Wall Street drifted higher overnight as gains for most stocks outweighed drops for Alphabet and some other big-name companies following their latest profit reports.
Bunnings' property arm BWP Trust has reported a net profit of $157 million in the six months to December 31, up from the $53.2 million recorded for the same period last year.
Both WA Labor and the Liberal Party WA have promised to invest hundreds of millions of dollars into the education system, if successful in the state election in March.
Tech entrepreneur Norman Pater has tipped $100,000 into the Greens WA's electoral campaign, as the parties prepare for election formalities to kick off in earnest today.
Calm returned to Wall Street overnight, and tech stocks led US indexes higher following a strong profit report from Palantir Technologies, a darling benefiting from the artificial-intelligence boom.
The federal government has funded a feasibility study into a common use critical minerals processing plant which the state government already budgeted $200 million build.
Wesfarmers and Coogee Chemicals will proceed on the expansion of the sodium cyanide production hub in Kwinana, after reaching a final investment decision.
WA Labor's surge of investment into the state's sport and recreation industry has continued, following news it has secured three-year hosting rights for two major events.
OPINION: The new year has started on an optimistic note for WA's rock lobster industry, with fishers now free to resume live lobster exports to China for the first time in four years.
Housing Choices Western Australia has submitted a proposal to build a multi-million-dollar development in Busselton, to add to the affordable dwelling mix in the area.
