The risk of reopening Western Australia's borders has "substantially decreased" as COVID-19 cases continue to fall, the state's chief health officer says.
Western Australian beers Swan Draught and Emu Export will be brewed in NSW or Queensland after Lion announced the closure of its West End Brewery this morning.
Global consulting and engineering firm Hatch has expanded its Australian presence by purchasing Perth-based RobertsDay, which is ranked as WA's largest town planning firm.
Rockingham-based WA Kaolin has kicked off a capital raising to fund the scale-up of its WA operations; it joins several companies planning to mine the specialist industrial mineral.
IFAP will cease operation of its Fremantle training centre at the end of this month, citing industrial manslaughter laws now widely tipped to pass state parliament as the reason.
A major investigation is under way into the "catastrophic failure" at a building site at Perth's Curtin University that left an apprentice construction worker dead and two others injured.
University students have tackled housing affordability challenges in a new design competition that encourages the use of non-traditional construction techniques.
An inquiry into the Shire of Toodyay tabled in state parliament this afternoon has accused a former chief executive of poor financial and administration management.
Australia's share market reached its highest level since the coronavirus pandemic took hold in March and finished higher for the seventh consecutive session.
Western Australia's health minister is urging the Commonwealth to take action on maritime crew arrangements after a second COVID-19 outbreak off the coast of Port Hedland.