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Western Australia is set to have its own film hub in the not-so-distant future, after the state government called for proposals to develop studio facilities.

A standout profit from CSL, a gratefully-received bank dividend and optimism that a coronavirus vaccine will come to fruition have helped the share market higher.

Property group Vicinity Centres has reported a net loss of $1.8 billion amid retail closures and declining visitor numbers at its shopping centres.

Rebecca Moore will have the opportunity to shape the future design of Perth, after being appointed the state's new government architect today.

Digital contact tracing for COVID-19 is now in full swing in many countries like Australia, Germany, Ireland and South Korea.

NRW Holdings has more than doubled its revenue in the past financial year on the back of several major acquisitions and contract wins.

Kalgoorlie Super Pit owners Saracen and Northern Star have reported a surge in profits for the full financial year, on the back of record production and a strong gold price.

Perth's residential rental market vacancy rate has dropped to 1.6 per cent - the lowest vacancy rate since March 2008, according to the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia.

Western Australia's legal battle with Clive Palmer is set to drag on, with a Queensland judge delaying a key decision until September.

Every Australian could receive a free coronavirus vaccination early next year, if a promising trial proves successful.

WFH has the look and feel of a brace of new acronyms that have been born from social media, most notably Twitter, which limited character use and thereby encouraged users to reduce pithy phrases to just a few initials.

McGowan defends Waitsia exemption

Consumers in Perth are more confident than any other major capital by some margin, according to the latest ANZ Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence data.

Reaching an ambitious 90,000-resident target by 2050 for the City of Perth requires rate cuts and a city deal, according to the Property Council of Australia WA Division.

BHP and Westpac have shown the scars of the coronavirus pandemic as reporting season continued but investors stayed optimistic and the ASX closed higher.

Engineering group Monadelphous has reported a rise in revenue for fiscal 2020, despite saying its second-half performance was significantly affected by COVID-19.

The state government has allocated $3.8 million for studies into reopening the rail line to the Greenbushes lithium mine and building unloading facilities at Kwinana and Bunbury.

Two women from South Australia who breached quarantine after being refused entry to Western Australia have been taken into custody.

The owners of the Kalgoorlie Super Pit have confirmed the mine will continue producing gold for another 15 years, following a strategic review and resource expansion.

BHP's full-year profit has slipped four per cent and it expects its major revenue earner, iron ore, will have less demand from China and greater competition from Brazil.

Brandon Craig will take charge of BHP's Western Australian iron ore operations, after working at the company for more than 20 years.

The state government has announced $2 million in grants under the latest iteration of the Local Capability Fund for Western Australia's small businesses.

Appetite for childcare centre properties is increasing in WA, but some players warn sector maturity won't come without growing pains.

The state government says it will cover some of the infrastructure costs related to Perdaman Group's $4.6 billion urea plant on the Burrup Peninsula.

Westpac will not pay a first-half dividend after third quarter cash earnings dropped by 22 per cent, and has been punished on the share market.

WA's Phase Four coronavirus restrictions will be extended to at least October 24 and the Perth Royal Show has been cancelled.

Malaga company Taranis Power has scored a win over its larger rival UON as the two mining services companies continue a long and expensive legal battle.

Heritage reform ‘won't fix 30-year injustice'

Australia's largest steel maker BlueScope has had a 91 per cent dive in full-year profit after a $197 million write-down of its New Zealand and Pacific Islands operations.

Australians who paid the government money through the controversial robodebt scheme have been reimbursed $545 million.

Woodside has moved to acquire a majority stake in its Sangomar joint venture, paying $428 million to obtain UK-based explorer Cairn Energy's interest in the project.

The owners of the giant Waitsia gas field intend to export half the gas rather than reserve it for the domestic market after securing state government approval for their plans.