Nadia Budihardjo

A Perth agent has been permanently banned from the real estate industry after he failed to stop more than $700,000 being transferred out of the agency's trust accounts.

A landmark decision after a 51-day trial with more than 4,000 documents only scratched the surface of the complex relationship between some of the state's mining pioneers and their heirs.

Ella Loneragan speaks to Nadia Budihardjo about how an Aboriginal art organisation's work has been showcased globally.

Rival heirs are entitled to Gina Rinehart-led Hancock Prospecting's iron ore royalties over some mining tenements in the Pilbara, the state's highest court ruled.

Premier Roger Cook has confirmed the state government started discussions to turn the $400 million Bullsbrook centre, built during the pandemic, as a low-security prison facility.

An assessment panel has approved WS Collective's apartment project in the South West, a development spearheaded by a Norup + Wilson founder.

Gina Rinehart-backed Vulcan Energy has been exempted from paying royalties over lithium production in a German state for five years.

An upcoming judgment over billions of dollars of iron ore royalties and shared ownership of mining tenements is expected to be short-lived with parties almost certain to appeal.

Nadia Budihardjo speaks with Claire Tyrrell about what goes into making Perth a 24-hour city.

A Subiaco-based architecture firm has been accused of breaching a contract over a high-end apartment complex in Burswood.

Developer Exal Group has secured funding from a Singaporean backer for its 916-bed student accommodation complex in Waterford.

Making Perth a city that never sleeps takes a great deal of planning.

A private school is one step closer to building the next stage of its college in Perth's north east, after an assessment panel approved the $49.2 million plan.

Terra Mining has failed to wind up a company that holds mining tenements for the Paulsens East iron ore project in the Pilbara.

A Subiaco biotech company has failed to quash a US District Court judgment that ordered it to pay almost $3 million in damages.

ANALYSIS: Recent data supports a push for more classrooms to keep up with population growth.

An assessment panel has greenlit a $35 million plan for apartments in a coastal suburb, after QS Developments scrapped the previously approved project on the site.

A redevelopment of the Perth Girls School precinct is back on the cards with ADC's $110 million updated plan unanimously approved by a planning authority body.

A trial over WA controversial fishing ban continues in court, with the state claiming Sea Harvest failed to prove why the prohibition was legally unreasonable.

Two contractors of CBH Group's rapid rail project are in a legal dispute over a multi-million-dollar settlement.

Satterley Property Group has sought to re-open a discussion over a Perth Hills project, which can extend a dispute that has already been ongoing for years.

Sea Harvest has accused Fisheries Minister Jackie Jarvis of giving in to political pressure over the demersal fish ban, during a trial held at the state's highest court.

The state aims to enter a bilateral environmental regulatory agreement with the Commonwealth by late 2026, pushing out the timeframe previously flagged by Premier Roger Cook.

The man accused of throwing a homemade bomb at Invasion Day rally protesters may lean on an insanity defence, his lawyer told a Perth court.

New mayors and councillors have been elected as part of an overhaul of troubled councils, including the City of Nedlands and Town of Port Hedland.

Maali Group has sued Halo Civil in the state's highest court, weeks after the company's founder, Mitch Matera, says another dispute among the parties had been resolved.

The federal court has handed down its highest penalty for a competition law breach, ordering Qteq and its Perth-based director Simon Ashton to pay $6 million.

Ella Loneragan and Claire Tyrrell discuss what property developers are doing to make their properties greener.

Two multi-million-dollar developments in the western suburbs received the green light, including a four-storey Dalkeith build that had been refused twice by an assessment panel.

Sirona Urban is one step closer to bringing hundreds of student beds to Fremantle after a development panel approved its $70 million accommodation project.

Mineral Resources has accused Destec of contempt over certain videos published on its website, bringing a long-running dispute back to the Supreme Court.

Some independent schools appear more accepting of AI and the rapid evolution of technology.