Isabel Vieira

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.

The public consultation floodgates have opened on Alcoa’s proposals to open new bauxite mines in the Darling Range and increase production at its Pinjarra alumina refinery.

The Legal Practice Board of WA has become the latest target of a cyber attack, after hackers accessed bank details and other information of legal professionals.

Health Infrastructure Minister John Carey has declared the long-running saga over the Women and Babies Hospital's location is over, as the ink dries on the $1.8 billion contract with Webuild.

Mineral Resources has again cut its iron ore volume guidance from its Onslow Iron project as further issues tied to its trouble-plagued and under-repair haul road arise.

South32 subsidiary Worsley Alumina has notched $4.4 million in federal government funds to support the development of emission-curbing processes at its refinery near Collie.

Living members of the stolen generation in Western Australian will be eligible for a $85,000 payment under a long-advocated for redress scheme unveiled by the state government today.

A local cybersecurity and privacy partner has warned businesses not to ‘recklessly delay’ investing in protecting their data following several cyberattacks in Perth.

The Crown Perth board has appointed former WA treasurer Ben Wyatt as the incoming chair of the casino, hotel and entertainment business and promoted its financial chief to the top role.

The state’s mining industry employed a new peak of 135,000 workers last year, although the growth rate has slowed as operations were taken offline amid challenging markets.

Kalgoorlie-born mining services contractor MLG Oz has secured its maiden contact with iron ore heavyweight Rio Tinto, building on its profile in the Pilbara.

Restructuring experts have been called in for the parent entities behind Healthscope, operator of Perth's Mount Hospital, with an eye to sell the debt-burdened business.

The Forrest’s mining arm Wyloo has cemented its majority stake in the Yangibana rare earths project, a transaction which clears the debt owed by Hasting Technology Metals.

The state government has opened the consultation gates on the controversial Burswood motorsport and entertainment precinct, bringing in a key government official for the job.