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The state government's superannuation board is outsourcing some of its services to Melbourne-based Frontier Advisors, having awarded the firm a $12.2 million contract.

Andrew Forrest-backed Swoop Holdings is completing its first acquisition of the year, having agreed to buy South Australian network provider iFibre for $1.5 million in cash.

Universal Constructions has bolstered its work in the education sector, having won a $23 million contract to build a new primary school in Mandurah.

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Wanneroo councillor Linda Aitken has won a Monday night preselection to be the Liberal Party WA candidate in Pearce at the upcoming federal election.

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Australia has struck a deal to increase the local manufacturing of urea amid a global shortage, but Western Roads has expressed concerns that WA could be left out.

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Winemakers have welcomed a new trade deal between Australia and the United Kingdom, while sugar, beef and sheep exports are also expected to benefit.

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James Cruickshank has been banned from managing companies for four years, after the former Blue Star Helium boss was found to have breached ASX disclosure laws.

Jobs in WA grew 1.6 per cent in November, with unemployment falling to 3.8 per cent, while east coast states posted strong improvements.

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Justin Longmuir is set to continue as coach of the Fremantle Dockers for at least three more seasons.

Western Australia's Labor-dominated upper house has pushed through the government's contentious Aboriginal heritage legislation overnight, despite protests by Indigenous groups.

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Jason Chan will lead Bankwest as executive general manager, after his predecessor Sinead Taylor was appointed to the c-suite of Commonwealth Bank.

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American West Metals has made a soft start to its first day of trading, with shares in the base metals explorer down 28 per cent.

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ASX-listed contractor Civmec has been tasked with constructing a new refinery in Kwinana to support Wesfarmers-backed Covalent Lithium's Mount Holland mine.

McCorkell Constructions and Universal Constructions have been selected to build primary schools in Dayton and Landsdale.

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