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Exal Group is seeking a two-year extension to start building its Waterford student accommodation after the collapse of FIRM Construction and costs escalation.

Gas and electricity service providers recorded the largest drop in business turnover, while iron ore and lithium miners drove revenue in the industry.

Pink Lake near Esperance may have lost its colour, but Hutt Lagoon in the Mid West is becoming an Instagram icon.

Baptistcare WA and BaptistCare NSW & ACT have announced they will merge to become one combined care provider with a workforce of more than 5,000 staff.

Potential takeover talks could be back on the table between Newcrest Mining and Newmont Corporation after a near five-week stalemate.

Frontier Energy's renewable hydrogen venture near Waroona is one step closer to production after securing a 15-year water supply agreement.

Element WA chief executive James Curtis pens his thoughts on the "15-minute city" concept.

A state development panel has made a 180-degree turn to approve a $140 million office tower proposal in Burswood that had been knocked back multiple times.

Consumers are feeling wobbly after the Reserve Bank's tenth interest rate hike in a row and amid stubborn inflation.

Billions of dollars will be ploughed into Australia's nuclear-powered submarine program with WA to benefit from a significant chunk of the largesse.

The local share market was down another 1.6 per cent in early trading and dipped below 7,000 for the first time since early January.

Local venture capital is what fledgling entrepreneurs need.

Newcrest, Newmont free to talk after agreeing NDA, standstill

Liv Declerck speaks with senior journalist Matt Mckenize about a new venture targeting Indigenous ear health.

A handful of Perth-based tech companies have sought to quell speculation of their exposure to prominent tech lender Silicon Valley Bank following its collapse at the weekend.

A new venture has unveiled plans to improve hearing health in remote Indigenous communities.

The Australian Securities Exchange has closed down 0.5 per cent following the weekend collapse of US banks Silicon Valley and Signature.

The plan to acquire nuclear-propelled submarines is set to create up to 20,000 jobs but the tertiary education sector will need to ramp up to meet demand.

Perth-based RLF AgTech has struck an $8.8 million deal to extend its distribution reach in South-East Asia.

ASX-listed goldminer Red 5 has announced chair and director Kevin Dundo will resign after 13 years with the company.

The Market Herald has appointed Tommy Logtenberg as its new chief executive, a role he has been acting in since December.

The trade agreement with India presents a major opportunity.

Robotic technology company FBR has penned a $9.14 million shareholder deal to fund the manufacture and distribution of bricklaying robots to the US market.

Fremantle-based hospitality group Triple-1-Three will be opening a lounge under its Otherside Brewery brand at Perth Airport, focusing on service to regional WA flights and workers.

Despite a softening of language from the RBA, economists are still tipping another rate rise when the central bank next meets.

Natalie Sarich-Dayton feels the weight of running Australia's oldest dairy.

Electrifying everything is an unnecessary hit on taxpayers because conventional LPG will be phased out and replaced by a clean version, the industry says.

PM's warning: price of sub security is $200bn

The mining group's staff were informed this week that they are set to move to the ISPT asset by 2025.

Piedmont Lithium has sought to hose down a short-selling report made by self-described activist investment firm Blue Orca Capital targeting a lithium project in Ghana.

Jordan Murray speaks with senior journalist Matt Mckenzie about his recent profile of new Liberal leader Libby Mettam.

The local share market has finished down 2.3 per cent, its worst drop in five months, sending the benchmark index to an eight-week low.