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ASX trade has started the week with a loss of 0.9 per cent, as the US dollar improved from expectations of more economic stimulus and inflation there.

After spending the past four months travelling the world on the old Fortescue Metals Group private jet, Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest is now looking forward to the arrival of a brand new US$73 million aircraft.

Opposition leader Zak Kirkup has refuted claims his party is an ally of mining magnate Clive Palmer, saying the state election was not a “plaything” for millionaires.

Privately owned Helicopter Logistics has been contracted by the state government to provide bushfire-related services for $25.6 million.

Production has resumed at Shell's large Prelude floating LNG platform in northern WA after being held offline for nearly a year.

WA's retail spending was up by more than 16 per cent in the year to November 2020, outperforming all other states.

Geraldton could be home to a $2.3 billion fertiliser project proposed by Strike Energy, the latest company to pursue a chemicals development in WA.

Opposition leader Zak Kirkup has called on the state's chief health officer to front the media ahead of the roll out of the Pfizer vaccine in February.

Perth-registered Piedmont Lithium will spend $US12 million for a stake in both Queensland's Sayona Mining and its Quebec subsidiary.

Premier Mark McGowan is standing firm on his decision to keep the state's border closed to Queensland, despite the state not recording any new cases.

Tenders are expected to open later this week for the roll out of the state government's $140 million Smart Freeways project southbound along Mitchell Freeway.

A re-elected West Australian Labor government would triple welfare payments for grandparents caring for their grandchildren.

WA in no rush for vaccine

Hundreds return home as the state government reinstates its hard border with Queensland.

Federal Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has been taken to hospital, "badly shaken but ok" after a serious car crash in Sydney.

Development approval sought for the $32.5 million State Football Centre set to host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

ASX traders' first week of 2021 produced the best gains in eight weeks, but the coronavirus threat remains after a more infectious strain entered Australia.

Opposition leader Zak Kirkup has backed the state government's decision to close the border to Queensland by midnight tonight.

In this week's podcast, Mark Beyer and Matt Mckenzie discuss US politics and the impact on markets, tough new COVID restrictions, the residential property recovery, WA gas projects, and commercial property developments.

Fruit and vegetable crop losses across the country as a result of labour shortages continued to mount over the festive season and now top $38 million.

The state and federal governments have allocated $158 million for 62 roads projects in regional Western Australia.

Travel restrictions imposed by the state government on Queensland arrivals have wreaked havoc on a number of sports and arts events.

The state's international arrival cap will be halved until mid-February under a national proposal by the chief medical officer.

Pre-flight testing of returning Australians will be introduced to help prevent the spread of the more transmissible variant of COVID-19 identified in the United Kingdom.

The state government will close the border to Queensland from tonight after the highly infectious UK strain of COVID-19 was detected.

A coronavirus patient in WA at the centre of personal protective equipment breaches has been confirmed to have the highly contagious UK strain.

Chamber sinks SA sub claim

WA mining exploration company Cockatoo Iron is facing legal action for allegedly failing to repay almost $5 million in loans.

Shares boomed on the ASX, led by energy and materials, as investors expect more economic stimulus in the US after the Democrats' key Senate victory.

The state government has hailed the findings of new research from Deloitte Access Economics purporting to show Ningaloo Coast as an economic powerhouse of northern WA.

Premier Mark McGowan has urged frontline workers not to get complacent ahead of a review into safety protocol breaches that saw three people quarantined.

Perth-based Torrens Mining has listed on the stock market after raising $10 million from its IPO, with its share price closing up nearly 50 per cent.