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As he hangs up his boots as Football West chief executive, James Curtis talks to Business News about the world game in WA.

WA gas shortfall looms in 2025

On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior journalist Claire Tyrrell discusses the possibility of indemnity insurance for apartments.

Woolworths and Afterpay shares had sizeable falls as investors questioned their short-term outlook and kept the Australian market steady.

Mineral Resources is set to spend $3 million on lithium exploration for a potential 65 per cent stake in Pantoro and Tulla Resources' jointly owned gold project in the Norseman-Wiluna belt.

A Western Australian builder has lodged plans to construct a $15.3 million off-the-grid tourism development across a 41-hectare site overlooking the coastline in Wilyabrup.

Strandline Resources' shares rose 7 per cent this afternoon, as the company and two other WA-based junior miners finalise agreements with the Tanzanian government.

Andrew and Nicola Forrest's Minderoo Foundation has upped its giving to $109.6 million in the 2021 financial year, cementing its place as one of the largest philanthropic foundations in Australia.

State government spending to market and manage Yagan Square dropped 17 per cent over three years, despite a growing list of tenants hitting the wall.

Westbridge Funds Management has bought an apartment block in South Hedland for $12.5 million from Acier Pty Ltd.

Jason Chan will lead Bankwest as executive general manager, after his predecessor Sinead Taylor was appointed to the c-suite of Commonwealth Bank.

The state government's vigorous pursuit of workplace safety breaches has suffered a set back after the Supreme Court overturned last year's biggest conviction.

Health Minister Roger Cook has confirmed the state is grappling with two evolving situations involving three COVID-positive truck drivers who entered WA last week.

The federal government will appoint Gina Cass-Gottlieb as the ACCC's first female head, replacing outgoing chairman Rod Sims.

Former BHP group financial controller Graham Tiver has been chosen as Woodside's new chief financial officer and executive vice president.

Roy Hill has awarded MACA with a $70 million contract to continue open pit services at the iron ore miner's namesake operation in the Pilbara.

Retail giant Woolworths has endured one of its most challenging trading periods following the emergence of the highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19.

WA hospitality and events businesses are finding ways to cut waste.

‘Bidding war': AdBlue shortage sparks run on auto stores

The state could have a shortage of gas production for the domestic market as soon as 2025, driven by reserve downgrades at the Reindeer and Macedon fields.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Madeleine Stephens profiles a handful of businesses leading the way on plastic waste reduction.

Harvest Technology Group is looking to raise $11.1 million to boost working capital, with commitments to the tune of $3 million already received from major shareholders.

There was plenty of optimism to start the week on the Australian share market, despite a US Federal Reserve meeting looming and more warnings about Omicron.

Crown Resorts leaders are not pinning their hopes on a Blackstone takeover and have spruiked the potential of the Sydney casino to encourage higher offers.

Firefinch is set to pocket $100 million from institutional investors to advance the Morila gold and recently revised Goulamina lithium project in Mali.

Plans to build a $40 million office building adjacent to the heritage-listed Bishop's House on Mounts Bay Road have surfaced, a site owned by one of central Perth's biggest commercial property owners.

American West Metals has made a soft start to its first day of trading, with shares in the base metals explorer down 28 per cent.

Andrew Forrest's Wyloo Metals has bolstered its offer for Noront Resources by some 57 per cent just hours after walking away from unsuccessful détente talks with takeover rival BHP.

After almost two years, Western Australia will ease its hard border restrictions and reconnect with the rest of the world from 12:01am on February 5.

HBF has taken a 10 per cent stake in ASX-listed dentistry outfit Pacific Smiles Group, following a 10-year partnership agreement struck between the two in 2020.

Recent state final demand data shows that Western Australia's domestic economy grew by 0.6 per cent in the September quarter.

Wangara-based Duratec has secured a $110 million contract to build a refuelling centre at the Australian air force base at Tindal, in the Northern Territory.