The state government has turned to the private sector to build a manufacturing facility for housing components to speed up and increase residential supply.
Former politician Anthony Fels has failed in his bid to overturn the state election results after he unsuccessfully ran as a candidate for Churchlands MP Basil Zempilas' seat.
Alcoa and Arafura Rare Earths have emerged among the major beneficiaries of a meeting between Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese, winning investments in the hundreds of millions.
Perth-born Canva founder Cliff Obrecht was one of several high-profile WA names among the largest donors to Climate 200 in the lead up to this year's federal election.
The state government is weighing up its response to an ultimatum from traditional owners to remediate Wittenoom's deadly asbestos tailings or face legal action.
Australia is pushing for zero US tariffs and is dangling the carrot of a deal for critical minerals ahead of the prime minister's meeting with Donald Trump.
State Environment Minister Matthew Swinbourn will tap the Environmental Protection Authority for advice on the future of water in the west Pilbara, as regional concerns reach boiling point.
City of Nedlands chief executive Keri Shannon has taken immediate leave, less than three months since commissioners took over the western suburbs' council.
Chevron made its first payments under the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax in August, the latest in a long-running debate over industry's obligations which triggered a policy reform last year.
Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt has pledged to work with the state government to reduce approvals timeframes by 20 days, as the pair work on a new bilateral agreement.
Education minister Sabine Winton has defended the timing of a $11.3 million funding announcement amid the opposition's outcry over thousands of defects found in WA schools.
Former federal minister Linda Reynolds has filed a creditor's petition against Brittany Higgins, days after applying to make the latter's husband bankrupt.
The state opposition has accused Energy Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson of deflecting blame for a $40 million overpayment blunder onto the Synergy board.
A prominent environmental group led by Adam Bandt is among two to have appealed the federal government's approval of Woodside Energy's North West Shelf life extension.
Australia's critical minerals sector is gaining momentum as US–China trade tensions escalate, prompting new deals, investment and government action to secure new supply chains.
State government–owned Synergy has revealed it accepted more than $40 million worth of erroneous payments into 170,000 closed customer accounts over a period of 16 years.
The European Union will effectively halve its tariff-free steel quota and double duties to 50 per cent, joining the US in a bid to counter cheaper Chinese exports.
Taxpayers will fund Swiss mining giant Glencore to the tune of $600 million over three years to save its ailing copper facilities and potentially hundreds of jobs.
The federal government has confirmed it will lend Austal $100 million to support growth at the company's Alabama shipyard, in a cross-border backing of the defence shipbuilder's ambitions.
Communications Minister Anika Wells will fast-track laws creating a custodian of triple-zero services after a parliamentary grilling Optus outages which resulted in four people dying.
Western Australia will draw inspiration from over the border as it seeks to scale up defence industry in the state, with a move to legislate its first standalone statutory body for the sector.
