The Corruption and Crime Commission has called the state government's investment in private company Goldmaster a disaster that has incurred a loss of at least $30 million.
Western Australia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell back 0.1 per cent in June to 3.6 per cent, as the national figure held steady at 3.5 per cent despite an employment uptick.
The amount of assistance provided by taxpayers to Australian industry increased last year to $13.8 billion and it is increasingly difficult to assess its value, a report has found.
Mineral Resources has abandoned plans to put $1 billion towards developing lithium chemicals plants in China, instead affirming intentions to build its own on home soil.
While legal action over redevelopment approval for the Ocean Beach Hotel has been ruled out, the Town of Cottesloe has affirmed a continued contest over the state government's assessment pathway.
Port of Esperance has signed a 10-year licence agreement with Esperance-based Mackenzie Marine and Towage to operate tug services at the southern port.
Rio Tinto has reported strong Pilbara iron ore production and upped its annual guidance while also disclosing a doubling in its spend on evaluation of projects in other sectors.
The lithium hopeful has recruited Qube Holdings to transport spodumene concentrate from Kathleen Valley to the Port of Geraldton ahead of anticipated first production in mid-2024.
Singapore- and Perth-based medical technology company Osteopore has appointed former federal cabinet minister Michael Keenan to its board and promoted two of its senior employees.
Woodside Energy's revenue slipped 29 per cent during the second quarter of 2023, attributed to lower realised prices and lower production compared with the previous quarter.
Tools like ChatGPT could add tens of billions of dollars to the Australian economy by swallowing up repetitive manual tasks and making workers much more productive.
Northern Star has met its sales and cost targets for the 2023 financial year but will maintain a cautious outlook for the coming 12 months, in what continues to be an expensive time for miners.
An Aboriginal group caught in the furore over the cancellation of a Canning River tree planting event has applied for a key bureaucratic position under the state's new cultural heritage laws.
Three Aboriginal groups in the Kimberley have teamed up with global project developer Pollination to pursue an ambitious $3.5 billion green energy project.
Andrew Forrest-chaired Fortescue Metals Group is confirmed to be the latest victim in a cyber attack incident, believed to be linked to a Russian ransomware group.
The state government will invest more than $148 million in 40 projects state-wide, with DUG Technology, Austin Engineering, Kimberley Cotton Company and Stanley International College among the winners.
