Isabel Vieira

APM Human Services has emerged as the front runner to pull Therapy Focus out of administration after the insolvency practitioners' sales campaign attracted 64 interested bidders.

Overhauled lithium hopeful Global Lithium Resources has put a $439 million price tag on developing its flagship project in the eastern Goldfields, as it spins out its gold assets.

Gina Rinehart-backed Vulcan Energy is formalising a bumper $3.9 billion financing package for its German lithium and renewables project, including rattling the tin for more than $1 billion.

Another Perth-based NDIS support services provider has ceased trading and called in insolvency practitioners against prevailing industry headwinds.

The federal government's green bank has tipped $35 million into WA startup Plico Energy to expand the rollout of its discounted loan scheme for its rooftop solar and home battery systems.

A new report has identified 124 investment-ready critical minerals projects on home soil, but the number of new developments has risen only modestly despite global attention

Capital is pouring into critical minerals explorers as Western governments push to shore up ex-China supply chains, while gold remains a constant for investors, BDO's report finds.

Isabel Viera speaks with Ella Loneragan about the impact of federal aged care changes on the state's providers.

Western Australian family business Aquatic Leisure Technologies is preparing to open a new manufacturing facility in the United States, marking a major expansion of its operations.

WA's gender pay chasm - the largest in the country - has narrowed marginally, while progress nationally for women in chief executive roles remains stagnant despite gains in boardroom diversity.

South32 has engaged the state's largest Indigenous-owned contractor Warrikal for maintenance services at its Worsley Alumina refinery under a seven-year contract.

Lynas Rare Earths chief Amanda Lacaze says she isn't relying on the White House to crack the US market, as offtake talks drag and its proposed Texas plant looks “unlikely to proceed”.

SRG Global has secured a suite of contracts worth $650 million from blue-chip clients such as Fortescue, Wesfarmers, and Alcoa, spanning projects on home soil and in New Zealand.

Lynas Rare Earths has blasted “unpredictable” and escalating power disruptions in Kalgoorlie, saying they have stifled its quarterly production amid heightened demand for its product.

Creditors of collapsed Nicheliving face a further 10-month wait before they can recover the balance of their debts, after the directors gained another extension to their buy-back deal.

Two directors of a Perth insurance broking firm have been convicted and fined $15,000 for failing to lodge financial documents with the corporate regulator for five-years.

The corporate watchdog and the Australian Federal Police have raided three residential premises as part of an ongoing investigation into fallen homebuilder Nicheliving.

Jack McGinn and Isabel Vieira discuss MinRes and the AGM season; Austal and the looming FIRB decision; a major Cockatoo Island project and more.

Kalgoorlie's chronic housing shortage is impeding Northern Star Resources' ability to lift output amid record gold prices, as it grapples with 100 vacancies.

Chris Ellison says his succession hasn't been accelerated by the media, as he reflects on an “incredibly tough year” defined by a series of corporate governance failures.

Besieged Mineral Resources founder Chris Ellison will outrun his departure date, remaining as managing director as the board refuses to “rush” the search for a new boss.

One of WA's oldest specialist police units, the Gold Squad, uses intelligence to crack open gold theft and illegal processing cases, which has spread beyond the Goldfields.

Gold Fields is steadfast in fully powering is global mines with renewable energy by 2050, as Australian politicians continue to debate on the nation's looming net zero target.

Critical minerals developer Tivan has inked a $61 million financing deal with a London venture capital firm for its Speewah fluorite and vanadium project.

APM Human Services has delivered its first set of financials as a private operator again, as the dust settles on the US-based Madison Dearborn Partners' $1.3 billion acquisition.

Global investment bank Morgan Stanley has pulled its permanent wealth management presence in Perth, as four advisers defect to rival firm Canaccord Genuity Australia.

Gold aspirant Rox Resources has been rattling the tin for $200 million for the development of its Youanmi gold mine, which now comes with a $383 million price tag.

Mineral Resources is carving out a 30 per cent stake in its lithium portfolio for $1.2 billion, selling it to South Korean steelmaker POSCO under a new joint venture structure.

Alinta Energy has referred its proposed Marri wind farm to WA's environmental regulator as it looks to advance the 82-turbine project in the Wheatbelt, shaping up to be one of the state's renewables hotspots.

The corporate regulator is suing sunken explorer AVZ Minerals and two Perth directors for allegedly failing to disclose an escalating legal dispute linked to a mammoth African lithium deposit.

Fortescue has been granted $45 million from the federal government coffers to enable renewable energy players to test and deploy emerging cost-cutting technologies at its projects.

Insolvency practitioners have taken control of Margaret River wine producer Tate Wine, the latest local alcoholic beverage maker to buckle under industry headwinds.