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Wall Street's indexes rose overnight with the benchmark S&P 500 hitting a record high during the session.

ASX push on diversity reports stalls

Alcoa of Australia has come to a passionate defence of its bauxite mining in the state, after the Greens WA vowed to ban the practice if given a balance of power by local voters.

Nadia Budihardjo and Jack McGinn discuss the annual risks to WA feature.

Property developer Sirona Urban is seeking to bring back its plan to build an apartment tower in South Perth after previously shelving the project due to soaring construction costs.

Charlie Gunningham looks back at last year's record-breaking West Tech Fest, the longest-running tech festival in the country.

WA's increase in new home completions is leading the nation but is still 500 homes short of the National Housing Accord Target, according to the ABS.

Optimism about the Trump presidency's implications for markets and the economy has driven Australian shares to further gains as the ASX200 rises 0.4 per cent.

Element 25 is angling for a new beginning at the Butcherbird manganese project – only this time with a much greater production capacity.

Political caution underpins WA's recent budget surplus run, and the headline figures do not always reflect the risks facing those driving the state's economy.

Shares in Perth high-speed internet provider Pentanet have soared, up 66 per cent, after it delivered its first EBITDA positive quarter.

Environment minister Reece Whitby has called for the federal government to make a decision on Woodside Energy's request to extend the life of its North West Shelf gas plant by 50 years.

Monadelphous will be more than $700,000 out of pocket after being fined over a workplace death at its Kalgoorlie facility.

PwC has made its first lateral partner hire in Perth in two years with the appointment of Kerryl Bradshaw to its advisory practice.

The mammoth $490 million compensation payout to ASX-listed GreenX Metals Limited from Poland could be delayed, with the nation applying for a set-aside motion.

WA Labor has committed to put $350 million toward an expansion of the Kwinana Freeway between Roe Highway and Mortimer Road, in a bid to ease congestion in a region of high activity.

One of Chalice Mining's key project development managers has resigned as the developer strives to progress its pre-final investment decision asset amid market challenges.

OPINION: Curbs on power, leadership certainty and hard resets will be front-and-centre after the March state poll.

A bushfire in the Mid West temporarily delayed work at Beach Energy and Mitsui & Co's Waitsia stage two gas plant in December, while first sales are now expected in the June quarter.

Kim Beazley-backed medtech company Orthocell has flagged an expedited expansion into several jurisdictions after strong early sales of its Remplir nerve repair technology.

Suvo Strategic Minerals has extended its kaolin supply deal with one of the world's largest paper mills, tacking another three years onto its existing agreement.

Woodside Energy delivered record production last year and remains on track to deliver gas from Scarborough next year, but uncertainty clouds two US-based energy projects.

Shares in mineral sands miner Iluka slid eight per cent after the company revealed it would be culling 130 jobs in a bid to preserve cash ahead of progressing its major project.

Backers of a proposed $4 billion Pilbara iron plant have warned approval delays would likely see the project built in another country.

A consumer lobby group wants to see a reinsurance pool's cash reserves used to beef up mitigation and reduce insurance premiums in northern Australia.

True cost of Endeavour spin-off revealed

The local branch of the Australian Hotels Association has attributed increased occupancy rates to more major events and aviation routes in the state.

Claire Tyrrell and Liv Declerck discuss Emma Cole being appointed to the WA Planning Commission.

East Fremantle Football Club chief executive Adrian Bromage is confident good times will return to Moss Street.

The WAPC chair's appointment has drawn criticism from a cohort of the planning industry.

A consultancy firm which employs former Premier Mark McGowan as a strategic advisor is lobbying on behalf of Alcoa ahead of the 2025 state election.

District Court judge Terence 'Terry' Palmer will join the Supreme Court of Western Australia bench later this month.