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Mark Beyer speaks to Jack McGinn on the successes of Perdaman's Vikas Rambal and his ambitious plans for the future.

WA's $15.5 billion agriculture industry is the most heavily regulated in the nation, with the incoming Aboriginal cultural heritage laws expected to create more red tape, according to a report.

Macmahon Holdings boss Michael Finnegan says the contractor is nearing its earnings margin target after narrowing its 2023 financial year guidance expectations.

Fenix Resources is set to buy Mount Gibson Iron's Shine iron ore mine on care and maintenance and its rail and port assets in the Mid West under a $25 million deal.

Another luxury retail store will make itself home in Perth's CBD after Lease Equity brokered a deal for Christian Dior to open its first boutique in WA.

The final stage of Bunbury's major waterfront redevelopment project has progressed after the state government awarded three contracts to local businesses.

NRW Holdings has been selected as the preferred candidate to undertake $332 million worth of work on Allkem's lithium mine in the Great Southern.

SRG Global has won $65 million worth of work after its Bugarrba Aboriginal joint venture secured a contract from BHP and it won two contracts in Queensland.

BCI Minerals has signed an offtake deal with Japanese investment firm Itochu Corporation to supply salt from its flagship Mardie project, which is facing a $700 million cost creep.

Northern Star Resources is set to pay $67 million for an exploration project to feed its Jundee operation while notching a long-term power deal with Zenith Energy.

Former Perth financial adviser John Talbot Wertheimer has been permanently banned from providing financial services or engaging in any credit activities.

Wesfarmers' health and beauty division has upped its offer to $180 million to acquire SILK Laser Clinics after previously walking away from negotiations.

Crown Perth employees have received back pay up to $55,000 to correct the resort and casino operator's underpayment of more than $1 million to staff in WA and Melbourne over a six-year period.

Virgin Australia's Perth pilots have undergone flight simulator training on their home turf for first time after realising a deal with global aviation trainer CAE.

Civil engineering and construction contractor Decmil Group says it's ready to enter a new phase of profitable revenue growth as it taps investors for $26.3 million.

Junior explorer Australian Critical Minerals is preparing to debut on the ASX after raising $5 million through an initial public offering.

Bankwest will close its Subiaco branch after more than 60 years in what is another blow to the bank's locations across the county.

Troubled builder Modco Residential is facing a court action lodged by a recruitment firm seeking to wind-up the company.

Accommodation developer Fleetwood Australia will provide Rio Tinto with up to $120 million worth of additional rooms at its accommodation village in Karratha.

Jack McGinn and Simone Grogan discuss the state of play for Asian engagement in Western Australia.

A call centre and debt collection company says it has been forced to make 440 employees redundant after losing a contract with a federal government agency.

Car servicing retailer mycar Tyre & Auto, which has 25 shops in Perth, has been fined $1 million by the communications watchdog after the company breached Australian spam laws.

WA's mining sector employees experienced the largest drop in pay in April following a round of bonuses in the previous month despite the state leading annual wages growth.

Rio Tinto has given the green light on a $733 million investment to bump production at its copper mine in the United States.

Jack McGinn and Liv Declerck discuss an arts program making a difference for at-risk youth.

Perth contractor SRG Global has won a $50 million contract from the Water Corporation to provide specialist infrastructure works.

The nation's investor landscape is increasingly being made up of women and young people while less Australians are investing in residential property, according to the ASX's latest report.

The state government has eased the controversial demersal fishing ban for charter businesses operating in the West Coast region, but only if they eat their catches on-board.

Henderson shipbuilder Austal has added a $104 million contract from the United States Navy to its US-division's order book.

Leading lithium producer Albemarle Corporation has expanded its footprint in the South West after acquiring a neighboring Greenbushes tenement under a $30 million deal.

Hanson Construction Materials has been fined $130,000 after a worker died driving a haul truck that fell off the edge of a quarry pit road in 2019.

Engineering firm Monadelphous Group has secured a pipeline of contracts valued at $120 million from Rio Tinto, BHP and South32.