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With the odds of a second term for the McGowan government shortening by the day, The Nationals are hoping their independence from the Liberals on key issues will get them over the line in the regions.

WA university scraps faculties as academics face budget reality.

Mark McGowan has slammed Gladys Berejiklian after she claimed WA owed NSW millions of dollars for accommodating travellers in hotel quarantine.

Luxury watches worth $12,000 could spell time's up for Australia Post chief executive Christine Holgate, who has sensationally stood down over a gift scandal.

Another round of discounts has been announced for 107 TAFE courses following the signature of a new $103 million agreement under the commonwealth funded JobTrainer program.

The state government has appointed the advisory council of the Future Health Research and Innovation Fund, including HBF chief executive John Van Der Wielen as chair.

The state government has named BMD Construction and Georgiou Group as the preferred proponents to extend Mitchell Freeway.

Australia's share market has closed lower after Wall Street finished down on economic stimulus concerns, while the dollar crept above 71 US cents.

Aspiring goldminer Miramar Resources has made a strong ASX debut with its share price doubling ahead of plans to begin exploration in WA.

Gavin Taylor has been appointed managing director of Ticketmaster, two months after departing as chief executive of WA Football Commission.

National cyber security company CyberCX is planning further growth in Western Australia after announcing two acquisitions from Perth-based Vortiv.

A crew member from the Al Messilah livestock ship has been hospitalised in Western Australia as the state recorded eight new COVID-19 cases.

Ben Wyatt's fourth budget has set the scene for a push towards re-election.

A Perth business developing autonomous vehicles for subsea surveying has raised £10 million via a spin-off, while Poynton Stavrianou are advising on a further potential deal.

Resolute Mining has reported slow gold production during the September quarter, less than a week after John Welborn's departure.

Western Australia's parliament has cleared the way for industrial manslaughter laws which will enforce a maximum penalty of 20 years' imprisonment for workplace deaths.

Construction and building payment platform ProjectPay has received a 100,000-pound grant to trial its payment system on a 20 million-pound project in London.

A lower oil price has cut Woodside Petroleum's revenue by about 40 per cent, but the company is studying to lift planned capacity of its Scarborough LNG project.

Company directors in Western Australia have become increasingly positive over the past six months in marked contrast to their counterparts in other states.

Austal has strongly denied allegations of unethical behaviour after reports emerged the Australian Border Force had funnelled $39 million to the ASX-listed shipbuilder.

Crown Resorts has apologised to shareholders for governance and risk management failures unearthed by a NSW inquiry, while an investor revolt prompted a director to resign.

COVID-19 has changed the way we move around, but are those behaviours likely to persist? Business News investigates in part four of our WFH series.

States unite to back WA hard border.

The national broadcaster is again calling on the federal government to extend special funds for journalism or risk putting more jobs on the chopping block.

Australia's share market finished marginally higher after another sign of a slowing economy and mixed messages on US economic stimulus.

More than 1,600 people have signed up within 48 hours to join a class action against the state government over the theft of wages from Indigenous workers.

WA authorities have begun a deep clean of the coronavirus-infected Al Messilah livestock ship, while crew aboard another vessel have returned negative tests.

Fortescue Metals Group has contracted Veris subsidiary Aqura Technologies to supply telecommunications at the Iron Bridge project in the Pilbara.

Gascoyne Resources has relisted on the ASX, following a $125 million recapitalisation that helped the embattled goldminer repay its creditors and continue mining operations.

There's no one-size-fits-all solution to ensure youngsters have the right mix of screen and non-screen time.

With the question of when international students will return to Australia still up in the air, ECU is preparing for a return to normal.

The grain industry is sharpening its strategy with new markets, new products and a focus on supply chain costs.