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Women have missed out on more than $2.8 billion in super in the 12 years since Australia's paid parental leave scheme was introduced, industry fund Hesta says.

Consumer sentiment is still very low although mortgage holders have curiously regained some confidence ahead of the Reserve Bank's next cash rate decision.

The introduction of artificial intelligence has disrupted the WA education sector, with some in the industry intending to adapt, not fight.

China won't have a bar of ‘doped' $9b bullion

Perth recently hosted the 2023 Australian Gender Economics Workshop, a prestigious international gathering of academics and policy makers to discuss issues affecting women's economic outcomes and wellbeing.

DevelopmentWA has ended negotiations with Andrew Forrest's private company on the redevelopment of East Perth Power Station.

UDIA stands by its calls for housing stimulus in 2020, saying Premier Mark McGowan should not wear the blame for problems in the industry.

Jordan Murray and Matt Mckenzie discuss super tax changes and the debate about the purpose of superannuation.

National cold chain operator Scott's Refrigerated Logistics will reportedly be liquidated, with 1,500 staff to be unemployed.

The local share market finished the day modestly higher, but on a weekly basis finished 0.3 per cent lower from where it started.

Thiess has secured a $155 million contract to provide mining services at a greenfield copper mine in Chile.

Oil and gas company Inpex has failed in its bid to have separate trials over issues arising from the construction of $US45 billion Ichthys LNG plant project.

Minerals Resources has told Norwest Energy investors they won't receive an improved offer for their shares and dangled a veiled threat to delist the company in a bid to gain further control of its Perth Basin partner.

Consumer sentiment is switching to a more conservative spending cycle.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss BGC, CoreLogic, Real Estate Institute of WA, Silverleaf Investments, MTi Group, BDO, ASIC and changes to superannuation.

South Africa Airways is expected to restart operations to Perth by March 31.

Marine and subsea services provider MMA Offshore has won three contracts worth $30 million to support offshore wind farm developments in Taiwan.

Farmers WA says the federal government should review its promise to ban live sheep exports by sea, branding it a "dumb" commitment that will affect 3,000 people.

Subiaco-based Lion Energy has reached an agreement with the Port of Brisbane for a long-term lease to build its proposed green hydrogen hub.

Aged care organisation Hall & Prior has its sights on a 8,586 square metre site in Palmyra to build its $100 million independent living complex.

The state's water regulator has told Alcoa to clean out a pipeline running near a drinking water dam in Waroona after finding the pipe likely to contain contaminated water and pose a pollution threat.

St John WA's executive team will be halved under a new group model that recently installed chief Kevin Brown has conceded ‘may feel disruptive' in the months ahead.

Perth-based online gaming company VGW Holdings has struck a deal to sponsor high profile Formula 1 racing team Ferrari.

WA's arts sector has a solid foundation to build on in terms of a new federal policy.

Lithium leader doubles down on WA spend

Around 40 per cent of Australians are struggling to make ends meet as the cost of living crisis stretches household budgets to their limit.

Australian-listed explorers raised a bolstered $3.02 billion during the December quarter after lithium and gold topped the charts for the most funds secured.

Senior journalist Matt Mckenzie discusses the pressures coming to bear on the state's construction industry.

Mark McGowan and Libby Mettam are at odds over the state of the homebuilding sector and whether a “crisis” was foreseeable.

Gerard O'Brien described leasing structures in the office market as akin to Ponzi schemes and says property development in the current environment is not profitable.

Drilling services company MTi Group has been sold by local private equity group Viburnum Funds, adding to a string of sales of local firms to global mining services giants.

The local share market has finished basically flat, with gains for the miners balanced by losses for the big banks.