Despite cost-of-living being a key issue on most Australian's minds, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics indicates confidence in the economy.
The developer behind Tawarri Hot Springs in Dalkeith has pushed for an extension, citing labour shortages and an almost twofold increase in the project's estimated cost.
The Fremantle Herald has accused West Australian Newspapers of refusing to print the weekend edition of its newspaper, after a contract negotiation went sour.
The Shire of Broome has an ambitious $64 million proposal to solve its accommodation shortage, but funding issues mean the project has no clear timeline in sight.
Shareholders in Laurence Escalante-backed surveillance company icetana AI have benefitted from a sixfold increase of the firm's share price, after a deal with a Japanese tech giant.
A British-owned explorer hopes to add some extra icing to its Pilbara iron ore project as it tries to woo one of its giant neighbours to unlock the deposit.
Wall Street rallied to record highs overnight after a surprisingly strong US jobs report cheered investors, who shrugged off dimming chances for a US interest rate cut this month.
The state opposition has criticised the number of employees in the office of Premier Roger Cook, accusing the government of splashing out on staff and questioning its operating costs.
AVZ Minerals is involved in another legal dispute relating to its Manono project, after a funder sued the West Perth company over a $US15 million agreement.
OPINION: While governments talk a big game about building the Pilbara's tourism industry, the latest business closure shows they have failed to deliver.
High Wycombe-based FBR has received its first payment of $US150,000 from Samsung Heavy Industries in relation to phase one of its shipbuilding automation project.
Motor Trade Association of WA chief executive Stephen Moir will resign after 15 years at the helm of the state's peak representative body for the industry.
Japanese LNG giant Inpex has welcomed the federal government's decision to grant major project status to its plan to store third-party carbon emissions below the sea off the NT.
