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Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Business News' inaugural WA Rich List, house prices and interest rates, renewable sector investments, Woodside's AGM and more.

The proponent of the state's first surf park is a step closer to making the venue an Olympic training ground, bolstered by a partnership between Aventuur and Surfing WA.

Leadership WA celebrates 20 years by partnering with Rio Tinto and increasing the focus on regional communities.

WA livestock processor V&V Walsh has officially opened its $50 million three-storey cold store facility, adding to its expansion Bunbury operations.

Property developer Adrian Fini said today governments are out of touch with normal people and Australia will only get efficient government "when Canberra burns down".

Despite a slight dip in revenue following the festive season, Cash Converters is keen to build on its momentum for the remainder of the 2024 financial year.

A shopping centre in East Bunbury has sold to South Australian investors for $4.72 million.

For some, stepping away from a decades-long corporate career can be liberating, but a little planning goes a long way.

US stocks have closed higher as investors digested comments from Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell.

OECD's sticky inflation warning

Local contractor Macmahon Holdings has notched a $352 million three-year extension to its mining services contract with AngloGold Ashanti over a project in WA.

Applecross-based Hot Chili will raise up to $29.9 million courtesy of a private placement, in a bid to further progression at its Costa Fuego copper-gold development in Chile, located 600km from Santiago.

Jack McGinn and Tom Zaunmayr discuss the state of the iron ore market.

The ASX200 has finished 0.2 per cent higher as investors took a dovish view of the Federal Reserve chairman's comments on interest rates.

Gold exploration company Predictive Discovery has announced it will raise $50 million in a bid to enhance further growth and development at its flagship Bankan gold project in Guinea.

The Western Australian Planning Commission has approved a $280 million replacement of the 80-year-old Fremantle Traffic Bridge.

Peet non-executive director Tony Lennon and his family have bought a site that formed part of Prix D'Amour from William and Rose Porteous for $3.75 million.

Cygnet Bay pearl farmers have sued Windsor Knight for almost $2 million, in a legal dispute over office tenancies in a Subiaco shopping centre.

A rising gold price in a debt-laden world is a sign investors are seeking a safe haven ahead of a looming crisis.

The aviation sector needs to do a better job of selling its positive message about carbon emissions on the road to net zero.

Mental health services, including crisis support, will go virtual in a WA-first co-response model announced in a tranche of state government health budget commitments.

Shares in Caravel Minerals rose by 12 per cent on Thursday morning, following news the Subiaco-based explorer had submitted its environmental review document for the Caravel copper project to the Environmental Protection Authority.

Responding to plant and animal diseases, bolstering WA's regional borders, and addressing the threat of feral animals are central to a $26 million state government cash splash.

Rio Tinto says it's already on course to be one of the leading suppliers of copper as the board keeps its powder dry on trumping BHP's tilt at Anglo American.

Climate activists who protested inside Woodside's annual general meeting claim the WA premier defamed them to the media and have demanded an apology.

Perth businesses looking to harness automation now have access to a facility to test and demonstrate their technology in a real-world remote operations environment in Neerabup.

Sun Silver has announced it will bring forward its targeted Australian Securities Exchange listing date to mid-May, following a successful initial public offering.

Synergy has awarded a $160 million contract to Southern Cross Electrical Engineering Limited for work on its major Collie battery project.

Wesfarmers's chemical division managing director Ian Hansen is set to retire later this year, but he will remain chairman on the group's lithium business.

Two global agribusiness giants have lodged competing bids for ASX company Namoi Cotton, which is behind the construction of WA's first cotton processing gin.

Misleading consumers and investors has never been an acceptable way to make money and faking green credentials is no different, the corporate watchdog warns.

Doubts over the direction of the iron ore price have fostered talk of lean times ahead for the industry.