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Western Australia's gold and iron ore sectors have contributed to a record $172 billion resources industry, with the number of jobs also rising.

Masonic Care WA has launched the $45 million first stage of its Middle Swan Aged Care Campus at a ground-breaking ceremony this morning.

The number of women in top-tier management positions in WA's public service has grown by more than 50 per cent over the past three years.

Visitation to Rottnest Island fell by 36 per cent in the previous financial year as travel restrictions transformed the tourist hotspot into a COVID-19 quarantine zone.

A US analyst says economic conditions today match those of times past when hard assets and resources were the pick of the investment classes.

The coronavirus pandemic and deepest recession since the 1930s has turned a forecast $5 billion federal budget surplus into an $85.3 billion deficit.

Welfare recipients will begin getting less money each fortnight as the JobSeeker coronavirus boost winds down.

Record investment heralds resources resurgence. New data has confirmed WA's resources sector is enjoying a genuine resurgence with investment rising for the first time since the mining boom of nearly a decade ago.

The Perth Mint has reported a record profit of almost $48 million on the back of high gold prices.

More than one million unemployed Australians are about to take a $300 cut to their JobSeeker payments.

Business groups believe proposed changes to insolvency laws will be a lifeline for thousands of small businesses struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic.

The total amount of funds managed by the Government Employees Superannuation Board fell by $200 million in the past financial year as a result of the COVID-19 downturn.

The Royal Automobile Club of WA has delivered a 17 per cent increase in net profit for the 2020 financial year.

Australia's share market has closed lower for the fifth time in six sessions, and the Aussie dollar continued falling towards 70 US cents.

Coastal and marine environmental consultancy BMT has been awarded $13.4 million by the Department of Transport to consult on coastal dredging.

Water Corporation has revealed an $809 million surplus in the 2020 financial year, potentially propping up the state budget despite a national recession.

The Housing Industry Association's latest survey has named BGC Housing Group as the largest builder of Western Australian homes, followed by ABN Group.

Mark McGowan's stance on hard border closures is politically popular at home, but let's not lose sight of the bigger picture.

There are almost 36,000 Australians stranded overseas trying to get home, an increase of more than 10,000 in less than a week.

Encounter Resources has formed a joint venture with mining giant BHP, which will spend up to $22 million to explore the Elliott copper project in the Northern Territory.

Westpac has agreed to pay a record $1.3 billion fine for major breaches of money laundering and terror financing laws.

Josh Frydenberg has put forward a two-stage plan to lift the economy out of recession and then repair the budget.

Australia's primary producers are exploring new export markets and defending their reputation amid rising political tensions.

Lifeline for struggling businesses. Small businesses at risk of collapse will be thrown a lifeline in the federal budget via new rules that will enable them to trade while insolvent.

Curtin University has launched a campaign to create a permanent home for a collection of rare artworks created by Aboriginal children of Australia's Stolen Generations.

There is growing speculation the Reserve Bank board will endorse a suite of measures to further boost the economic recovery from recession, including trimming the cash rate.

Volumes through Fremantle Ports dropped 5.3 per cent in 2019-20, new data reveals weeks after a state government commitment to build a new outer harbour.

Australian shares have roared back strongly after four consecutive days of falls, but the Aussie dollar tumbled.

Revenue at Perth's Crown Casino fell by more than $140 million in the past financial year after the venue was forced to close for three months because of COVID-19, while the number of visitors also fell by 2 million.

The state government has confirmed it will extend exemptions for payroll tax on payments made under the extended JobKeeper scheme.

Qantas is ending a 30-year sponsorship with Rugby Australia as the airline continues to tighten its purse strings in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Will working from home reshape the role of the office? Business News explores the potential impact on Perth's commercial property sector as part two of the Working From Home Series.