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An electrician has been fined $42,000 after failing to install a critical safety feature for a switchboard at a Floreat property.

Mark Pownall and Tom Zaunmayr discuss critical minerals' in Trump deal; Perdaman's $3bn plan; Nicheliving; Brownes dairy; Koolan Island mine; Climate 200 donors; and MSWA's expansion.

OPINION: Wishful thinking is no solution when there's a disconnect between expectations and the reality on the ground.

OPINION: Throwing financial incentives at first homebuyers often makes a bad situation worse.

A $60 million water plant in Busselton has begun construction, promising to boost the region's water supply capacity by 20 per cent.

West Perth-based Caprice Resources has promoted Luke Cox to managing director, effective immediately.

ACMA has rejected a proposed Telecommunications Consumer Protection code from the industry's association, and will instead step in to bolster consumer protections.

PLS is celebrating higher revenue and lower production costs, even as uncertainty clouds its downstream operations in South Korea.

Revo Fitness' commitment to charitable causes has attained another significant milestone, following the 2025 Lift 4 Lifeline event.

A wind farm slated to power 70,000 wheatbelt homes has received federal environmental approval, contingent on several conditions.

The owners of one of Western Australia's oldest iron ore projects have decided to shut the mine down early, one week after a rockfall halted operations.

The window for recruiting players might not begin until November 1, but Perth Bears officials are planning to make the most of a special carnival this weekend.

Wall Street advanced overnight as investors mulled a mixed batch of corporate earnings and shifting geopolitical concerns.

Record claims hit Fair Work

The Chamber of Arts and Culture WA general manager has stepped down after three months in the role during a period of uncertainty.

Andrew and Nicola Forrest's vessel maintenance company has been fined $340,000 after a worker fell and was injured at a Henderson marine yard.

Ella Loneragan speaks to Nadia Budihardjo about sustainability trends in the state's wine industry.

A state planning committee has approved a six-storey apartment development to be built in Inglewood, estimated to cost $20 million.

Australia's share market has pared early losses to edge slightly higher, as a strong energy sector and a mining rebound kept the market above water.

Perdaman has revealed plans to build a $3 billion, one-gigawatt solar and hydrogen project on the outskirts of Karratha to decarbonise its $6.4 billion urea plant on the Burrup Peninsula.

A group of resources-focused Indigenous businesses will be flown from WA to India this weekend to latch onto opportunities in the Asian giant's nascent mining sector.

Microsoft Asia managing director for defence and intelligence Andy Wood has announced he will exit the tech giant in the coming days, the company does not plan to replace him.

The national food charity and rescue organisaton is the first tenant of a new 2,000-square metre warehouse in Kewdale, after securing a 10-year lease from Paul Sarich.

Balcatta-based Brownes has bought out its partner in its UK manufacturing plant, while also revealing the sale of the dairy business has been put on hold until next year.

Two familiar faces have joined the WA Cricket Foundation's board, much to the delight of chair, John Gardner.

OPINION: The Cook government moved quickly into damage control after appealing a court decision on child abuse.

Optus has announced the departure of both its CFO and CIO in the wake of the outage scandal, and ahead of the inquiry into the fiasco.

The City of Nedlands is involved in a legal dispute, after its former chief executive Bill Parker launched a court action against the western suburbs local government.

Mining services contractor Warrikal has announced a three-year maintenance contract with BHP Iron Ore, shortly after signing a similar agreement with Hancock Iron Ore.

The Henderson workshop will bring several processes under one roof as part of ASC Industries' plan to expand.

Deterra Royalties has confirmed Julian Andrews will depart as managing director and chief executive by the end of 2025, citing personal reasons.

Northern Minerals has moved to capitalise on the Albanese-Trump critical minerals deal, entering a trading halt ahead of a $60 million raise.