Tom Zaunmayr

BHP has taken delivery of its first battery electric trains in Port Hedland, with the miner set to become the first to run green locomotives on its mainline.

Mark Pownall and Tom Zaunmayr discuss Chris Ellison; the Libs' net zero back down; wind farms; the Forrest's weir fight and more.

The first iron ore under new management of one of Western Australia's oldest iron ore mines has made its way to Esperance, one year after the project was deemed to have reached its expiry date.

A collective of farmers are pressing ahead with a plan to build a large multi-species abattoir in the Great Southern to service the booming paddock-to-plate market.

Tom Zaunmayr and Nadia Budihardjo discuss the ongoing dispute over proposed leaky weirs near Minderoo station.

WA's water minister has ducked questions about how the state government intends to shore up water supply for the Pilbara as concerns mount about unsustainable use of the region's aquifers.

The giant Canadian pension fund behind the purchase of the north-west's biggest abattoir has promised stability and investment in the critical facility.

The fairness of an anthropologist's reporting has been questioned by lawyers arguing the case for Andrew and Nicola Forrest's proposed leaky weirs project on Minderoo Station.

A Wiluna-based Aboriginal wild sandalwood harvester has urged the state government to exit the industry so more Indigenous groups can establish their own businesses on country.

A $22 million, 45-unit apartment tower in Victoria Park has been put forward to the Western Australian Planning Commission.

Thalanyji elders are wary of their protector leaving its home in the Ashburton River should Andrew and Nicola Forrest be granted approval to build 10 weirs along the watercourse.

Italian railway specialist Salcef Group has put a multimillion-dollar bid forward for Pilbara Rail Maintenance, a Karratha based-company founded seven years ago.

The price for Andrew and Nicola Forrest to build leaky weirs on a river dissecting Minderoo Station has been revealed as questions about broader industry benefits swirl.

An experienced hydrogeologist has given evidence of the benefits of a controversial leaky weir project being pursued by Andrew and Nicola Forrest's private company on Minderoo Station.

Tom Zaunmayr and Isabel Vieira discuss updates in the decade-long battle to clean up the Wittenoom asbestos tailings.

Live export baron Jonathan Emanuel has added Kalyeeda Station to his property portfolio in a deal rumoured to be worth about $30 million.

OPINION: As regional newspapers close and coverage of local government falls, it's no wonder voter participation is declining.

Driven by decades of loss, the Banjima people are taking action to force accountability for those responsible for Australia's worst industrial disaster.

Tom Zaunmayr and Isabel Vieira discuss why a leading advocacy group is calling for regulation changes in WA relating to the disposal of used tyres.

It may not generate the kind of wealth that comes out of mining, property, or selling a big business, but the attractiveness of agricultural investments for wealthy Sandgropers is plain to see.

The $55 million sale of Yeeda Pastoral Company out of administration to a Canadian super fund has finally been completed, more than one year after the bid was made.

A lengthy dispute over plans to build river weirs on Minderoo Station has taken a fresh turn, with lawyers for the Forrests arguing the project will benefit industrial development.

French-owned industrials company CSR is the prime target for stakeholders involved in a renewed push to clean-up Wittenoom's deadly asbestos tailings.

Harvest Road has returned to profit as it prepares to spend more than $50 million boosting its oyster and beef processing capacity.

Another north-west oyster project appears to have fallen over, with its backers putting the remote Shark Bay property it was to be established at on the market.

Confidence in the state government's ability to effectively manage water has collapsed as it faces pressure on multiple fronts over industrial use, climate change, and a growing population.

The state government is spending $1 million on an advertising campaign defending WA's GST share, which the Prime Minister has already guaranteed will not be axed.

Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest wants to see his company's proposed renewable energy assets in the Pilbara connected to a common user grid to provide power for the region.

Premier Roger Cook has given the strongest indication of any government to date that work could be undertaken to address Wittenoom's asbestos tailings.

Gnowangerup-based agribusiness Commodity Ag has gained a license to export bulk grain cargoes out of the Port of Esperance.

Development of the final superlot at the Exmouth Marina has begun, with Fowler Group and Celsius Property turning the sod on the $70 million Sundrift Estate.

Iron ore from BHP's Pilbara mines would be shipped to South Korea for POSCO to test its hydrogen-based green ironmaking technology under a preliminary deal struck this week.