The Rockingham by-election race is shaping up, with the WA Liberal Party locking in its candidate last night and City of Rockingham deputy mayor Hayley Edwards putting her hat in the ring as an independent.
Perth-based Electro Ventures has become the major shareholder in e-bike startup Tiller Rides, adding to its portfolio of 12 businesses in the renewable energy and clean transport sectors.
Rio Tinto has pulled the pin on exploring critical minerals within the state's jarrah forests, hot on the heels of Alcoa's call to enact a ‘no mining zone' around the town of Dwellingup.
A planning pathway has been criticised after a $21.5 million townhouse development proposal was unanimously knocked back by an assessment panel for the second time.
The Australian share market has snapped its seven-day winning streak, with investors apparently apprehensive about Jerome Powell's testimony to the US Congress.
A call centre and debt collection company says it has been forced to make 440 employees redundant after losing a contract with a federal government agency.
Chris Ellison's lawyer has made another push to suppress updated claims in a new document recently lodged by former Mineral Resources contracts manager Steven Pigozzo.
Car servicing retailer mycar Tyre & Auto, which has 25 shops in Perth, has been fined $1 million by the communications watchdog after the company breached Australian spam laws.
Pastoralists & Graziers Association of WA president Tony Seabrook has warned the premier will proceed at his own peril if the government pushes ahead with the planned July 1 rollout of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage laws.
WA's mining sector employees experienced the largest drop in pay in April following a round of bonuses in the previous month despite the state leading annual wages growth.
The state government's enthusiastic embrace of its regional trade partners, in particular China, has been at odds with a more cautious approach taken federally.
An anticipated strategy paper from the federal government outlining a plan to cement Australia's place in the global critical minerals furore has seemingly fallen short of expectations.
Applicants to be a critical pillar in WA's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage approvals process have called for critics to focus on positives, as debate raged over the July 1 rollout of laws in parliament today.
Australian shares closed up nearly 0.9 per cent, reaching their highest level since April while the local currency plunged after the release of the RBA minutes.
The nation's investor landscape is increasingly being made up of women and young people while less Australians are investing in residential property, according to the ASX's latest report.
A Perth court has fined national construction group Lendlease over a workplace safety breach during the $223.6 million redevelopment of the Campbell Barracks in Swanbourne.
The state government has eased the controversial demersal fishing ban for charter businesses operating in the West Coast region, but only if they eat their catches on-board.
Salt and potash developer BCI Minerals has budgeted up to $1.6 billion for the Mardie development following a sweeping review of the flagship's costs, which are in all about $700 million more than planned.
A Canadian export credit agency has backed Arafura Rare Earths' Nolans project, potentially funding up to $440 million towards the Northern Territory development.
