perth Bears? One of them piques our interest as Premier Roger Cook leathers up with the National Rugby League.

Chris Ellison is selling his prized yacht, M.Y. Anya.

Herd on the TerracePremiumIs this price tag a keel steal for Ellison’s luxury yacht?

We reveal the multimillion-dollar price tag for Chris Ellison’s second-hand luxury yacht Anya. Plus: Chalice boss’s margin call, and Earth Energy’s veil of secrecy.

‘I am the vulture circling above,’ says Fyre restaurant owner John Mountain.

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The Bull is not the only one relishing veterinarian Kay McIntosh’s campaign to get hold of defamation winnings from vegan activist Tash Peterson and her man bag Jack Higgins.

Ghost trains to Yanchep have dominated headlines this month but two alleged $1 billion-plus clerical errors may have given Transport Minister Rita Saffioti an even bigger fright.

HERD ON THE TERRACECommentsPremiumGhost in the IT system another Metronet scare

Ghost trains to Yanchep have dominated headlines this month but two alleged $1 billion-plus clerical errors may have given Transport Minister Rita Saffioti an even bigger fright.

Clive Palmer has had a few entertaining court fights. Illustration: Don Lindsay

Herd on the TerraceCommentsPremiumQuigley and Palmer are back in the orbit

Billionaire and political disrupter Clive Palmer’s fight with the State Government has been the gift that keeps on giving for Perth’s professional set. Plus: Roger Cook pours fuel on the hydrogen fire.

Greenlandic Suburbia. Rio chair Dominic Barton could find himself breaking the ice with Donald Trump. Illustration: Don Lindsay

Herd on the TerracePremiumIce to be here: Rio boss jokes about Greenland move

Why Rio Tinto chair Dominic Barton is willing to break the ice in Greenland to mint a few coins. Plus: Donald goes off the deep end and Crown Perth gets set to show its hand.

No Objections Your honour Illustration: Don Lindsay

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WA Supreme Court judge Jenni Hill is about to become part of what is believed to the first brother and sister combination to sit on Australian benches (and we’re not talking about park benches).

The Wild West Illustration: Don Lindsay Don Lindsay

Herd on the TerracePremiumVictory for spruiker Alannah proves costly

Victory Metals fesses up after Alannah MacTiernan, Brendan Clark get carried away flogging Cue study.

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Herd on the TerracePremiumDavey flexes muscle as Lotus eyes exit

Lotus Resources eyes exit from Grant Davey’s fold.

Tony Sage on Fox News.

Herd on the TerraceCommentsPremiumTrump cheers puts Sage in Fox orbit

Tony Sage has clearly hit the big time as he promotes his NASDAQ-listed wishful Critical Metals Corp.

Meg O’Neill’s crew at Woodside Energy is adapting quickly to North American politics under Donald Trump.

Herd on the TerracePremiumMeg’s Mexican snub in Trump appeasement

Meg O’Neill’s Woodside team vow to embrace Gulf of America as politics trumps geography, history.

Chris Ellison gagging Mark Wilson.

Herd on the TerraceVideoPremiumWATCH THE CLIP: Ellison gags own lieutenant in horror move

WATCH WHAT HAPPENED: Chris Ellison shows no mercy gagging chief financial officer Mark Wilson as the billionaire’s MinRes lieutenant tried to fill and information gap.

Andrew 'Balboa" Forrest Illustration: Don Lindsay

Herd on the TerracePremiumSalty Pete punched his way into Twiggy history

Andrew Forrest’s boardroom bruiser and purported pickler Peter Salter off to the Grand Palace in the sky.

West Gold Resources Illustration: Don Lindsay

Herd on the TerracePremiumWestgold needs makeover as Karora costs mount

It’s more than Beta Hunt’s dodgy pumps and ventilation that needs fixing at Westgold.

Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue has been canvassing its staff for suggestions.

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Opening yourself up to questions from your workers can be fraught with danger — especially when you’re one of Australia’s richest people with a net worth of more than $16 billion. 

Daniel Newell

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The Pastoral and Graziers Association’s $2 million mulesing exposes cracks in WA’s not-for-profit sector.

Poking the Supreme Court bear John Hammond.

Herd on the TerraceCommentsPremiumKlaxon call as judge rips into Hammond

Judicial mauling of high profile lawyer John Hammond signals paleo diet at WA Supreme Court.

Karma has hit Mineral Resources co-founder Steve Wyatt.

Herd on the TerraceCommentsPremiumKarma express hits Mineral Resources’ Wyatt

Karma has hit Mineral Resources co-founder Steve Wyatt in struggles over the manifestation of notions conjured before he quit Chris Ellison’s secret squirrels club.

Fortescue family Illustration: Don Lindsay

Herd on the TerracePremiumFamily Robertson grows on good ship Twiggy

Fortescue’s family values prove true for chief operating officer and Mineral Resources refugee Shelley Robertson.