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On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Matt Mckenzie discusses gold IPOs, and Northern Star moving up our list after a big acquisition.

Former Crown Resorts director John Poynton today fended off accusations in the Perth Casino Royal Commission that he was attempting to avoid responsibility for problems in the group's operations.

Rio Tinto will return $US9.1 billion in dividends after recording its most profitable six months on the back of surging iron ore prices.

A boom in inflation is no reason for investors to flee the Australian share market, which eased from a record level the day earlier.

New gold producer Capricorn Metals has acquired the historical Mt Gibson mine in Western Australia, in a move that doubles the company's reserves.

Former Rio Tinto chief executive Sam Walsh has joined one of WA's largest Aboriginal corporations as an independent director.

Many universities still struggle to find the management sweet spot.

A further six crew members on board a cargo ship docked at Fremantle Port have tested positive for COVID-19 overnight, taking the total number of cases on the vessel to nine.

Rising fuel and rent costs have contributed to a spike in inflation in Perth, with prices up 4.2 per cent in the year to June.

Rio Tinto has committed to developing a project in Serbia that it expects will be the biggest lithium supplier in Europe for 15 years.

Perth software company Track'em has had a win over former consultants Steve McNally and Keyt Atkinson after a Supreme Court judge described their claims as embarrassing.

A multi-billion-dollar merger has brought a change at the top of Business News' list of goldminers.

Favourable market conditions have led to a suite of new gold producers and projects.

More than $230 million has been raised for gold projects through ASX listings in the past 12 months.

The engineering and construction arm of ASX-listed WestStar Industrial has secured its biggest contract to date, for work on Fortescue Metals Group's Iron Bridge magnetite mine in the Pilbara.

WA's richest man and one of the state's keenest telco investors are taking on the NBN.

Western Australia could keep hard borders in place for the foreseeable future despite other states emerging from coronavirus lockdowns.

Workers who lose hours because of lockdowns will receive up to $750 a week under a boosted federal support scheme.

Chevron on mat in WA over missed carbon capture target

WBHO Infrastructure and Decmil Group have been contracted to complete upgrades at two major highways in Perth.

There is no stopping the Australian share market after the indices hit record levels for the second consecutive day.

Four companies including VeinTech and Vision Pharma have been selected as finalists in the Great for the State category at the Innovator of the Year Awards.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Katie McDonald discusses challenges facing developments in Dunsborough.

National Australia Bank has revised its forecast for house price growth in 2021, elevating its predictions for every capital city other than Perth.

China's anti-dumping duties will end imports of Australian bottled wine, rendering the Chinese market unviable in the near term, new research has found.

The state's largest grain handler will go ahead with its $50 million Kwinana fertiliser project after the proposal received development approval today.

The NBL has made its biggest media deal in history after striking partnerships with ESPN, Foxtel and News Corp.

The EPA has given Glencore subsidiary Minara Resources the green light to conduct an exploration program in the southern portion of its Irwin Hills Project in the north-eastern Goldfields.

Two unvaccinated healthcare workers are in hotel quarantine after potential exposure to COVID-19 during the transfer of a sick crew member from a Fremantle cargo vessel yesterday.

BHP has appointed a mining executive who has spent most of her career at Rio Tinto as the new asset president for its Nickel West business.

A changing geopolitical climate poses challenges for defence, aid and diplomatic funds.

Far East Consortium's proposal to deliver a 15-storey mixed-use development on the corner of Roe Street and King Street has been recommended for approval.