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Craig Hutchison-led Sports Entertainment Group has completed its divestment of the Perth Wildcats to Mark Arena.

Another $9 million is being offered to WA companies and organisations developing clean energy technology.

Curtin University has been named the only WA institution to receive a share of $40 million in new contracts from Defence focused on emerging technologies and artificial intelligence.

The toppled president of Venezuela has defiantly declared his innocence in court after being seized by US military forces from the capital Caracas.

Western Australia's largest smallgoods company is now producing more than half of its products in Victoria.

Venus Metals continues to say ‘no deal' to its Queensland suitor, arguing a 17-cent-per-share bid has undervalued its assets.

A campaign to overturn federal electoral funding laws has begun as Climate 200 independent MPs call for public support.

The transaction paves the way for the developer's $230 million student accommodation project.

WA's peak business body has urged the state government to incentivise data centre investment and push the state toward becoming Asia's data vault.

Ryan Stokes-steered SGH would carve out BlueScope's larger North American division under its $13.2 billion takeover proposal, after labelling the target's global operations as not strategically compatible.

Zoran Bebic-led Monadelphous has extended its working relationship with iron ore major BHP, after securing another significant contract worth $175 million.

Wall Street has ended higher, with surging financial shares helping lift the Dow Jones Industrial Average to an all-time peak, while energy firms jumped after a US ​military strike captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Stokes' SGH in bid for BlueScope

Australia's largest steel producer announced late Monday that US company Steel Dynamics has teamed with Ryan Stokes-led SGH to lob an indicative takeover proposal priced at $30 per share.

Ten rare earths players have informed a leading lobby group's proposed framework for the federal government to deliver on its $1.2 billion critical minerals strategic reserve pledge.

Nufortune liquidator Cliff Rocke is targeting fellow undertaker Bob Jacobs and key suppliers in a $1 million recovery bid.

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Strong commodity prices have helped balance Australia's stock market despite fossil fuels dipping as investors weigh the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by US special forces.

The state's land agency has published details of a 30-storey social housing development in Northbridge, as part of the $5.2 billion Perth City Link.

OPINION: In Western Australia, Kerry Stokes is almost untouchable. Close to government, the fourth-richest person in the state and boasting the Midas touch when it comes to business.

Subiaco-based midcap Metallium has extended its working relationship with global trading and mining conglomerate Glencore, on the back of a key binding agreement.

OPINION: The AI work world will still need software developers.

Sandy Anghie, Rikki Lea Bestall and Ian Booth will be among those to make up the state's new Creative Industries Taskforce.

Golf Western Australia has looked inward in order to find its successor for outgoing chief executive Gary Thomas.

A host of Western Australia's influential business leaders could find demand for their prized meat products clipped after China imposed a 55 per cent tariff on beef imports.

The WA capital was second to Darwin in annual price growth in 2025.

The gold miner cut its full-year production guidance after a spate of equipment failures, triggering a sharp selloff late last week.

The leaders of Denmark and Greenland have urged US President Donald Trump to stop threatening ‍to take over Greenland, after he reiterated his wish to do so in an interview.

The exhibition at Cottesloe Beach has received more than $500,000 worth of state government support following a year-long hiatus.

Timor Leste-focused Estrella Resources has appointed Robert Mencel as its chief executive, effective immediately.

Political upheaval in oil producer Venezuela is being weighed by investors, with prices inching upwards after the US seized the South American nation's leader.

Henderson-based Civmec has hit the ground running in 2026, securing more than $400 million in new contracts and extensions for its workbook.