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Andrew Forrest has asserted that his mining company will do more to tackle climate change than electric car maker Tesla and revealed plans to start building Australia's first ‘green' steel plant this year.

NBL club Perth Wildcats has partnered with wearable hearing tech company Nuheara, which today announced a record $6.9 million in first-half sales.

ASX-listed Lynas Rare Earths has entered into an agreement with the US Department of Defense to build a commercial light rare earths separation plant in Texas.

The state government has pledged $2 million for a Burrup renewable hydrogen project, after revealing it had 65 expressions of interest for an Oakajee hydrogen precinct.

Perenti has won a series of new contracts and extensions in WA, including at sites held by Gold Fields, Western Areas and Consolidated Minerals.

Sport and Recreation Minister Mick Murray has unveiled Optus Stadium's new rooftop walk, with just over one month until the attraction opens to the public.

The contenders have had to readjust their traditional campaigning approach because of the sharp rise in early voting.

A sharp jump in the uptake of electric vehicles, particularly Tesla models, puts the state in the box seat again as a raw metals supplier.

Fortescue Metals Group has achieved an extraordinary jump in net profit to $US940 million in the month of December, highlighting the impact of sky-high iron ore prices.

The Liberal Party has announced plans to allocate $316 million towards community mental health over the next four years, if it forms government.

NRW Holdings has been tasked with building plant infrastructure at Fortescue's Queens Valley project in the Pilbara, subcontracting takeover target Primero Group to complete the works.

Western Australia will reopen its borders to NSW and Queensland from Monday but travellers will still be required to self-isolate for 14 days and get a COVID-19 test.

Simone Craddock's production of Ella & Louis! is, in short, "incredible".

Australian Potash has confirmed resolution of an appeal related to its Lake Wells development in the Goldfields but awaits further consultation from the environment minister.

The head of Perth-based recruitment company LH Global has rejected claims the organisation is affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party, labelling them “simply untrue”.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has rejected a proposal to extend JobKeeper payments for the hard-hit hospitality industry.

The app's co-founders hope it will change the way we get our food and drinks at big seated venues.

The McGowan government has committed more than $1.6 million to fast-track approvals for major resource projects following feedback from industry stakeholders.

About $2.5 billion of projects are likely or under way near Kwinana as the industrial precinct gains a greener tinge.

Miners sell elsewhere as China shuts door on Aussie copper

Cricket Australia will stand firm on the decision to drop the term "Australia Day", adamant they must embrace hard conversations despite criticism from Scott Morrison.

Fremantle's tent city has become a political battleground this week, but community members have stories which are deeper than the soundbites.

The liquidator of trailblazing Wilyabrup winery Lenton Brae has won court approval to sell off the assets of its partnership company.

Australia's share market has closed higher and at 11-month highs, as an improved unemployment rate supported investor optimism on day one of Joe Biden's US presidency.

An appeal by Aboriginal artist and activist Kado Muir related to the development of a potash project in the Goldfields has been overruled.

WA Police is investigating five incidents at Regis Aged Care's Nedlands facility.

A small Perth company with backers in Dubai has announced ambitious plans for a $4.1 billion project to convert gas from the Canning Basin into fertiliser and petrochemicals.

If elected, the state's Liberal Party will establish a new small business retail theft squad aimed at tackling shoplifting, anti-social behaviour and organised retail theft.

The state government has hit back at claims that the Labor Party is behind repeated attacks on opposition leader Zak Kirkup's offices, labelling the allegations baseless and attention-seeking.

A freestanding medical centre neighbouring the Peel Health Campus in Mandurah has sold for $14.2 million, following a series of property deals in the health care sector.

Aboriginal businesses have won more than $13 million worth of contracts to work on Fortescue's Iron Bridge magnetite project.

Premier Mark McGowan said the state government had been hamstrung and was unable to resolve the issues arising at tent city.