Overall attendance increased while box office sales lagged at Perth Festival this year after border closures resulted in a smaller program of local acts.
Australia's Chief of Defence Angus Campbell has conceded the country's involvement in the Afghanistan war will be "painted in hues" in the history books.
The state's chief health officer has confirmed a case of COVID transmission within the Pan Pacific Hotel after genome sequencing confirmed a man had contracted the virus from a guest.
Mineral Resources has bought a minority stake in Aquila Resources, potentially breathing life into one of the largest undeveloped iron ore projects in Western Australia.
In today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Jordan Murray and Madeleine Stephens discuss Business News' annual philanthropy feature and how the pandemic has driven giving.
Investors are debating whether the Reserve Bank might be signalling it's about to reduce quantitative easing efforts after some subtle changes in the bank's language.
In the final piece of his three-part series on the proposed film studio for Fremantle, Mark Naglazas asks what the arrival of big-budget productions would mean for the local industry.
Work has begun on a $22 million enhancement of Roe Street, the first major project under way as part of a $1.5 billion deal the City of Perth struck with the state and federal government.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has left the cash rate unchanged at its monthly board meeting, reiterating that it is unlikely to rise until 2024 at the earliest.
Perth-based power and telecommunications company GenusPlus Group has made its first acquisition since listing on the ASX, as well as secured a $60 million contract with Rio Tinto.
A man onboard a cargo ship docked at Kwinana that had been transferred to hotel quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 has now tested negative.
Bethesda Health Care has awarded a contract to Broad Construction to build its new facility at Cockburn and struck a deal to sell the asset to property group Dexus.
Perth recorded another increase in house prices during May, but failed to keep pace with the growth recorded in Australia's other major housing markets.
Scott Morrison is under renewed pressure to launch an independent inquiry into a decades-old rape allegation against Christian Porter, which he denies.
In today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Jordan Murray, Jesinta Burton and Katie McDonald discuss the City of Vincent's new plans for Leederville.
Larvotto Resources is among a long list of gold explorers seeking to trade on the ASX, this month announcing plans to raise up to $10 million through its IPO.
The Supreme Court has thwarted an attempt by Clive Palmer's mining company, Mineralogy, to halt a long-running court action with Sino Iron over a proposed mine expansion.
International engineering company DRA Global has pressed the button on its long-anticipated ASX float, after a major ownership restructure earlier this year.
GR Engineering Services says its workforce continues to grow amid a tightening labour market, with its full-year revenue now expected to be as much as $390 million.
The state government intends to hike charges at Port Hedland port by 25 per cent, adding to the surge in revenue it is already getting from iron ore royalties.
