Tom Zaunmayr

Mark Pownall and Tom Zaunmayr discuss Sussan Ley's exit, Wittenoom legal case, Fortescue's wind farms Laurence Escalante, and apartments in Mount Hawthorn.

Urea plant developer Perdaman has acquired business energy supplier Amanda Energy Solutions to expand its foray into the energy sector.

Fortescue's largest proposed Pilbara renewable energy project has been submitted to the state's environmental watchdog for approval.

Maroomba Airlines has won a contract to fly staff to and from the Onslow Marine Support base in the Pilbara.

Ground has broken for construction of the $163 million Australian Hockey Centre at Curtin University's Bentley campus.

Fenix Resources' profit has jumped more than 400 per cent as the Mid West iron ore miner gets its projects operating at full capacity.

Overland Group will undertake a $65 million expansion of its abattoir near Bunbury to help meet demand for sheep meat processing.

Prominent lawyer Peter Gordon has vowed to bring decades of indecision to an end as he launches a $1.5 billion case to clean up Wittenoom against the WA government.

Traditional owners have launched legal action against the Western Australian government over its failure to clean up mountains of deadly asbestos at Wittenoom.

Fortescue has booked a $2.7 billion profit due to record iron ore sales, helping its founding family to a tidy $690m dividend.

A $21.4 million early learning centre will be built in Derby through a funding deal inked with the state and federal governments, and Minderoo Foundation.

Bridgetown's community newspaper will hit the streets for the first time in nearly two years through a printing deal with Post Newspapers.

Former local government minister Tony Simpson has warned compulsory voting will open the door to party politics in council elections.

Western Australia's stores of goods could be tested after flooding damaged the TransAustralian Railway over the weekend.

Traditional owners will raise alleged human rights breaches with the United Nations next month as they ramp up a campaign to clean Australia's most contaminated site.

The completion of Onslow Iron and rebounding lithium prices have helped Mineral Resources to its strongest half-year on record.

Sam Jones and Tom Zaunmayr discuss the state government's demersal fishing ban.

Rio Tinto has warned it may not be able to meet its 2030 emissions reduction target unless third parties get a wriggle-on with their renewable energy projects.

Farmland in Western Australia is on the cusp of breaking the $10,000-per-hectare price tag after another year of nation-leading price growth.

OPINION: A new venue in Victoria Park has disproved a long-held assumption about heritage.

A senior marine scientist says the WA govt's plan to rebuild demersal fish stocks will not work, arguing marine parks are the best way to address ecological and industry concerns.

Tom Zaunmayr talks to Sam Jones about why a Gnowangerup family's investment in export infrastructure is getting attention.

A new mine submitted to the EPA would be among the first in Fortescue's stable to run on renewable energy from the get-go, should the miner's plans come off.

Senior Recfishwest staffer Matt Gillett will lead a panel tasked with reopening recreational demersal fishing, while a petition to launch an inquiry has garnered a strong response.

Construction on a long-awaited MRI facility at Port Hedland's hospital will begin this year.

The Richardson family's investment in export infrastructure at Albany has caught the eye of farmers, traders and venture capitalists.

Copper has overtaken iron ore as BHP's most valuable product as demand for the red metal soars.

The new owners of a luxury retreat on Christmas Island are bullish on the remote province's tourism potential as uncertainty surrounds the island's major employers.

Hancock Iron Ore's Mulga Downs project has received the state environmental watchdog's blessing.

Construction of a 12-unit modular build-to-rent complex in Karratha has begun, backed by two local businesspeople.

A traditional owner-backed project has put its hand up to help Water Corporation solve its water supply shortage in Port Hedland.