Isabel Vieira

Mineral Resources shares have crumbled about 12 per cent this morning after allegations emerged its chief Chris Ellison evaded tax for years through an offshore scheme.

Beach Energy posted a 10 per cent lift in quarterly production, locked in Ryan Stokes as chairman and says first gas from Waitsia remains on track in its latest report.

Environmental reforms designed to slash green tape have passed parliament, in a bid to avoid duplication and aid the approval of major renewable energy projects.

Mark Beyer and Isabel Vieira discuss how just one major resources project has been sanctioned in WA this year.

The state government will step aside to allow the Commonwealth to solely assess greenhouse gas emissions of major project proposals under a new policy tabled today.

The Takeovers Panel has ruled that uranium player Energy Resources of Australia's entitlement offer with Rio Tinto did not involve unacceptable circumstances.

Gonneville project developer Chalice Mining has secured major project status from the federal government, a month after gaining recognition from the state government.

Mineral Resources has cut another round of jobs against weak prices for its targeted commodities, this time from its exploration team.

Isabel Vieira and Justin Fris discuss the business side of WA's Netball scene.

Nicheliving and its directors will be banned from operating for a decade and the state government will fork out up to $40 million to finish the hundreds of incomplete homes.

Underground mining services contractor Barminco has won a $157 million contract extension at IGO's Nova nickel mine, which is entering its final years.

An arrangement to help complete more than 200 unfinished homes signed by Nicheliving could be imminent, while some aggrieved customers are concerned about a 'secret deal'.

Engineering contractor DRA Global has announced it intends to exit the Australian and Johannesburg stock exchanges, citing costs and low levels of trading.

Tracts of land south and north of Perth will be opened up for residential development, with the private sector encouraged to lob proposals.

Jack McGinn and Isabel Vieira discuss how a few key government decisions could shape the future of the Henderson shipyard precinct.

Oil and gas major Woodside Energy has completed its $1.3 billion acquisition of the Driftwood LNG development on the US Gulf Coast.

Copper play Metals Acquisition Limited has launched a $140 million placement which it says could aid inorganic growth opportunities.

Reward Minerals' Indigenous land use agreement has been terminated over a “serious breach” after it gave up tenements that were picked up just half an hour later, the land council says.

Liv Declerck and Isabel Vieira discuss the evolution of WA's screen industry.

Energy Resources of Australia says the Takeovers Panel has decided to conduct proceedings into its $880 million raise, representing a backtrack on its decision.

Jack McGinn and Isabel Vieira discuss trends in WA's construction industry following a few tough years.

A fleet of eleven autonomous trucks will be rolled out at Element 25's mothballed Butcherbird manganese mine in the Pilbara.

The head of the state's building sector watchdog says there's still some pain ahead, but the wheels aren't falling off despite some tough years.

Rio Tinto has confirmed it approached battery metals miner Arcadium Lithium over a potential acquisition, as lithium prices hover at a cyclical low.

About 30 per cent of BHP Nickel West's workforce have been stood down, as the miner prepares to suspend its nickel operations this month.

Andrew Forrest has called on the philanthropic and private sector to pour more support into humanitarian aid in Gaza, after donating an additional $18 million.

Fremantle's historic Fothergill's Building on High Street constructed during the gold boom has sold for $4.2 million to a local family.

Isabel Vieira and Mark Beyer discuss a success story in WA's superyacht sector.

Paddock-to-plate producers have won a temporary reprieve from the closure of a key abattoir's custom kill service, as owner Westpork considers a new niche operation.

Liontown Resources is trimming about 10 per cent of its workforce as the dust settles from construction of Kathleen Valley against a background of weak prices.

The workplace regulator has launched legal action against the Department of Justice over the alleged bullying and harassment of an officer at Bunbury Regional Prison.

Creditors in felled nickel miner Panoramic Resources have voted to approve a rescue proposal from ASX-listed shareholder Zeta Resources this afternoon.