Dwelling approvals in WA dropped by 3 per cent in October, stabilising from a 21 per cent drop the previous month, Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows.
The Morrison government has delayed the reopening of the Australian border to skilled workers, international students and other visa holders as it gathers more information on the Omicron coronavirus variant.
Calls for the state government to rethink its process on an indigenous heritage bill are growing, with criticism from both the federal Greens and WA Liberals today.
Trevor Kennedy was a knockabout cadet reporter on the Albany Advertiser newspaper before heading east in the early 1960s to leave his mark on the Sydney business and media scenes, including acting, at one stage, as Kerry Packer's right hand man.
Austin Engineering has delivered its 1,000th truck body to Rio Tinto's iron ore division, while Forrestfield-based Schlam won a $110 million contract from BHP.
Mark Hatfield spent his youth cleaning tables in his father's hamburger restaurant in Oklahoma, a world away from the Chevron Australia operation he now leads as managing director.
The regional planning body has given ATCO Australia the green light to build a $53 million green hydrogen plant in the state's Mid-West, voting unanimously to approve the proposal.
Western Australia's premier says it's too early to tell whether the state's reopening will be delayed and has warned mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations are here to stay.
On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior journalist Matt Mckenzie talks about his conversation with Chevron's boss in Australia, Mark Hatfield.
Edge Visionary Living's two-tower development in Scarborough has been given the green light, with the development to form part of the coastal suburb's redevelopment area.
Mineral Resources has struck an agreement with Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting to jointly pursue the development of a new export berth at Port Hedland's South West Creek.
The state's peak planning body has given Finbar Group the green light to proceed with its $207 million plan to build two apartment towers in East Perth.
Australian company profits rose four per cent in the September quarter despite the nation being in the thick of a series of COVID-19 restrictions, which saw half the population in lockdown.
WA recorded a $4.4 billion surplus in the first quarter of this financial year, thanks in large part to a generous GST top-up grant and growing royalty revenue.
On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Jordan Murray and Matt Mckenzie discuss the looming political debates over a giant new gas project.
GenesisCare and Icon Cancer Centre have been selected by the WA government to provide oncology services in Perth's greater metropolitan region, under a shared contract worth $21 million.
Australian shares have recorded their biggest slide in nearly two months amid rising concerns that a new coronavirus variant will affect global reopening prospects.
The state's land authority has released a swathe of industrial sites across three regional areas, including Karratha, as it attempts to keep up with growing demand.
The state government and Shell Australia have penned a deal to supply and install boiler training equipment at South Metropolitan TAFE's Munster facility.
Local medtech Artrya has listed on the stock exchange, having earlier raised $40 million through an IPO to help commercialise its cardiac imaging software.
Karen Brown will become chair of Cannings Purple's board, replacing the communication firm's founder Warrick Hazeldine who is stepping down in February.
