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The state's peak planning body has given property developers Yolk Property Group the green light to build a $24 million hotel on Fremantle's renowned cappuccino strip.

A seven-year-old girl from Queensland and a Hollywood filmmaker have been enlisted to promote a new, global endeavor from Minderoo Foundation's Thrive by Five initiative.

The funds may not be overflowing for the tech sector, but it's not all doom and gloom.

AGL Energy will give investors a say on reducing carbon emissions but some argue the energy provider needs to do more.

Eight businesses including Lynas Rare Earths, Albemarle Corporation and Australian Vanadium have secured nearly $50 million in federal government manufacturing grants.

Perth's hospitality scene is embracing plant-based eating.

Strong mining activity has highlighted the critical housing shortages in resources-rich areas.

Western Australia will close its border to South Australia and expand its coronavirus vaccination rollout which is the worst-performing in the nation.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg concedes the economy faces a downturn in the September quarter, but is confident it won't extend into the December quarter.

Conservationists are urging the state government not to undermine environmental protections in its mission to slash red tape.

Investors would cheer BHP exit from fossil fuels

Scott Morrison has appealed for Australia's expert immunisation panel to change its AstraZeneca vaccine age recommendation.

WA's largest multiple sclerosis charity has committed to giving $10 million to neurological research this financial year.

Investors have bounced back from lockdown gloom on the Aussie share market, but were warned the wide-ranging stay-at-home orders will dent national productivity.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Jordan Murray discusses the state's draft inaugural infrastructure strategy.

Improving asset management and planning for an Aboriginal cultural centre are among prominent recommendations made in WA's inaugural infrastructure strategy document.

Industry has hit back at claims the residential building industry is facing widespread delays of three years or more for the construction of new homes.

Westgold Resources subsidiary Minterra has been slapped with a $102,000 fine after an employee sustained serious injuries in a fall at its Starlight underground mine in 2018.

Construction has begun approved for the SKA-Low telescope in the Mid West.

Three crew members from a coronavirus-infected cargo ship have been moved to hotel quarantine in Perth after 10 of their colleagues tested positive.

National wage subsidies will not be reintroduced despite millions of workers losing pay cheques as coronavirus lockdowns sweep Australia.

Perth company Zella DC has secured federal government funding for half the cost of developing its next generation of micro data centres.

Claremont-based property technology company Openn Negotiation started trading on the Australian Stock Exchange today, with shares up more than 54 per cent.

The state opposition has slammed the state government over the eligibility criteria attached to its latest COVID business relief package which result in a raft of businesses being excluded.

Perth manufacturer UON has scored a notable win in the long-running legal battle over the intellectual property for its submersible pumps.

Perth-based IT business Empired has been contracted by the Victorian government to provide services to the state's environmental authority.

Liberty Flexible Workspaces has opened its sixth location, establishing an office within the Lakeside Shopping Centre complex.

Ahead of Infrastructure WA releasing a draft of its inaugural strategy document, agency chair John Langoulant spoke to Business News about the future of infrastructure in the state.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia chief executive Matt Comyn says his bank stands ready to assist customers with over half the population now in lockdown.

The promise of ongoing federal funding for Western Australia's preschools is clouded by a lack of details, according to an academic in education studies at Edith Cowan University.

Lockdown losers as small businesses miss out on aid

South Australia will spend the next seven days in lockdown as authorities try desperately to contain an outbreak of the fast-moving Delta coronavirus variant.