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Billionaire Swedes plan WA wind farm

By Tom Zaunmayr

A firm backed by Sweden’s most prominent family dynasty has revealed plans for a wind farm north of Perth

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Politics & Business breakfast with the Hon. Simone McGurk MLA

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3 Nov 2026

Politics & Business breakfast with the Hon. Simone McGurk MLA

Join the Hon. Simone McGurk MLA as she discusses her portfolio priorities and what that means for the state’s business community.

Future of Philanthropy: Unlocking the Generosity of WA

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5 Nov 2026

Future of Philanthropy: Unlocking the Generosity of WA

Join Business News and Minderoo Foundation for the Future of Philanthropy: Unlocking the Generosity of WA lunch, bringing together senior leaders to explore the trends reshaping the sector.

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At Close of Business podcast October 30 2026

Sam Jones speaks to Tom Zaunmayr about Lubdub, a Perth-based medical technology company looking at cardiovascular imaging.

30 Oct 2026

Mark My Words October 30 2026

Mark Pownall is joined by Gary Adshead and Jack McGinn to talk about the big events in business and politics in WA including Alcoa's royalty rates, the Browse project, Greater Sunrise, Bonaparte Gulf carbon capture, FMG's AGM, the Rich 100 launch and a preview of next week's magazine.

29 Oct 2026

At Close of Business podcast October 29 2026

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Shining a light on the WA not-for-profits making a difference in our community.

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Leading with purpose: Peter King, ASM and the next chapter for Ronald McDonald House Western Australia

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WA is one of Australia's wealthiest states. Is its philanthropy keeping pace?

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Thought Leadership 27 Oct 2026 Sponsored

Cruise season helping expand ‘down south’ to go global

International visitors are increasingly catching on to Western Australians tradition of heading down south over the summer to take in the beauty and adventure that is awaiting in the state's southern regions, but instead of the road trip down the freeway it's a cruise along our beautiful coastline that results in a multi-million dollar impact each year.

Business Perspectives 28 Oct 2026 Sponsored

Why apartments make sense in a softer Perth market

Perth house and unit prices are now falling, but Finbar is running against the grain. It has sold 49 apartments in seven weeks and 27 at Parkside Residences since launch, suggesting buyers still see real value in apartments even as the wider market cools.

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Bend-tech Group Achieves ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 Triple Certification for Quality, Safety and Environmental Management

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AGEM buys $12.3m Wembley commercial property

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Estrella hits huge copper numbers in Timor-Leste

Estrella Resources' exploration program in the southeast nation of Timor-Leste has unearthed two super high-grade samples of copper at its Sica prospect, grading 60.34 per cent and 50.8 per cent respectively. The head-turning rock chip grades follow high-grade manganese rock chip samples assaying up to 55.7 per cent at the prospect, in addition to 57.8 per cent manganese rock samples also discovered at its Leuro prospect.

60^th		Shire of Laverton	$12.69m
61^st		Shire of Narrogin	$12.66m
62^nd	-	Shire of Dandaragan	$12.65m
63^rd		Shire of Yilgarn	$12.36m
64^th		Shire of Ravensthorpe	$12.29m

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