Nadia Budihardjo

The state government has awarded $1.3 billion in contracts to public transport operator Transdev to continue operating Transperth buses.

Melbourne's oldest independent brewery 3 Ravens has set its eyes on expanding the eco-conscious business model to Perth as part of a crowdfunded expansion.

Strike Energy will soon start testing at its Walyering-6 well as the Environmental Protection Authority gave the company the go-ahead for the project.

Marine service provider MMA Offshore has secured a $10 million contract to provide vessel services for a New Zealand-based hydrocarbon producer.

Three former senior executives from gold exploration company Ten Sixty Four are taking the company to court over allegations of oppressive conduct and a breach of duty of care.

A plan to build temporary medical facilities and offices at Woodside Energy LNG processing train site on the Burrup Peninsula has been approved.

The Shire of Ashburton is hoping state and federal government funds can help establish it as a regional hub.

A recent report found Australian businesses reported a combined loss of close to $2 billion to scammers, with investment scams topping the list.

Survey results from Property Council members found Western Australia reported the highest confidence in the property industry compared to the rest of the country.

Apartment developer Finbar Group has forecast a net profit of $11 million for the financial year, which would be a 15 per cent increase from the previous period.

Retirement home operator Arcadia Waters has purchased the 194-unit Lattitude Lakelands village for close to $5.5 million.

Rental demand in Perth continue to rise but with vacancy rates plummeting, experts say more investors are needed to increase supply.

Synergy is in the process of lodging an application to build a 150-megawatt windfarm in the state's wheatbelt, aiming to power about 100,000 homes.

SRG Global has secured $100 million worth of contracts with Iron Bridge Operations and Visy Industries Australia.

A $40 million plan to expand an aged care facility and make use of a vacant prominent street corner in Maylands has been given the green light.

An application has been lodged to increase the height and number of apartments of a development on the Chellingworth Motors site in Nedlands.

Emergency services were at the scene of a fire which started at the top floor of the South32 building on St Georges Terrace.

Woodside Energy has proposed to build a $25 million development for temporary medical facilities and offices at its LNG processing train site in Burrup.

An attempt to revive a rejected 18-storey office building proposal opposite Crown Towers has failed.

Apartment sales in Perth seem to remain strong as developer Blackburne boasts only three vacant penthouses out of its 236 apartments at its One Subiaco development.

City of Nedlands councillors and the state government are at odds again over two significant development proposals in the western suburbs.

A scaled back version of a $22 million development in Dunsborough has been approved after a tribunal ordered a reconsideration.

Decmil Group has been awarded a $98 million contract for the second phase of the Albany Ring Road project.

The Nationals WA has preselected a candidate to fill the North West Central seat vacated by long-term MP Vince Catania.

A $400 million plan to develop an apartment complex at the former Perth Girls School site has been approved by the state government.

A start-up is ready to speed up its production of a world-first medical kit to improve prescription medication after moving into a biotechnological lab in QEII medical centre.

A development assessment panel has given the green light for the Western Australian division of the Air Force Association to expand its Bull Creek estate with a $26.1 million facility.

Rio Tinto's subsidiary Hamersley Iron and Golden Grove Operations have been fined a total of $110,500 for mining incidents, including a worker death.

A Perth-based leader for a national advertising company has won a major industry award at the 2022 Campaign Brief Awards held at Crown.

Aged care home provider CraigCare is planning to build a $40 million facility on a prominent vacant corner in Maylands.

Members of an arts district in West Perth, including Janet Holmes a Court, are opposing a $25.5 million proposal for a five-storey building in which a hardware store could be a major tenant.

A $140 million office building opposite Crown towers will be reconsidered by a development assessment panel but the local authority still objects to the updated design.