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A move to extend the price cap for apartments eligible for stamp duty rebate is expected to cost the state government $33 million, as part of a $750 million package to boost housing.

The McGowan government's seventh annual budget features a $3.3 billion surplus, with households and businesses to benefit from $566 million in energy bill credits and modest payroll tax relief.

The team at Vasse Felix say they have completed the first stage of the program to create a wine worthy of founder, Tom Cullity.

Civmec boss Patrick Tallon says the company's "relentless focus" on cost containment amid high inflation and labour shortages has led to another strong set of financial results.

Former state chief scientist and renowned neuroscientist Lyn Beazley has resigned as chair of the Royal Perth Hospital Research Foundation.

Nedlands-based biotechnology company PYC Therapeutics has raised $30 million to progress its series of drug trials.

Shopping centre magnate Scentre Group has bolstered its sales and customer visitation numbers off the back of its four Perth precincts.

Silver Lake Resources has lobbed a revised proposal to merge with St Barbara saying it ‘stands ready' to progress due diligence and move to a binding offer.

The state government has committed $2.8 billion to four green energy projects, as part of an ongoing commitment to its net zero emissions by 2050 target.

Premier and Treasurer Mark McGowan is expected to reveal a healthy surplus and spending to fight inflation in the WA budget.

Perth startup Menuzen wants to make life easier for restaurants.

Dire building figures fuel homes crisis

Lithium chemicals companies Allkem and Livent have locked in an all-stock merger to create a new global player worth $A15.7 billion.

Iluka Resources boss Tom O'Leary has applauded the federal government's efforts to foster downstream processing in Australia, saying growth ambitions ‘should not be constrained by geopolitical tensions'.

BHP has laid out plans to bring together the copper assets it bought from OZ Minerals with its existing mines to boost Australia's share of the global market.

Senior journalist Jack McGinn and senior editor Mark Beyer discuss the state of play for resources sector in Western Australia.

WA university tops the nation in survey of job-ready graduates.

Australian shares finished lower ahead of US inflation data announcements, with hopes the Federal Reserve will resist rate hikes in the coming months.

SRG Global has lifted its operating profit guidance for the 2023 financial year after securing more than $1 billion worth of work and acquiring a new business.

West Perth-based exploration company Anson Resources has expanded the project area of its flagship lithium development in Utah.

The corporate watchdog has shut down a Mosman Park-based corporate advisory firm, which was established by Gavin Argyle, Alec Pismiris, and the late Adam Rankine-Wilson.

The federal budget has significantly expanded a Telethon Kids Institute-led early intervention scheme to treat autism, devoting more than $22 million to boost the pilot program.

The federal budget has been broadly welcomed by the business community but some worry it doesn't go far enough to boost productivity and investment.

Come From Away celebrates the best of humanity in the worst of times. Ara Jansen is swept up in the story of a little town with a big heart.

Lithium developer Liontown Resources has awarded a $240 million mining services contract for its flagship Kathleen Valley project.

The pipeline of big resources projects in WA increasingly features complex processing plants, despite a spate of large cost blowouts on projects currently under way.

The rent assistance limit has been increased to help more than one million Australian households, which is expected to cost the federal government $2.7 billion over five years.

The federal budget mapped out a path to ‘green hydrogen superpower' status, championed critical minerals relationships and altered taxes on oil and gas. Here's how industry responded.

Jim Chalmers says his budget won't fan inflation and lead to more interest rate rises but some leading economic experts are not convinced.

Higher spending, deficits keep pressure on rates and taxes

Senior journalist Jack McGinn and journalist Liv Declerck discuss the application of business principles in the non-profit sector.

WA's South West could require up to 51 gigawatts of new energy generation and storage capacity to meet the needs of industry over the next 20 years, a state government study has concluded.