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Ousted Town of Cambridge mayor Keri Shannon has been named the next chief executive at the City of Nedlands, bringing an end to the months-long search for the role.

Carolyn Turnbull has resigned as Tourism WA managing director, confirming she would leave the government tourism agency on May 10 after two and a half years of service.

Cheryl Edwardes-chaired Red Hawk Mining has high hopes over its Blacksmith iron ore project in the Pilbara after completing a preliminary feasibility study.

AI is amazing at matching patterns, but its tendency to ‘hallucinate’ means there are limits to its capacity to ‘think’.

A new game that gives players the chance to experience how the world looks to those with ADHD has just hit the market.

The state government could be dragged to court by Pilbara traditional owners for failing to clean up Wittenoom’s mountains of deadly asbestos tailings.

New research suggests there’s work to do to improve mental health outcomes in the mining industry.

St John of God has proposed to build a five-storey private hospital in its Midland precinct, estimated to cost almost $160 million, to replace the services acquired by the state government.

An unusually short vintage and the end of China’s tariffs have energised WA’s wine industry.

Turaco Gold will raise $18 million to further accelerate drilling at its Afema gold project, located in eastern Côte d'Ivoire.

A small Perth firm will become one of the first Western Australian companies to build and launch a satellite into space after locking in federal funding.

The founders of a North West brewery will open their fourth venue, lifting the company into the upper echelon’s of Western Australia’s watering hole operators.

Adtech innovator Adveritas has announced plans to issue 75 million ordinary fully paid securities to raise $4.5 million.

Some $18.4 million will be used to deliver 50 standalone power units, with $8 million in grants for wind turbine manufacturing up for grabs.

The treasurer says Australia's foreign investment settings won't discriminate against certain countries, even as his reforms respond to geopolitical threats, the energy transition and shifts in the global economy.

Labor’s plan to woo right investments

The city’s median house price has reached another record high, with 2 per cent growth in April to $721,278.

Poseidon Nickel says it is disappointed by a move from Mineral Resources to renegotiate the terms of its purchase of the Lake Johnston project, and will consider legal avenues.

Brittany Higgins' fiancee has bowed out of the looming defamation trial launched by Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds, announcing his decision via social media amid a court hearing today.

Greatland Gold managing director Shaun Day says the company would be open to consolidating ownership of the Havieron gold-copper project if the opportunity presented itself.

Tom Zaunmayr and Jack McGinn discuss a push to attract superyachts to WA - and the state's readiness to host them.

Despite its total group sales revenue rising by 3.4 per cent from $9.7 billion to $10 billion in the March 2024 quarter, Coles Group chief executive officer Leah Weckert is acutely aware that customers are minimising their discretionary spending.

The Foreign Investment Review Board has given its tick to a move from a joint venture between Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting and Chilean lithium giant SQM for Azure Minerals.

The state government has committed almost $80 million in the upcoming budget to upgrade water networks across Western Australia.

Tietto Minerals has revised its recommendation to shareholders regarding a potential takeover from Hong Kong-based Zhaojin Capital.

Mining contractor Byrnecut Australia has bounced back from a challenging 2022 to post an improved net profit after tax in 2023.

An assessment panel has approved Woodside Energy’s proposal to build a carbon farm in the Shire of Gingin, days after the oil and gas giant dealt with tensions over its climate action plan.

Fertiliser company Nutrien Ag has secured a minor win in its legal fight against Fremantle Port Authority, after the court temporarily stopped the lease expiring.

A decision by Chalice Mining in January to review its expenditure appears to be paying off for the Tim Goyder-backed exploration company.

Neoen’s stage 2 project at Collie adds to grid-scale energy storage batteries being built by Synergy and Alinta, with a combined cost in excess of $3 billion.

Entrepreneur Vikas Rambal’s $4.4 billion fortune leads a group of dozens of new names to be recognised for their wealth generation in the inaugural Business News Rich List.

Lithium and nickel miner IGO reported a 110 per cent quarter on quarter drop in underlying earnings during the three months to March, leading it to a pre-tax loss of $15 million.