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Skill Hire chair Stan Liaros believes the company's new office in the middle of Bunbury will improve its services for clients.

Rental availability in the WA capital has dropped to its lowest level in close to two years, as the federal government's changes to negative gearing set in.

Housing Minister John Carey has called for an urgent briefing on a Supreme Court decision, which ruled in favour of an Aboriginal tenant in a public housing dispute.

The state government is facing mounting pressure over its multi-billion-dollar infrastructure agenda following reports the delivery of WA's new container port is colliding head-on with defence expansion at Henderson.

Australian Institute of Management WA chief executive Gary Martin casts an eye over the role of people in the proposed merger of three WA universities.

Australia's canola crop is forecast to bring home the gold, with forecasts of a record crop and high prices despite tough conditions in some key growing areas.

Telstra's chairman has warned that Australia's increasingly complex policy and regulatory settings make investment decisions difficult and risk being counter-productive.

Wine grapes are being pulled out and replaced with olive trees on a South West property which once underpinned one of the region's prominent wineries.

The technology-heavy ‌Nasdaq composite closed lower on Monday as oil prices jumped nearly $US2 ($A2.9) a barrelafter attacks on a Saudi airport, and investors waited for banks to kick off the third-quarter earnings season and for economic data ‌this week.

Reversal makes paying tax on credit a ‘no-brainer'

Australia's share market has started the week higher after banks rallied in anticipation of US earnings season, while rebounding metals prices supported mining stocks.

DevelopmentWA has greenlit BGRE's plans for a 27-storey office building in Elizabeth Quay, amid persistent rumours that Rio Tinto will be its anchor tenant.

Justin Fris speaks to Mark Beyer about Cash Converters' lengthy involvement with all levels of rugby league in Western Australia.

OPINION: The lamb market could be moving from winter scarcity towards greater availability earlier than usual.

Sovereign submarine builder ASC has awarded Australian engineering specialist HIFraser a six-year contract valued at nearly $40 million to continue maintaining the Royal Australian Navy's Collins Class submarine fleet.

OPINION: The global oil shock is back and for Australia, the risks extend beyond the resurgence of higher petrol prices.

West Perth-based Ballard Mining has announced it will raise up to $50 million, as it eyes hitting the two-million-ounce barrier at its Mt Ida gold project in the Goldfields.

Graeme Dunn-led Southern Cross Electrical Engineering will enter the mechanical services sector, after announcing it will acquire Victoria-based Entire Operations.

Melbourne-based artist Fiona O'Byrne has taken home the Lester Prize for Portraiture, with judges unanimously selecting her oil painting of her daughter in last week's awards.

A homegrown tech company that tracks illicit ships at sea is set to join the Australian share market this Friday after raising $8 million from investors.

Twenty-eight workers lost their lives on the job across Western Australia in 2025, pushing the state's workplace fatality rate above the national average during the deadliest year for Australian workplaces in more than a decade.

GenusPlus Group has taken a key step in further its growth in New Zealand, after inking a deal to acquire private Kiwi contractor Universal Communications Group.

A trailblazing Belgian bulk carrier has set sail on its maiden voyage from China to the Pilbara.

Arafura Rare Earths has executed an upsized offtake deal with global commodities trader Traxys North America after breaking ground on its $1.6 billion Nolans rare earths project.

The state government's plan for a merger has been met with apprehension from Western Australian universities, which the Education Minister described as 'disappointing'.

The Cash Converters name is never far from the conversation when talk turns to the growth of rugby league in Western Australia during the past 30 years.

The government has defended a messy transition period that is set to cost millions of dollars as it covers the bill for businesses' card surcharges on tax payments.

Wall Street has closed ‌higher as investors shifted their focus to next week, with third-quarter earnings season set to start and inflation data expected, which could shed light on the Federal ‌Reserve's next policy decision.

Charger levy on bills ‘will help switch to EVs'

Anthony De Ceglie has stepped down as chief executive of the Perth Bears, effective immediately.

Insufficient attention has been paid to planning the housing, transport and other infrastructure needed to support the future Henderson Defence Precinct, a senior Defence Department official has admitted.

Contractors, financiers and insolvency accountants in legal battles after collapse of companies behind Matsa's Devon gold mine.