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The traditional owners and custodians for Murujuga in WA's Pilbara region recently celebrated the Murujuga Cultural Landscape being submitted for World Heritage listing.

Transport Minister Rita Saffioti has rubbished claims money raised from a politically contentious parking fee in Perth's CBD will be spent on projects outside of the city's ambit.

The Fremantle Dockers recorded an operating profit of more than $2.4 million and $66 million in revenue in 2022, according to its annual financial report.

Businesses from around Western Australia have been recognised as leaders in their industries after Telstra announced the Best of Business award winners.

ANALYSIS: Much of the Australian media has been awash with Qantas turnback stories over the past month but the statistics from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau tell a different story.

Though undoubtedly an astonishing achievement, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde leaves David Zampatti a little bemused.

Victorian private equity group Quintessential Equity no longer intends to buy the seven-building complex from the Kuwait government.

Wesfarmers' first-half results have been bolstered by its Kmart stores recording a 114 per cent jump in earnings before tax.

Two Barminco miners are missing after an incident at MMG's Dugald River underground zinc mine in Queensland.

Andrew Forrest's private company is expected to proceed with the redevelopment of the East Perth Power Station, after Kerry Stokes' Australian Capital Equity backed out.

Wangara-based construction company Ertech has secured a $128 million contract with Transport New South Wales to help deliver a regional infrastructure project.

Seven Group chair Ryan Stokes has sought to ease tensions with Andrew Forrest after revelations the Fortescue Metals Group chair took a swipe at the Stokes empire over a trucking deal.

Andrew Forrest says the ebbs and flows of headcount across Fortescue Metals Group is just business as usual and has firmly denied there are any "wanton" job cuts to come.

Wesfarmers has revealed a major cost increase for its Covalent lithium project while Fortescue Metals Group has disclosed a fourth cost spike for its Iron Bridge iron ore project.

A proposed apartment complex at the former Ford Motors and Matilda Bay brewery site has been revised after a panel was unable to decide on its fate last year.

The federal government will need to agree to stop new coal and gas projects opening if it wants the Greens' help on a signature emissions reduction measure.

Australia's biggest lender has lifted its half-year cash profit by 9 per cent and lifted interim dividend by 20 per cent to $2.10 a share.

The Reserve Bank's former governor has delivered a scathing assessment of its recent performance as current chief Philip Lowe faces a parliamentary grilling.

Nod for Santos project eases pain of write-down

Andrew Forrest has told Fortescue staff that a decision to pick German giant Liebherr over WesTrac for a major contract has caused a rift with billionaire Kerry Stokes' empire.

Matt Mckenzie interviews Mark Beyer about his latest article on royalty payments. Plus: Metro Homes, City of Perth and rare earths.

Perth Airport is on track to record a bumper year for passengers, with 6.83 million using the airport to December 31 2022.

BHP Minerals has lost an appeal over a Supreme Court ruling relating to boundaries covered by mining leases for iron ore tenements in the Pilbara.

Seafarms Group is preparing to place its struggling aquaculture development Project Sea Dragon into administration weeks after losing a $13.9 million contract dispute.

Hostilities have flared yet again between the state government and City of Perth after the transport minister today flagged major changes to the remit of Perth's parking levy.

The Australian share market has finished up 0.2 per cent ahead of the release of another inflation readout in the US.

Karl Simich has joined the board of Subiaco-based Balkan Mining and Minerals after stepping down from 15 years at the helm of Sandfire Resources.

Inventor-turned-retailer Neil Hancock has been in business for virtually the entirety of the portable computing era.

Stockbroker and investment banker Tony Cunningham is departing CPS Capital, the firm he started more than 21 years ago, to join another boutique firm, Barclay Wells.

More details have emerged about the causes behind the administration of Metro Homes WA (Hamlen Homes), which collapsed yesterday owing $1.4 million.

Media conglomerate Seven West will not pay out a dividend after a decrease in half-yearly earnings, despite strong digital growth.

Political ambitions aside, Basil Zempilas remains firmly fixated on winning a second term as Perth's lord mayor.