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Direct flights between Western Australia and Vietnam were a leading focus in Tourism Minister Roger Cook's four-day trade mission to Vietnam this week.

Labor's $15 billion manufacturing fund won't ban coal, gas, or logging. The legislation has passed the lower house after a deal was struck with the Greens.

Education has a role in improving perceptions of careers in mining and oil and gas.

Labor pushed on four-day week with full pay

Former director general of the Department of Planning Lands and Heritage Gail McGowan will be appointed Murdoch University's new chancellor and the first woman in the role.

Senior journalist Claire Tyrrell discusses the recent sale of Bond Tower and the rise of non-bank lenders.

Former property owners claimed the Western Australian Planning Commission owed them millions of dollars in compensation over land taken to facilitate a Metronet railway line.

The Australian share market was overall little changed as falls in mining and health care were offset by advances in tech and banking stocks.

Changes to the centralised technology department model could bring significant benefits.

West Perth-based technology company Family Zone is set to complete a $20 million placement to reinforce its balance sheet.

Property developers are increasingly relying on non-bank finance to fund their projects.

The vineyard's the key to one of WA's top chardonnays.

The owners of 108 St Georges Terrace are keen to reposition the asset.

BHP WA iron ore asset president Brandon Craig pens his thoughts on inclusive and diverse workforces.

The City of Perth will host a conference bringing together global representatives focused on creating a sustainable energy future.

Artist Robert Andrew takes back control of First Nations languages whilst undermining the words of the oppressors, in an exhibition that Craig McKeough finds compelling and satisfying.

The state government has officially launched its trade office in Vietnam to strengthen its ties and attract further investment into Western Australia.

The Department of Finance has asked WA Police to investigate Firm Construction, while the company's administrators say Firm may have misrepresented its financial position.

Kensington-based Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre has added two new recruits to its board as well as a strategic adviser in a bid to propel the scale of the business.

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher is cautiously optimistic comments from RBA Governor Philip Lowe show interest rate hikes are closer to being paused.

‘Fight next workplace regulations'

The ASX has fallen 0.8 per cent and the Australian dollar has sunk to a four-month low after the US central bank's chairman warned of more interest rate rises.

More than $1.6 billion is being invested in waste treatment projects in WA, but it may not be enough to improve the state's poor track record.

Senior editor Mark Beyer discusses why record levels of investment in waste treatment projects may not be enough to repair WA's flagging recycling efforts.

Premier Mark McGowan says he only became aware that the Perth Mint's biggest client had raised concerns about the quality of gold it had been sold by the state-owned organisation on Monday night.

Withholding information about stamp duty paid on the $17.3 million sale of the Landgate building was not reasonable or appropriate, according to the state's auditor general.

There are plenty of positives for energy contractors.

Billions of dollars of investment could be in the pipeline for Perth Basin as the state faces a crippling gas shortage within a decade.

A 21-storey commercial tower, estimated to cost $137 million, in the Perth City Link area has been approved by DevelopmentWA.

Woodside Energy has announced the appointment of two new board members, both from overseas.

The parent company of major Western Australian dairy Brownes has recorded an increase in revenue and profitability for the past year, seemingly putting the pandemic and the loss of Woolworths contr

The Chamber of Minerals and Energy has revealed a drop in the number of women in management roles, while BHP and Western Power announce diversity achievements.