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With the Georgiou family close to selling its namesake company, we look back at major family business sales in WA and how much they raised.

Market looks to Fed's final policy meeting of year; Dow Industrials lower; Indexes: Dow off 0.25 per cent, S&P 500 up 0.38 per cent, Nasdaq up 1.24 per cent.

BHP, Rio Tinto, Woodside Energy and BlueScope will partner on an electric smelter ironmaking pilot project at Kwinana, as part of the state's green iron push.

MLG Oz has won two contracts worth more than $80m for work at Evolution Mining and Norton Gold Fields sites.

Labor push for delay in spending

Isabel Vieira and Liv Declerck discuss a major funding boost for youth services.

A Broome prison and emissions reduction reporting implementation are among 10 key projects the state has fallen behind on over the last year, a new progress report has revealed.

The federal government has announced a $153.5 million funding package to keep legacy media alive, under its News Media Assistance Program.

The ASX200 has slumped to another day of negative trading as the market waits for decisions by central banks on interest rates.

Critical minerals miner IGO has taken up a majority stake in a copper project in northern Western Australia after pouring $15 million into exploration.

Subiaco-based Arise Developments has proposed to build a $170 million shopping complex in Busselton, touted as the biggest large-format retail project outside the metropolitan area.

Lindian Resources has secured a non-binding term sheet for $US50 million funding and an offtake agreement with Gerald Group for its Kangankunde Project.

WA continues to outperform other key economic metrics despite its lagging GSP growth.

OPINION: A second Trump presidency will increase volatility, but WA may find itself largely unaffected.

Multi-disciplinary contractor Benang was named Indigenous Business of the Year for its strong and consistent growth.

The federal government says a plan to grow investment in AI will be released by the end of 2025, despite experts warning Australia is already falling behind in the AI race.

Investment to the tune of $35 million in the state's defence industry has led to around 1,000 opportunities for jobseekers to date, according to figures from a WA government report.

The EPA has referred Adrian Fini's Smiths Beach plan for a public review, in what could be the community's last chance to provide feedback on the $280 million proposal.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has sued HSBC Bank Australia over what it described as “systemic and widespread” failures to protect customers from scams.

The horticultural wholesale arm of Tony Galati's empire has been fined $62,600 for four breaches of the Horticulture Code.

OPINION: There is a curious absence of local voices presenting at this week's federal inquiry into nuclear power generation public hearings.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has appointed a former banking executive and an economics professor to the Reserve Bank board, following a six-month review into monetary policy setting.

zero2hero and Chevron join forces to support young people across the state.

Investors await US Fed's December 17-18 meeting; Indexes: Dow down 0.20 per cent, S&P 500 unchanged, Nasdaq up 0.12 per cent.

An extra 5000 social homes will be built under a fast-tracked round of the federal government's Housing Australia Future Fund.

A Broome-based dental clinic has won Regional Business of the Year for making strides in healthcare for the Kimberley community.

Voters tip minority government

Mining heavyweight Rio Tinto is set to pour $2.5 billion into the expansion of its Rincon lithium project in Argentina as it builds on its battery metals portfolio.

Sam Jones and Tom Zaunmayr discuss Aboriginal cultural heritage concerns.

Early works on the $2.8 billion Alkimos Desalination Plant are delivering opportunities for local firms including Pipeline Technics, Georgiou Group and Steel Mains.

A slew of reforms to the private health sector, including expanding access for maternity cover, have been floated today as part of a push to make private hospitals more viable.

A tough year for Australia's largest co-operative has seen profit plunge on the back of a smaller harvest, slim grain margins and a large investment outlay.