Isabel Vieira

Talison Lithium has crossed out recommissioning the abandoned Greenbushes to Bunbury rail line to cart spodumene from the mine to port, after concluding it was not economically feasible.

Canadian lithium explorers Li-FT Power and Winsome Resources are set to combine under a deal that values the latter, a Perth-based company, at $131 million.

Isabel Vieira and Tom Zaunmayr discuss the Koolyanobbing mine is living up to its 1947 billing as holding an almost inexhaustible deposit.

Fortescue has moved to acquire the remainder of Peruvian developer Alta Copper it doesn't already own under a deal worth $152 million, as it eyes an expansion of its copper portfolio.

Creditors of Tate Wine have voted to liquidate the Margaret River wine producer after no proposals were received to revive the troubled business.

Silver and zinc aspirant BMC Minerals has debuted on the local bourse after a $100 million initial public offering, finishing its first day of trade up 25 per cent.

Wealth management firm Partners Wealth Group is doubling down on expanding its WA presence as it prepares a pipeline of acquisitions and joint venture deals.

APM Human Services is set to assume control of collapsed NDIS services provider Therapy Focus, after creditors approved a proposal that ensures they are repaid in full.

The competition umpire has opposed IAG's $1.35 billion acquisition of RAC's insurance business, citing concerns around car and home insurance market dominance.

Rare earths aspirant Barkly Rare Earths is readying for a timely debut on the local bourse after building an experienced board to develop its Northern Territory project.

Wesfarmers and SQM's Covalent Lithium has engaged Iron Mine Contracting for more than three years' worth of mining service work at the Mt Holland operation near Southern Cross.

US-headquatered miner but Kwinana developer Tronox is the latest beneficiary of Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese's critical minerals pact, as it stands in line for $900 million in financing.

Liontown has shaken hands on an offtake agreement with mammoth Chinese battery materials manufacturer Canmax Technologies for spodumene sourced from Kathleen Valley.

Chalice Mining has halved the capital costs for developing its platinum group metals and palladium mine to $820 million for a project it expects will pay itself off in 2.7 years.

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.