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The EPA will undertake a full-scale public environmental review of Bennett Resources' fracking proposal in the West Kimberley after reviewing more than 450 submissions.

Suncorp will stop underwriting travel insurance for Australians in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic to focus on its bigger operations.

All four staff members at Subiaco-based firm O'Sullivan Partners will join the ranks at Panetta McGrath Lawyers when the firms merge in April.

Credit and debit card data has given an early indicator of how last week's lockdown influenced spending in Western Australia, down 3.3 per cent against the same week in 2020.

Employers would be able to offer extra shifts without penalties to part-time workers doing eight hours a day under a proposal from retailers.

Major charitable group Communicare is recalibrating the White Ribbon Australia brand.

The European Union has promised not to block shipments of coronavirus vaccines to Australia.

WA surplus pumped up by iron ore

A prominent business leader has joined growing calls to support struggling companies once JobKeeper payments dry up.

The proposal for a multi-building apartment project along Stirling Highway on the Chellingworth Motors site has been approved.

The state government has confirmed that it intends to proceed with clearing at the new $126.5 million Ocean Reef Marina, despite claims it is home to a significant indigenous site.

Telecommunications company Vocus has confirmed it received a $3.42 billion takeover offer from Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets Holdings.

Australia's share market has closed higher and investors have overcome a barrier in their efforts to push the indices above the record highs set in February last year.

Perth-based Argosy Minerals has raised $30 million from investors to begin construction of its Rincon lithium project in Argentina.

Some of Australia's largest corporations are digging deep to raise funds for those affected by the devastating fire in Perth's north-east.

One of the many challenges facing Australian farmers is the perception among some that the sector receives hefty subsidies.

Mining tech company Imdex has lifted its first-half earnings to $33.1 million following an increase in demand for the business's remote working solutions in response to COVID-19.

Higher iron ore prices and a hot property market will boost the state government's operating surplus to $3.1 billion, but that money doesn't stay in the bank.

Western Australia has recorded its eighth consecutive day with no new locally acquired cases overnight, Premier Mark McGowan has confirmed.

The Nationals are upping their campaign to exclude agriculture from any framework for achieving net zero emissions by 2050, but industry groups have already pledged to meet the target.

The Greenfields Commercial Centre is the latest acquisition for Perth-based Mair Property Funds.

The current health of the Western Australian economy is being reflected through the optimism and confidence reported by the state's small businesses.

The Liberal Party WA has announced plans to renegotiate the state's $50 million naming rights deal with telecommunications giant Optus to rename the city's stadium ‘Perth Stadium'.

Schools in Perth are set to resume after last week's lockdown, with masks to be mandatory for secondary students.

Architects have been major beneficiaries of the state government's COVID-19 stimulus, with a host of firms securing contracts to redesign public schools in recent months.

Prominent cricketer, sports administrator and business executive John B (Sam) Gannon has passed away at the age of 73.

The local property sector could be the beneficiary of financial stimulus measures in China and the US.

Health Minister Greg Hunt has downplayed concerns about the effectiveness of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine as medical professionals begin training to administer jabs.

Miners upgrade care after Perth lockdown

The Byford rail extension failed a cost benefit analysis and was not endorsed by Infrastructure Australia, but the federal and state governments will push ahead nonetheless.

Australia's share market has closed higher in its strongest week in 13, as banks thrived after a Reserve Bank decision to extend bond-buying.

In their weekly podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss COVID impact, testing innovation, 10 WA startups to watch in 2021, election campaign to resume, Perth house prices and major construction contracts.