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Western Australian workers enjoy the third highest average weekly cash earnings in Australia, according to data released by Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday.

Cottesloe analyst Cameron Waugh has pleaded guilty to insider trading in Genesis Minerals' shares while a string of other charges against him was dismissed.

Woodside Energy has revealed directors Frank Cooper and Gene Tilbrook will retire in April, while former state treasurer Ben Wyatt has joined the organisation's audit and risk committee.

The power plant that supported Kalgoorlie during last week's power outage was, in 2023, rejected by the state government in favour of its own facility, which tripped when it was needed.

Woodside Energy chief executive Meg O'Neill says the company is ‘off to the races' at its Scarborough energy project, after recording record production in its first year post-BHP Petroleum merger.

Woolworths chief executive Brad Banducci has backed the supermarket's choice not to stock Australia Day merchandise as staff report more and more abuse.

The average realised price of spodumene concentrate from Pilbara Minerals' Pilgangoora lithium project fell 50 per cent in the December quarter, but the company is optimistic about the commodity's future.

Market conditions have paved the way for more developers to operate in Perth's student accommodation sector.

Labor to break tax cut promise

Oil and gas exploration company Invictus Energy is set to raise $15.2 million in a bid to expand operations at its Cabora Bassa project in northern Zimbabwe.

Fortescue has officially farewelled former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as a director, in a move first flagged in September.

Mark Pownall and Jack McGinn discuss the threats facing Western Australia's commodity markets.

ASX-listed De Grey mining announced on Tuesday it had shortlisted 11 global financial lenders to potentially bankroll its Hemi gold project.

An incident where a public hospital employee allegedly exploited loopholes to obtain more than $280,000 has led the Corruption and Crime Commission to call for possible prosecution.

The local bourse has climbed for its third consecutive session to finish half a per cent higher after more gains on Wall Street overnight.

BHP will fund six companies, including two based in Perth, more than half a million dollars each under its Xplor accelerator program.

A new report has cast light on Australia's readiness for conflict, from the perspectives of government and industry.

Gold exploration aspirant Auric Mining said on Tuesday it plans to resume activities at its promising Jeffreys Find gold mine in March.

A battery energy storage system proposed to be built in the Shire of Merredin has been estimated to cost more than $200 million.

Homelessness minister John Carey has unveiled a $47.6 million package to fund the continuation of 15 homelessness services in the state – a month after the headline figure was first announced.

BHP has appointed Tim Day to run its iron ore division, as it prepares for Brandon Craig's transfer as announced by the major miner late last year.

Delta Lithium has reassessed its capital allocations amid a downturn in the lithium market, the company announced in its recent quarter report.

Iluka Resources announced on Tuesday that its mineral sands sales over 2023 were down by 139,100 tonnes from the previous year, despite a production increase of 47,800 tonnes during the period.

Former prime minister Scott Morrison has announced his resignation from politics after 16 years in parliament, to take up roles in the private and global advisory sectors.

Chris Ellison's Mineral Resources has boosted its stake in Kali Metals to 14 per cent, about a week after acquiring an almost 10 per cent shareholding.

Anthony Albanese has promised middle Australia will be the focus of cost of living support, as speculation mounts on changes to stage three tax cuts.

Our commodities face new threats after decades of strong and largely unimpeded trade growth.

Miners call for critical minerals aid

Jack McGinn and Mark Beyer discuss the plight of the government's FOGO recycling plans.

The ASX200 climbed 0.8 per cent after US indices surged to record highs, despite falling lithium prices triggering a brutal sell off in mining stocks.

Almost a year after leaving ASX-listed entity Nexion Group, founders Paul Glass and Kevin Read have launched a new technology company.

BHP's Nickel West division has revealed it will move part of a processing operation in Kambalda to care and maintenance after Wyloo Metals – a major customer – stopped mining nearby.