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A court has overturned a June 2020 ruling requiring Synergy to pay the owners of the Newgen Kwinana power station a fee for periods when the plant was in reserve.

City to Surf and Crab Fest have been cancelled for the third year in a row due to the threat of COVID-19.

A second-half fade for the ASX caused by rising bond yields has reminded investors higher interest rates could dominate 2022.

The Australian Hydrogen Conference will come to Perth in November 2022, with hydrogen minister Alannah MacTiernan flagging the state's significant potential in the budding industry.

The construction of an exclusive $100 million country club in Bindoon spearheaded by Singaporean developer Ascapia Capital has officially begun.

In partnership with the US, the Australian Defence Force will have a key role to play in the Indo-Pacific region.

A panel to review governance in the state's health system will include the premier's former deputy chief of staff and the former head of Victorian health who resigned weeks after a hotel quarantine inquiry.

REIWA data shows home sale values in 10 Perth suburbs grew by more than 28 per cent in 2021.

BHP has brought on one of CIMIC Group's subsidiaries to oversee a debottlenecking project at the miner's Nelson Point iron ore port in Port Hedland.

Western Australia has recorded two new local cases of COVID-19 overnight, both of which are connected to the ever-growing Cockburn Omicron cluster.

The state government has cracked down on councils obstructing the around-the-clock delivery of goods to supermarkets, as concerns mount about supply chain disruptions.

Zuleika Gold shares have surged 90 per cent on the back of a sizeable cornerstone investment from prominent Western Australian mining investor Mark Creasy.

HBF's expansion spree has rolled on apace this year, with the not-for-profit health insurer moving to acquire WA-based allied health outfit Life Ready Health Group.

Changes to Willing Group's $40 million Field Street development seen as minor by approval body.

Worker shortages and supply chain issues could disrupt major projects in WA worth more than $50 billion. Click for our updated list of major projects.

Osborne Park-based Decmil Group has been selected to build a new community centre at Port Hedland, with its contract worth $18.1 million.

Rio Tinto continues to be beset by multiple challenges, with its Pilbara iron ore operations just meeting annual shipment guidance and now facing a series of commissioning delays.

Consumer confidence has slumped due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant and the immense strain this has put on testing facilities.

Australian Honey Ventures' medical-grade honey will be sold on pharmacy shelves in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, as the startup launches a capital raising.

Walkout threat over virus safety risks

On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior journalist Matt Mckenzie goes behind the scenes of WA's healthcare system to explore whether the state gets the best outcomes from the growing health budget.

Adbri subsidiary Cockburn Cement has received a small extension to its contract with Alcoa of Australia, worth at least $25 million.

The state government is pushing ahead with implementing an expedited planning pathway.

The Supreme Court has ordered the sale of a multi-million dollar property in Bentley after a two-decade partnership between two Perth businessmen soured.

A large-scale event to open the 2022 Perth Festival on February 11 will not go ahead due to the organiser's concern about the potential spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.

Analysis: The Australia Institute claims WA earns a paltry return from oil and gas companies, while estimating state government royalties from the North West Shelf will likely surpass $17 billion over 25 years.

Investors have raised the ASX a little after China's central bank cut loan rates on more signs of a slowing economy.

Belmont-based recruitment business The GO2 People may have to pay more than $3.1 million to the Australian Taxation Office after failing to pay superannuation on time.

Vertex Minerals has made a soft start to its first day of trading, with shares in the WA-based explorer down 10 per cent on its public offering.

A Sydney fund manager has bought a property leased by St John of God.

WA has recorded no new local COVID cases since the return of the mask mandate overnight, but the Premier has warned Omicron is likely lingering in the community.

The mask mandate may have taken some of the edge off consumer activity in WA over the Christmas season, but retail spending to the end of 2021 appears to have remained strong.