Isabel Vieira

The Town of Port Hedland will defend legal action instigated by Decmil over an alleged contractual breach tied to a $19 million project that was backed by the state government.

Patriot Battery Metals chairman Ken Brinsden has been named chief executive and moved to Canada to develop the miner's lithium asset, drawing on his track record with Pilbara Minerals.

Claire Tyrrell and Nadia Budihardjo discuss the rise of student accommodation in the Perth CBD.

Perth-based Province Resources has referred its ambitious plan to build a large-scale green hydrogen and ammonia project in the Gascoyne to the environmental watchdog.

Fortescue has officially farewelled former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as a director, in a move first flagged in September.

Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Metals has pushed pause on its Kambalda nickel operation, a week after a major nickel mine in Ravensthorpe was suspended.

Nadia Budihardjo and Isabel Vieira discuss early childhood education, and recommended measures to improve childhood safety.

The Western Australian tech firm behind the G2G Pass has won a $23 million contract to develop an app and communications module for the Department of Fire and Emergency Services.

A global agricultural giant is set to acquire cotton company Namoi Cotton, which is building WA's first cotton processing gin in Kununurra.

WA1 Resources is rattling the tin for $40 million to fund drilling and exploration work at its flagship West Arunta project in the Gibson desert.

West Perth-based goldminer Ten Sixty Four’s former administrator Simon Theobald has taken on the surprising role as chief executive two weeks after resigning from the restructuring role.

Nadia Budihardjo and Jack McGinn discuss today's Federal Court finding around Santos' Barossa gas project, and the Environmental Defenders Office.

Home care provider Silverchain and pathology services company Australian Clinical Labs have inked a partnership to launch an at-home testing service.

Perth-based gold and lithium explorer MetalsTech has received a $120 million offer from a Canadian private equity fund for its gold exploration project in Slovakia.

Former Western Australian governor Kim Beazley has joined the board of Murdoch-based biotechnology company Orthocell, chaired by John Van Der Wielen.

Isabel Vieira with the latest on Woodside's community spend, industrial action at Fremantle port and a Port Hedland accommodation upgrade.

The state government is spending $3.1 million developing new functionality in a mobile app to boost the number of skippers logging their trips.

Work has commenced on Water Corporation’s $238.5 million upgrade of its wastewater treatment plant servicing Perth’s southern suburbs.

Isabel Vieira with the latest on battery storage, Andrew Forrest's wind farm developments and a $122m lifestyle village.

Zenith Minerals has regained control of two of its lithium projects in Western Australia after EV Metals Group failed to meet the conditions of its earn-in deal.

Andrew Forrest says he's committed to financing Squadron Energy's ambitious development pipeline to deliver 14 gigawatts of renewable energy.

German luxury automotive manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has inked a $30 million deal with Perth company NeoMetals to buy a battery materials refinery asset.

Perth builder Insideout Building has been placed in the hands of liquidators after it collapsed due to cost escalations and labour challenges.

Mineral Resources has bought a nearly 10 per cent stake in newly listed Kali Metals, just days after the aspiring lithium miner made its stock market debut.

Isabel Vieira with the latest on Alcoa's Kwinana refinery closure, a Swan River proposal and Perth bakery expansions.

Residential builder Opus Homes has been hit with a wind-up bid from unhappy customers following a dispute over their North Coogee home, which needs to be demolished.

Three companies largely devoid of assets and linked to previously sanctioned stocks promoter and director, David Zohar, have entered liquidation.

The Bremer Bay Resort and the historic Freemasons Hotel in Geraldton are among the half a dozen country pubs and motels poised to change hands after hitting the property market.

The multi-million dollar Cable Beach foreshore redevelopment project has progressed after the local government picked CMA Contracting as the preferred tenderer.

Western Power has been fined $80,000 after pleading guilty to failing to ensure network safety, after confessing it was aware of the issue that caused the Wheatbelt bushfire.

Perth-based lithium miner Core Lithium’s shares have taken a dive after the company announced it was considering temporarily curtailing mining operations.

Claire Tyrrell and Jack McGinn discuss the recent visit of renowned Italian architect Mario Cucinella and his thoughts on Perth.