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Four major M&A deals last year highlighted Japan's continued appetite for WA investments.

White stalls on new role at WiseTech

Both WA Labor and the WA Liberals have pledged to spend tens of millions of dollars on significant healthcare upgrades in an effort to reduce emergency department pressure.

Shane Love launched the official start of the Nationals WA election campaign with a fiery prod at the ‘political duopoly dominating the state', as the party prepares to contest metropolitan seats.

Contractors at BP's now mothballed Kwinana biofuels facility have remained tight-lipped on the impact of the oil and gas giant's decision which cost 200 jobs.

Nadia Budihardjo and Claire Tyrrell discuss an industry push to address the proliferation of vacant buildings in Fremantle.

A vacant site in Leederville has been earmarked for a multi-million-dollar development, set to provide build-to-rent apartments for the area.

The ASX200 has finished Friday down 0.1 per cent to close out the week slightly in the red after starting it with a big plunge.

The takeovers umpire has likened Global Lithium Resources' boardroom brawl to shareholder activism rather than a covert attempt to take control of the critical minerals explorer.

OPINION: Success has many meanings, but for most of us it's just about putting one foot in front of the other to get there.

Every match across the Perth Football League will be filmed throughout the next two seasons, following a key partnership agreement.

Collie will host one of Australia's largest Tesla remanufacturing facilities after reaching an agreement with the WA government as part of the town's transition from coal to renewables.

Outgoing under treasurer Michael Barnes has revealed a $2.7 billion revenue uptick in the state's economic forward projections, driven by the flow-on effects of a weak Australian dollar.

A proliferation of empty properties in the port city has prompted industry leaders to call for action.

A Perth jetski and quad bike dealership has stumbled in liquidation, calling in experts Greg Prout and David Hurt from WA Insolvency Solutions to sift through its affairs.

OPINION: The writs have been served and the politicians are off and patting dogs and kissing babies as the race to lead the state officially began this week.

Controversy continues to plague Saracen Properties' proposed Gnarabup resort, with most of the 2,690 submissions to the environmental watchdog against the $118 million project.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss BP and WA wind farms; Fortescue's mining deal; house prices; office vacancy rates; the state election; and a South West publication preview.

The state government will begin building another desalination plant in the Pilbara by the end of the decade to ease pressure on the region's aquifers.

North American-focused New World Resources has taken another step towards its Antler copper project in the US being fully approved.

Eighteen days after its Mackay potash project received state environmental approval, Agrimin has announced a series of cost-saving measures.

A big chunk of central Augusta has been sold to an unknown buyer for almost $14 million, including land linked to the town's waterfront pub.

The mental health charity is moving from its current Burswood office following its $10 million purchase of a property.

OPINION: As misinformation and the digital world take over political discourse online, it is heartening to know the internet is still no match for good old-fashioned face time.

Domino's Pizza has announced it will close 205 “loss making” stores – 172 of them in Japan – in a bid to improve the company's profitability.

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ended higher overnight while the Dow closed lower after a choppy trading session.

Labor hints at EV road levy

A WA Liberal state government would put $10 million toward a council-backed plan to redevelop Cottesloe's ailing beachside amenities.

West Perth-based junior Blackstone Minerals has entered into a binding scheme implementation deed with IDM International, an unlisted public company.

Nadia Budihardjo and Tom Zaunmayr discuss a looming Pilbara water crisis.

The ASX200 rose 1.2 per cent, closing in on a return to all-time record territory.

Stockland has sued collapsed builder Probuild and a commercial plumbing company, alleging contractual breaches over the $116 million redevelopment of its Baldivis shopping centre.