Risk Communication Australia managing director Paul McLeod says incorporating potash as a critical mineral and nurturing the solar SOP industry could elevate Australia to a central role in the global potash market.
Among the huge list of council hopefuls is the usual swag of business people, community heroes, colourful characters and eyebrow-raising pitches which make elections great.
Household expenditure in Western Australia has continued to grow, according to the latest transactions data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
ANALYSIS: Attorney General John Quigley has never seen laws repealed in five weeks but says the state's Aboriginal cultural heritage backflip should be seen as a historic positive.
Uncertainty has been a hallmark of the contentious rollout of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage laws, even as those opposed claim victory amid rumours of their repeal.