Battling Western Australians may shift their votes from the Liberal Party of Australia to the Australia Labor Party at the looming election, wooed by Labor's policies on wage growth and penalty rates.
Fortescue Metals Group and joint venture partners Formosa Plastics Group and Baosteel Resources have approved the $US2.6 billion ($3.7 billion) development of the Iron Bridge magnetite project in the Pilbara, with the iron ore miner assuring the market it will not repeat the mistakes of earlier magnetite projects.
Construction has officially commenced at Albemarle Corporation's Kemerton lithium plant, which is expected to cost in excess of $1 billion and create 500 construction jobs and another 500 operational jobs in the south-west of Western Australia.
OPINION: Industrial emissions policy in a resources state such as WA is fraught, with much of the electorate wanting action and business requiring certainty.
Premier Mark McGowan and Tourism Minister Paul Papalia have unveiled a $12 million spending boost for tourism and events marketing, but there remains a gap between Western Australia's total tourism budget and those of the big-spending eastern states.
The state government has awarded a $549 million contract to Volvo to continue supplying Transperth buses with local manufacturer Volgren to fit-out the vehicles.
Emissions guidelines for a series of Western Australian energy mega projects are still unclear after the Environmental Protection Authority announced it would withdraw its net zero carbon policy, released last week, and head into months of consultation.
An emotional Western Australian premier has promised to reimburse more than $2,000 in accommodation costs after coming under fire for bringing his family on official regional trips, saying "hurtful" and "vile" attacks by the opposition must stop.
A recommendation by Western Australia's environmental watchdog that new emissions-intensive projects should be carbon neutral has swiftly been rejected by the state government.
Western Australia shouldn't expect much cash in next month's federal budget because it has plenty of Commonwealth commitments already including GST top-ups, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has indicated.
Opinion: Abolishing stamp duty and shaking-up energy markets to cut power prices are two policies that could form a powerful campaign platform for a state election in 2021.
Chevron has announced its Wheatstone domestic gas plant is ready to begin regular supply, two months after successful test flows into the market and two years after the first LNG shipment.
The cash-strapped company that received Western Australian government funds despite not meeting milestones attached to a wave power project has been suspended from trading on the Australian stock exchange for failing to lodge its half-year financial report.
Three months after announcing a new education strategy, StudyPerth has launched its action plan, outlining a range of ideas to attract and retain international students.
The state government has used the launch of its battery industry strategy today to announce that one of the first initiatives will be to develop an investment attraction strategy for the sector.
SPECIAL REPORT: Mathias Cormann has been deeply entwined in the federal government's fortunes this year, while a win on GST distribution has boosted standing for Mark McGowan and Ben Wyatt.
Premier Mark McGowan has reallocated six portfolios within his cabinet, including the energy portfolio being transferred from Treasurer Ben Wyatt to Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Johnston.
The state budget will be in surplus in 2019/20, according to Premier Mark McGowan, while a $421 million expansion of the Keystart program for first homebuyers and a move to reduce red tape will be two new policies to support the local economy.
Rio Tinto has approved a $3.5 billion investment to develop its Koodaideri iron ore mine in the Pilbara, lifting the total amount to be spent on new iron ore projects in Western Australia to $12 billion.
The state government will lift a ban on fracking in prospective areas of Western Australia after an independent inquiry found the petroleum exploration practice to be low risk.
ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: A boom-bust economic cycle and wrangles over GST funding are two of the challenges to have faced WA's political leaders over the past 25 years. This article is part of a special series to mark Business News' 25-year anniversary.
Albemarle Corporation has revised the construction schedule for its $1 billion lithium plant at Kemerton, with site works due to start next month and the US company accelerating expansion of the project.
Pindan has secured a state government contract as part of a project to build a new headquarters for the WA branch of the Returned and Services League on St Georges Terrace.
Dredging a second channel into Garden Island and major road upgrades could be priorities in a Henderson precinct master plan to be drafted by the state government in 2019, while Defence Minister Chris Pyne today announced a new $200 million vessel will be built at the yards.
NSW and Victoria would not have been subjected to the treatment Western Australia has been under the current GST system for more than 10 years, WA Premier Mark McGowan has declared.
