Isabel Vieira

The exploration sector is experiencing a significant downturn as investors remain weary amid heavy market uncertainty, but BDO says gold proves to be a bright spot.

A shire at the centre of an $18bn renewable energy project pipeline is urging the WA government to ensure regional communities benefit from green energy investment.

A sales campaign for Fox Friday Brewing attracted 65 interested parties before a fellow craft brewer emerged as the buyer for the national business, including its Perth venue.

A proposal to remove strict operating limitations on a lime pit near Denmark has been knocked back again in a move one farmer-turned-miner has labelled 'anti-development'.

The City of Vincent has followed the City of Perth in banning the hiring of e-scooters in order to conduct a review of the service following the fatality last weekend.

Shares in local critical minerals stocks soared during trade on Thursday, with shares in Lynas Rare Earths reaching a price not seen in two years.

GR Engineering has notched a $79 million contract variation to significantly bolster its work on a plant upgrade at Vault Mineral's goldmining operations near Leonora.

ASX-listed e-commerce company Toys ‘R' Us has called in administrators from BDO, marking a second time the toy retailer brand has tumbled into trouble.

E-scooters for hire will be scrubbed from the streets of the Perth CBD in the next 48-hours as the local government prepares to enforce a temporary ban in the wake of a fatal crash.

Shares in ASX-listed Cobalt Blue surged after it locked in a supply contract with mining major Glencore to feed its early-stage cobalt and nickel refinery project in Kwinana.

One Nation candidate and civil contractor Tyron Whitten has surpassed Labor in a shock move to secure WA's last Senate spot in the wake of the federal election.

The public consultation floodgates have opened on Alcoa's proposals to open new bauxite mines in the Darling Range and increase production at its Pinjarra alumina refinery.

The Legal Practice Board of WA has become the latest target of a cyber attack, after hackers accessed bank details and other information of legal professionals.

Health Infrastructure Minister John Carey has declared the long-running saga over the Women and Babies Hospital's location is over, as the ink dries on the $1.8 billion contract with Webuild.

Mineral Resources has again cut its iron ore volume guidance from its Onslow Iron project as further issues tied to its trouble-plagued and under-repair haul road arise.

South32 subsidiary Worsley Alumina has notched $4.4 million in federal government funds to support the development of emission-curbing processes at its refinery near Collie.

Living members of the stolen generation in Western Australian will be eligible for a $85,000 payment under a long-advocated for redress scheme unveiled by the state government today.

A local cybersecurity and privacy partner has warned businesses not to ‘recklessly delay' investing in protecting their data following several cyberattacks in Perth.

The Crown Perth board has appointed former WA treasurer Ben Wyatt as the incoming chair of the casino, hotel and entertainment business and promoted its financial chief to the top role.

The state's mining industry employed a new peak of 135,000 workers last year, although the growth rate has slowed as operations were taken offline amid challenging markets.

Kalgoorlie-born mining services contractor MLG Oz has secured its maiden contact with iron ore heavyweight Rio Tinto, building on its profile in the Pilbara.

Restructuring experts have been called in for the parent entities behind Healthscope, operator of Perth's Mount Hospital, with an eye to sell the debt-burdened business.

The Forrest's mining arm Wyloo has cemented its majority stake in the Yangibana rare earths project, a transaction which clears the debt owed by Hasting Technology Metals.

The state government has opened the consultation gates on the controversial Burswood motorsport and entertainment precinct, bringing in a key government official for the job.

Tattarang has filled the long-vacant top role at its agribusiness division Harvest Road Group after appointing experienced executive Harvey Gaynor.

Liontown Resources has notched a $15 million loan from the state government's support package designed to aid languished lithium miners amid the persistent price downturn.

Wesfarmers has moved to significantly curb emissions at one of its Kwinana operations, as Premier Roger Cook softens his stance on legislating the plan to reach net zero by 2050.

Multinational e-commerce company Amazon is extending its reach in Perth by offering same-day deliveries, as sector players move to meet changing customer expectations.

Acciona is tightening its grasp on the state's long-delayed and cost-overrun waste-to-energy sector, as the competition watchdog investigates its proposed deal to buy the only other plant in WA.

Rio Tinto says it will spend $20 billion in the Pilbara over the next three years as the Robe River Kuruma Aboriginal Corporation questions the board on claims of underpayments and inaction.

The 'underperforming' Kwinana lithium hydroxide refinery continues to strain joint venture owners IGO and China's Tianqi Lithium, while the Greenbushes mine churns out cash.

Andrew Forrest's Fortescue says it's weighing up the timelines of its green energy project pipeline amid global market conditions and uncertain policy settings.