Isabel Vieira

A trio of contractors have picked up $342 million worth of work from the state government in the largest electricity transmission infrastructure investment in a decade.

Carnarvon Energy will become the biggest shareholder in Perth gas play Strike Energy but despite this support, Strike’s share price fell sharply today after a project update.

Listed contractor Perenti told the market it expected to soar past its free cash flow guidance by almost 87 per cent for the financial year.

Iron ore miner Fenix Resources has finished its private haul road linking two of its Mid West assets, alongside building a new maintenance workshop and truck driver wellness hub.

Perenti’s contract mining president has proved herself ambitious in the pursuit of innovative technologies to drive safety and productivity.

Planning authorities have waved through a $200 million plan to build a 34-storey timber tower that the City of Perth hopes will activate the area and aid its population growth goals.

ASIC chair Joe Longo says surveillance in the private credit space has already uncovered “grubby behaviour” as he takes a closer look at the private markets.

Premier Roger Cook and Treasurer Rita Saffioti have been named the state’s most powerful people, edging out mining magnates Gina Rinehart and Andrew Forrest in the 2025 Power 500.

A long-running English college for international students has closed its doors and called in a liquidator, citing federal government visa settings as a factor hampering its enrolment numbers.

Gold and manganese play Element 25 has notched $50 million loan from a federal government financing agency to help underpin the expansion of its Butcherbird project in the Pilbara.

A long-running legal row between Zuleika Gold and Catalyst Metals over alleged damages owed to the Mark Creasy-backed junior miner will be heard in the state's highest court.

Telecommunications-focused contractor GenusPlus Group has bolstered its exposure to the renewables market after securing a $65 million contract for the Merredin big battery.

The corporate umpire has launched an inquiry into the Australian Securities Exchange following “repeated and serious failures at ASX”.

A contractor has been picked to redevelop the ageing Mullewa Hospital, with $19.6 million set aside to build a modern 24/7 emergency department and patient facilities.

Century-old Australian shoe brand Wittner is set to be sold to a national shoe retailer after it buckled to rising costs and called in administrators earlier this year.

Former politician Vince Catania has taken the reins of rare earths hopeful Hasting Technology Metals, now partnered with Andrew Forrest’s private mining vehicle.

The state government is setting guidelines for renewable energy project developers to financially give back to host communities, but questions have been raised on its enforcement.

The 122-year-old ‘Golden Pipeline’ designed by C.Y O’Connor is set for a half a billion-dollar upgrade to replace aging infrastructure and boost capacity amid water shortages.

Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart is bringing Roy Hill and Atlas Iron under the new banner of Hancock Iron Ore to make the iron ore producers "more productive".

Prominent resources sector lobbyist Rebecca Tomkinson has been appointed WA’s next agent general, a high-profile trade role which will see her relocate to London.

The corporate watchdog is streamlining the timeframe for initial public offerings on the local stock market as new listings diminish to a decade-low.

The exploration sector is experiencing a significant downturn as investors remain weary amid heavy market uncertainty, but BDO says gold proves to be a bright spot.

A shire at the centre of an $18bn renewable energy project pipeline is urging the WA government to ensure regional communities benefit from green energy investment.

A sales campaign for Fox Friday Brewing attracted 65 interested parties before a fellow craft brewer emerged as the buyer for the national business, including its Perth venue.

A proposal to remove strict operating limitations on a lime pit near Denmark has been knocked back again in a move one farmer-turned-miner has labelled 'anti-development'.

The City of Vincent has followed the City of Perth in banning the hiring of e-scooters in order to conduct a review of the service following the fatality last weekend.

Shares in local critical minerals stocks soared during trade on Thursday, with shares in Lynas Rare Earths reaching a price not seen in two years.

GR Engineering has notched a $79 million contract variation to significantly bolster its work on a plant upgrade at Vault Mineral's goldmining operations near Leonora.

ASX-listed e-commerce company Toys ‘R’ Us has called in administrators from BDO, marking a second time the toy retailer brand has tumbled into trouble.

E-scooters for hire will be scrubbed from the streets of the Perth CBD in the next 48-hours as the local government prepares to enforce a temporary ban in the wake of a fatal crash.

Shares in ASX-listed Cobalt Blue surged after it locked in a supply contract with mining major Glencore to feed its early-stage cobalt and nickel refinery project in Kwinana.

One Nation candidate and civil contractor Tyron Whitten has surpassed Labor in a shock move to secure WA's last Senate spot in the wake of the federal election.