Specialist labs, glasshouses and an emergency management operational centre will be built at Murdoch University, courtesy of $320 million in state government funding.
Moody's Investors Service has lifted its credit rating outlook for Western Australia from ‘stable' to ‘positive' but has not reinstated the coveted triple-A rating.
A new graphite processing facility and a $200 million transition fund are among measures to entice investment and create jobs in Collie before its power stations close at the end of the decade.
Mark Beyer and Jordan Murray discuss FIRM Construction, Perth Airport, BCI, Qantas, Mark McGowan, CCC, John Holland and a preview of the next edition of Business News.
Nurses have received public support from a major ally ahead of tomorrow's strike, while the opposition has called for unions to respect the industrial umpire's orders.
Senior editor Mark Pownall talks about Shane Crockett's latest business venture and the former state tourism marketing chief has faced tackling overseas markets.
Roger Cook says he isn't among senior MPs to have been sought by the CCC amid reports it's looking into potential misuses of taxpayer funds a la Victoria's red shirts scandal.
Behemoths of Western Australia's resources sector will tip $750 million into a new community investment initiative to bankroll a cohort of legacy projects in the state.
A $6 billion plan to expand the Roy Hill iron ore operation to 100mtpa will be put at risk by the federal government's proposed IR changes, Hancock Prospecting has warned.
Richard Wilson's resignation as the Liberals' WA president more than a year after an internal party review makes clear the reasons for the 2021 wipe-out remain.
Mining giant Alcoa has disclosed the departure this month of its Australian boss while confirming its global chief executive has been in Perth meeting with Premier Mark McGowan.
Senior editor Mark Beyer talks about his recent conversation with Sharon Warburton, and what her success as a company director means for women in search of board positions.
The premier has rallied around the state's corrective services minister amid damning reports of restraining practices used at Banksia Hill Detention Centre.
The Australian Nursing Federation has all but conceded its members will have to accept the state government's offer of a 3 per cent pay rise, rather than pursue a 10 per cent claim.
State budget surpluses north of $5 billion have sparked big public sector wage claims, but an iron ore price continuing below $US80 per tonne would mean the cash flood dries markedly.
The Attorney General has lashed Clive Palmer for threatening the federal government with an international damages claim, accusing the magnate of using expensive lawsuits to “get his own way”.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has urged the public to brace for a “cautious” budget, as his government attempts to balance demand for cost-of-living relief with economic headwinds.
BHP has joined Rio Tinto in committing to assemble some of its iron ore rail cars in Perth, in a move the state government hopes will lead to more substantial manufacturing in future.
The nursing union is forging ahead with its planned industrial action this afternoon, rejecting a final plea by Premier Mark McGowan to abandon the strike and return to the negotiating table.
Mark McGowan has backed calls by a parliamentary committee for MP James Hayward to be suspended over claims he used his position to have his bail conditions relaxed.
The state government doesn't know how much it will cost to apply the nurse-to-patient ratios it promised the nursing union in an 11th-hour bid to avoid industrial action.
Premier Mark McGowan, former governor Kim Beazley and Edith Cowan's family have thrown their support behind a statue of the women's rights activist proposed for St Georges Terrace.
