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.
Changes to the state government's home indemnity insurance scheme mean homebuilders can access greater cover, but the policy still leaves apartment builds out.
St Barbara shares have tanked after the gold miner told investors it was deferring processing plant upgrades at its star asset on the back of equipment and labour shortages.
Senior editor Mark Pownall talks about the impact long COVID is having on the workforce and the research being done in Perth to understand the condition.
For Steve Tucker and his business partner Paul Heath the Western Australian market they bought into probably looks a world away from the Perth scene they left in the early 1990s to make their way to the very top of the financial services ladder.
Mining billionaire Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest's court case against Facebook parent Meta will proceed after overcoming an argument about legal jurisdiction.
Defeated in his quest to return to Canberra, one of Scott Morrison's closest political allies has now nabbed a major board role with one of the state government's biggest businesses.
Milne Agrigroup posted a profit fall in the middle of the pandemic's two-year crisis, showing a change in the sales mix to chilled and frozen meat and away from animal feed during that 2021 financial year.
NRW subsidiary Action Drill and Blast has secured a five-year contract with Stanmore Resources for work on the South Walker Creek coal mine in Queensland.
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.
Rio Tinto and Wright Prospecting have paved the way for development of a major new, high-grade iron ore mine that will be pivotal to the future of both companies.
Murray & Roberts has fuelled speculation it is looking to sell Perth-based Clough by disclosing it is likely to suffer a loss this year and is reviewing “strategic options”.
Tributes have poured in for late mining veteran Peter Bradford, who has been praised by his peers as an inspiring leader and a visionary of the state's mining community.
The local share market has suffered another plunge, with all sectors closing lower as sentiment again sours following last week's rollercoaster ride on Wall Street.
