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City of Joondalup Mayor Albert Jacob will not seek re-election at October's local government election, bringing his tenure in the job to a close after eight years at the age of 45.

Mining services contractor NRW Holdings has booked a contract valued around $167 million with Rio Tinto, for work within its Brockman mine hub in the Pilbara.

Retiring CCC chief has spent decades peering into all the nooks and crannies where corruption hides.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs, boosted by gains in technology stocks and a trade agreement between the US and Vietnam.

Treasury plans audit blitz, with or without ASIC

More than 515 social and affordable homes are set to be built across the state following the allocation of federal funding to WA.

Chevron Australia has started a round of redundancies, as it delivers on a mandate from US-based parent company Chevron Corporation to cut its global workforce by up to 20 per cent.

Claire Tyrrell and Nadia Budihardjo discuss the digital gap between classrooms throughout WA.

The building commissioner is set to receive a broader suite of powers under new laws flagged by the state government amid a review of the contracts legislation.

The local share market has rallied to close at its highest level after lacklustre retail sales data seemed to seal the deal for a domestic interest rate cut.

OPINION: Universities that place too great a focus on the global market risk missing opportunities at home.

Two of Western Australia's most successful families – the Bennetts and the Martins – have seen changes in the ranks of key advisers to their business interests.

Not-for-profit accommodation provider St Bart's is one step closer to building a seven-storey aged care facility in East Perth, estimated to cost $39 million.

A Curtin University alumnus is making tracks with an AI-powered app to monitor sea turtle populations.

There's a schism between the digital haves and have nots in classrooms across the state.

A day after announcing a record quarterly revenue of $2.7 million, Perth medtech Orthocell has appointed a former Pilbara Minerals figure and ex-Olympian to its executive team.

A Bibra Lake company and its former director will pay almost $40,000 in penalties after a Fair Work Ombudsman investigation.

Penny Wong says US Secretary of State Marco Rubio didn't press Australia on defence spending when the pair met overnight and expressed regret over the cancelled G7 meeting.

Industry leaders have called for shorter approval timeframes to ensure critical mineral discoveries can enter development.

Scope Property Group purchased the Colin Street building, which changed hands for the first time in 25 years.

Activists involved in a stench bomb ploy that caused more than 1,000 Woodside Energy workers to evacuate their office have avoided jail, with two receiving suspended sentences.

Former Hockey WA chief executive Fabian Ross has been appointed CEO of Basketball WA on a full-time basis, following a brief interim period.

The first ammonia-powered iron ore bulk carriers could set sail for the Pilbara within three years under a deal signed on Thursday between BHP and one of its shipping partners.

A group of American and British teens are believed to be behind a cyber breach of Qantas that has allegedly exposed 6 million customers' data.

Civmec has finalised its Luerssen Australia buy, consolidating its role in the Australian Navy's offshore patrol vessel program.

The takeover battle for New World Resources has intensified, with rival suitors escalating bids and legal manoeuvres in pursuit of the Arizona copper play.

Domino's Pizza chief executive Mark van Dyck will depart the company from December 23, with Hungry Jack's founder Jack Cowin to become interim executive chair.

The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 closed lower overnight, dragged down by weakness in large-cap tech stocks.

Banks at risk from super cyber hacks

Former Western Australian attorney-general John Quigley has joined Perth law firm Lavan as a consultant, three months after leaving parliament.

Justin Fris and Jack McGinn discuss the role and responsibilities of the Pilbara regiment.

The Australian bourse has had a cautious start to the new financial year, with shares giving up their morning gains in the afternoon to finish basically unchanged.