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WA is moving to regulate student housing projects through the planning system.

OPINION: If employees know the right question to ask, AI can help them do things that were previously impossible.

A build-to-rent apartment project in Scarborough has been revived after a planning committee approved the $130 million development proposal.

WA builders featured prominently in the national list, as build starts in this state increase to more than 24,000.

PwC Australia has named auditor Justin Eve as its new Perth Markets Managing Partner, making it the second of the ‘big 4' firms to have a change of leadership this year.

Aurum Resources has undertaken its third major capital raise in the space of 14 months, as it eyes further growth at its flagship Boundiali gold project in Côte d'Ivoire.

Critical digital infrastructure operator CDC Data Centres has unveiled plans to construct a 192-megawatt data centre in Hazelmere, marking its second planned development in WA.

A state tribunal has upheld a peak planning body's refusal of Satterley Property Group's plan for the Perth hills, describing the proposal as “flawed”.

Perth-founded unicorn Advanced Navigation will have its Boreas inertial navigation systems embedded on Polish anti-drone turrets, in a deal inked with Kongsberg worth $26 million.

Issues outside their control have amplified pressures facing small business owners.

City of Perth chief executive Michelle Reynolds has been sacked after a confidential meeting of the council on Tuesday night, but the Local Government Minister wants the dismissal reviewed by her inspector.

A South West food group's government funding has run dry, with the organisation mulling cuts to its services so it can survive.

The competition watchdog has again opposed IAG's $1.35 billion proposal to acquire RAC's insurance business, doubling down on its stance the deal would substantially lessen competition.

The Nasdaq has notched a record high close, lifted ‌by Micron Technology and other AI-related stocks, while the S&P 500 also hovered just below a record high.

RBA flags need for 5pc jobless rate

Perth Airport is going full throttle with a multi-billion-dollar upgrade after delivering bumper results for the 2025-26 financial year.

An old gallery converted into an office building and a rare car park on William Street in Northbridge have changed hands after more than 20 years, selling for $2.75 million to local investors.

Western Australian households, buoyed by a tight labour market and solid wage gains, are helping drive broad-based growth in the state's economy, says Westpac.

Bellevue Gold posted a net profit of $7.1 million in FY26 – a resulted impacted by pre-existing hedge book contract commitments.

Australia's share market has scraped together a meagre improvement after green shoots of optimism on Iran and AI amounted to little for stock prices.

Curtin University has put on hold planned upgrades to its Kalgoorlie housing, despite a panel recently approving $15 million worth of works at the student accommodation.

Nadia Budihardjo and Sam Jones discuss Perth drone manufacturer Innovaero's ASX debut.

Normandy Minerals is preparing for its ASX debut after raising $12 million through an initial public offering as it seeks to shore up its resource around the historic Halleys open pit.

The Subiaco-based property fund has purchased an industrial asset for $3.75 million, with plans to convert it to retail.

Manda Resources has a new managing director and new projects, as it moves towards a potential ASX listing later this year.

A new treatment plant and inland water source will be funded by the state government to secure drinking water supplies for Busselton.

Resources Minister Madeleine King has approved the use of taxpayer funds to “monitor, inspect, maintain and repair” an abandoned oil rig owned by collapsed partners.

OPINION: The advantage of federalism is that we can learn from other states' mistakes.

ANALYSIS: A US bidding war offers Austal a lucrative, overdue American divorce.

The property developer has bought the Leederville asset from Peter Hayes, who owned it for close to three decades.

Australian communications infrastructure provider SUBCO has announced it will build a 4,600km subsea cable connecting Perth to Singapore and Indonesia as part of its APX project, which will also deliver two new east coast cables.

Greenbushes co-owner Tianqi Lithium's chief has warned that the absence of a credible green lithium pricing mechanism threatens to derail investment in decarbonised production.