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BHP lobs $60b copper play for Anglo American

Bunbury Farmers Market founder Graham Heath, who is in partnership with Gina Rinehart, has bought a Kwinana Beach property.

Nadia Budihardjo and Tom Zaunmayr discuss innovators operating in the agribusiness space.

The ASX200 gave up its gains to finish unchanged after a hotter-than-expected domestic CPI report made interest rate cuts less likely this year.

The Economic Regulation Authority intends to knock back ATCO's five-year plan for its gas distribution system that delivers to more than 800,000 households in the state.

Woodside Energy leadership says it has been courageous in speaking honestly about the energy transition, despite its climate action plan being voted down by shareholders at its AGM today.

Perseus Mining boss says the company has a great opportunity to reach or potentially surpass its annual production guidance of 491,000-517,000 ounces of gold for the 2024 financial year.

Lower commodity prices have played a role in Lynas Rare Earths revenue taking a hit in the March 2024 quarter, along with news that the cost of its Kalgoorlie processing facility is set to rise.

The Engineering Institute of Technology's new West Perth campus aims to bolster engineers' ability to tackle climate change.

Mineral Resources has flagged plans to sell an interest in its Perth Basin gas infrastructure as it progresses the partial sale of an iron ore haul road in the Pilbara.

Introducing a new work model in institutions with a traditional culture such as academia is challenging.

Decades of regeneration and biodynamic practices continue to deliver the goods at Henschke.

Shire of Carnarvon councillors have rubbished a report which found there would be insufficient demand to build a new airport in the Gascoyne town.

Andrew Forrest-backed Fortescue recorded a six per cent drop in iron ore shipments throughout its March 2024 quarter.

UPDATED: Richard Goyder has survived a campaign to oust him as Woodside chair, but the gas producer's climate action plan was voted down at today's protester interrupted AGM.

Hesperia will start construction of a four-storey orthopaedic hospital, estimated to cost $69 million, by the end of the year after receiving unanimous support from a development panel.

A 21-year-old man has died after a workplace incident at South African gold miner Gold Fields' St Ives mine in Widgiemooltha, near Kambalda.

A development assessment panel has greenlit a $19 million expansion to Collie Hills accommodation village, which includes adding more than 480 rooms.

Fremantle-based SeaStock has announced a breakthrough in Asparagopsis extraction, signalling a move into the pharmaceuticals market.

Australia's inflation rate has moderated further, despite coming in slightly above expectations at 3.6 per cent in the 12 months to March.

Reduced production throughout the March 2024 quarter has resulted in Westgold Resources revising its annual production guidance for the 2024 financial year.

WA's first commercial-scale vertical farm prepares to grow near Mandurah, while a new facility is helping people turn ideas into businesses.

ASIO warns big tech on encryption

Historic Perth building company Collier Homes has closed up shop after more than 60 years in business, with liquidators from McGrathNicol appointed to wind up its remaining operations.

Exploration company Chalice Mining has announced an updated mineral resource estimate for its Gonneville nickel-copper-platinum project, located 70km north-east of Perth.

The ASX200 finished up 0.45 per cent, although goldminers, coalminers and uranium developers all ended well into the red.

The State School Teachers' Union of WA estimated more than 11,000 of its members walked off the job today, to demand higher pay from the state government.

Nadia Budihardjo and Jack McGinn discuss the state of WA's signage sector.

Property mogul Allen Caratti has failed to overthrow a WA Supreme Court decision that included an order to pay $1.5 million to an investor.

Local stockbroker and investment banker Tony Cunningham has died aged 55.

The boss of Australia's newest uranium miner says populist political leaders are not interested in casting a fair eye over nuclear energy's potential as part of the nation's future energy mix.

PharmAust's chief executive Michael Thurn has resigned from the Perth biotech company, triggering a drop in its share price.