Quintis and several of its subsidiaries have gone into voluntary liquidation after a troubled period for the sandalwood producer including cutting more than half of its workforce.
Two WA gold companies have had a notable win over the state's Valuer-General after the Supreme Court criticised the way in which mining leases have been valued.
A drop in metal prices contributed to the ASX200's 0.8 per cent fall on Friday, but the index managed to extend its weekly winning streak to three weeks.
Records show the newly appointed supervisor for Nicheliving's building arm had a run-in with the Building Commissioner eight years ago over negligent and misleading conduct.
Computer crashes have impacted major Perth businesses, with users at companies including BHP, Seven West Media and the ABC reporting faults as part of a global outage.
Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Fortescue job cuts; the labour market; CFMEU; changes at Adrian Fini's property group; iron ore updates; Qantas; and a magazine preview.
Western Australia's civil construction lobby has warned a workforce pay deal is giving excessive power to the under-siege CFMEU and placing pressure on building costs.
Automated water monitoring system Eco Detection, run by local venture capitalist Jefferson Harcourt, has raised $10 million from a UK investment group.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rubbished claims the federal government picks favourites in the renewable energy race amid the fallout of Fortescue's 700 job cuts.
Regents is set to start construction on a $18 million aged care development north of Perth, which will be the aged care provider's sixth facility in the state.
The owner of the nation's only storage facility for low-level radioactive waste has pitched to partner with the government, as the arrival of nuclear submarines at Rockingham draws closer.
The coalition will introduce laws to federal parliament to bring back the construction sector watchdog after allegations of crime links within the CFMEU.
Job cuts across Andrew Forrest's Fortescue empire will be split across both the energy and metals divisions globally, but the miner says it's not pulling back from green hydrogen ambitions.
Property developer Peet has been joined to a NSW Supreme Court damages claim worth up to $28 million brought by one of its former joint venture partners.
The state's peak union body will seek assurances over the local conduct of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union, Acting Premier Rita Saffioti has revealed.
Nicheliving has temporarily lost its ability to build homes or enter into new contracts after the supervisor nominated for its building contractor division left the role.
