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The federal government has announced a $1.1 billion package to address Indigenous disadvantage, after the Closing the Gap 2021 report found only three of 14 targets were on track to be met.

Herbert Smith Freehills has signed a deal to relocate its offices from QV1 along St Georges Terrace to One The Esplanade at Elizabeth Quay, once construction is complete.

Biotechnology company Holista CollTech says it will defend allegations made by ASIC, including “misleading” claims about the effectiveness of its sanitiser spray against COVID-19.

The state government has committed an extra $2.5 million a year to a scheme aimed at encouraging further investment in WA's mining sector.

Fake Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and crafts will come under the microscope of a major inquiry into the market.

BHP has contracted the telecommunications arm of ASX-listed Veris to upgrade in-room WiFi at a number of accommodation sites in the Pilbara.

Decmil Group has secured work on a windfarm in NSW, as part of a broader contract awarded to its joint venture with South Australia's RJE Global.

Some operations at Fortescue Metals Group's Cloudbreak mine have been suspended and Qantas has cancelled flights after a mine worker returned a weak COVID-positive result.

Swoop has secured a more than $5 million, five-year contract with Orro Group to provide NBN enterprise ethernet services to its Western Australian users.

Perth-based Resolute Mining has secured a new buyer for its Bibiani asset in Ghana, which has offered to pay $US90 million in cash.

Labor and the Greens have failed in a fresh push to remove the ability of Australia's green bank to invest in fossil fuel technology.

Rinehart's Roy Hill adds $3b to dividend party

Perth's office markets may be starting to turn the corner, with both the CBD and West Perth recording a drop in vacancies for the six months to July 2021.

Low-profile mining contractor Steve Coughlan is this year's winner of the GJ Stokes Memorial Award, recognising his success in building Byrnecut into a global industry leader.

Ministers are standing by government grants spending, which would face public scrutiny under Labor's proposed "anti-rorting" bill before parliament.

The ASX200 has closed higher than 7500 points for the first time as robust economic forecasts and a falling dollar help investors look beyond coronavirus lockdowns.

ASIC has launched legal action against biotechnology company Holista CollTech over alleged misleading statements, including claims about use of its spray against coronavirus.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior editor Mark Beyer talks about how Perth's top fund managers have performed over the past 12 months.

FORM has appointed board director Tim Shanahan as chair, replacing Paul Chamberlain who served in the role for eight years.

Former UDIA president Darren Cooper will take over as chair of DevelopmentWA following George McCullagh's resignation at the end of this month.

Marine technology manufacturer VEEM is expecting to post a 34 per cent jump in revenue in the past 12 months, to nearly $60 million.

The conjecture surrounding royal commissioner Neville Owen became murkier today when the Premier repeatedly obfuscated after being asked to clarify his own role in the appointment.

Fortescue Metals Group has commenced contact tracing of up to 2,000 workers at its Cloudbreak mine after a maintenance contractor tested positive for COVID.

The ports industry has questioned Western Australia's hardline stance on high-risk ships, saying pre-existing safeguards were working.

A new online platform aims to deliver ‘adulting 101' to students.

DXN has joined the multi-million-dollar Australian Biome project after signing an agreement to provide the tourism site's data centre and network connectivity.

There's a growing dominance of SUVs in Western Australia's car market, with sales of the vehicles almost triple those of passenger cars in July.

Perth Airport chief Kevin Brown says he's not precious about losing the federal government's purpose-built quarantine facility to Jandakot, as long as the project is expedited.

New figures show the negative impact a series of virus lockdowns have had on both retailing and the construction industry in recent months.

Perth equity fund managers are having to look harder for value after generating very strong returns during the past year.

Woodside Petroleum's Scarborough gas project will now cost $US12 billion, about $US600 million more than first expected, after the company sharpened its plans.

More than $120 million will be spent on boosting early childhood care and education in Indigenous communities, with most of the funding earmarked for an expansion of the Connected Beginnings program.