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.
Former state government minister Bill Johnston has been appointed president of the board, while major contentious development plans are underway for the park.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Simona Chady, Anna Reece, Iain Grandage, Dan McAulley, Donna Nelson, Sandra Eades, Mike Nelson, Paul Laybourne, Lance Malone and Mark Ritter.
West Australian Supreme Court judge Joseph McGrath and former Australian Public Service commissioner Lynelle Briggs have been appointed to lead the federal government's aged care royal commission, which is expected to take 18 months.
The state government has appointed Francis Burt Chambers lawyer Tony Power to undertake a year-long inquiry into the City of Perth, after the council was suspended last month following a tumultuous period.
A recent flurry of leasing deals by oil and gas-related firms has provided hope that Perth's CBD office market has hit the bottom, despite further downsizing expected in the energy sector throughout 2017.
Legal collective Francis Burt Chambers has renewed its lease at Allendale Square, signing on for another 15 years at the Mirvac Group-owned CBD office tower.
