Exploring the deepest reaches of the universe and mapping the human epigenome are among the research passions of the 2020 Premier's Science Awards finalists.
The state government will spend a further $5 million on exploration incentives this year, while also providing $3.2 million for one of Curtin University's research facilities.
Mustang Bar managing director Michael Keiller will run for council in the City of Perth's upcoming election, campaigning on a police and parking platform.
Retail sales in Australia fell by 3.4 per cent in the June quarter amid coronavirus lockdowns, which is the biggest drop since the GST was introduced in 2000.
Bickley Valley is a destination many Perth people would struggle to find on a map but judging by the numbers at its wineries and restaurants last weekend, word is spreading.
Perth-based Tietto Minerals is seeking up to $62.5 million from a placement and share purchase plan to progress its Abujar gold project in Cote d'Ivoire.
With Tourism WA urging locals to “Wander Out Yonder” and take a different kind of holiday, Charles Kobelke writes about his experience exploring WA's backyard.
Mineral sands company Strandline Resources has made further progress on its Coburn project in Western Australia, having contracted Macmahon Holdings to complete road access and bulk earthworks.
Property market analyst CoreLogic has reported that Perth's housing values dropped again in July, with both CoreLogic and AMP Capital expecting prices to continue falling amid COVID uncertainty.
Sipa Resources has signed a farm-in deal with Rio Tinto, which will spend up to $12 million to explore Sipa's flagship copper-gold project in Western Australia.
The state government has unveiled details of several infrastructure packages as part of the WA Recovery Fund, including a further $319.2 million in school upgrades.
Rio Tinto has filed a claim against engineering company Monadelphous in relation to a fire incident that broke out at Rio's Cape Lambert port facility.
Oil and gas player Shell is purchasing a Perth-based environmental services firm to help cut back on emissions, as well as further the company's nature-based solutions business.
Since the earliest days of settlement, the relationship between people living in the western third of Australia and those east of the Nullarbor has been a contentious one.
A consortium including Spanish-owned ACCIONA has been named the preferred proponent to complete major works on Western Australia's largest transport infrastructure project.
