Nadia Budihardjo

Mark Beyer speaks to Justin Fris about health fund HIF and its focus on WA.

Lease Equity boss Jim Tsagalis has secured the former ANZ Town Hall, after the Perth CBD asset was entangled in a legal dispute.

Satterley Property Group has scrapped its fast-food development project in Alkimos and has received the green light to build a multi-million-dollar Harvey Norman centre on the site.

Former WA premier Mark McGowan has joined Ryan Stokes-chaired Southern Cross Media as a non-executive director.

WA is moving to regulate student housing projects through the planning system.

A build-to-rent apartment project in Scarborough has been revived after a planning committee approved the $130 million development proposal.

A state tribunal has upheld a peak planning body's refusal of Satterley Property Group's plan for the Perth hills, describing the proposal as “flawed”.

Curtin University has put on hold planned upgrades to its Kalgoorlie housing, despite a panel recently approving $15 million worth of works at the student accommodation.

Nadia Budihardjo and Sam Jones discuss Perth drone manufacturer Innovaero's ASX debut.

Former Eagles player Andrew Donnelly and wife Natasha have been given another week to find legal representation to fight the taxation office's claim of a $1 million debt.

Ingenia Communities Group has again rejected a $2 billion takeover bid from a US equity firm, which would have axed its plan to acquire land developer Peet.

A class action against BGC continues in the Supreme Court of WA with lawyers trying to resolve the sample groups needed to represent some 7,000 affected customers.

Gary Adshead and Nadia Budihardjo discuss some ideas that came out of a recent local government convention.

Parties have executed a deed to return The Royal Hotel in Perth to Parker Group's hands, which includes a $850,000 fund from the John Parker-led hospitality business.

A panel has approved a $240 million proposal to build a battery energy storage system in the Great Southern region.

Property developer Victor Goh has appeared before a Perth court over a possible contempt action, which was dismissed but with a judge's stern warning.

An inquiry report into the City of Perth will be made public but previous findings will remain confidential, as Local Government Minister Hannah Beazley responds to transparency concerns.

A multi-million-dollar dispute over blueberry breeding continues in the Supreme Court of Western Australia.

A state planning authority has approved the second stage of the $807 million redevelopment of Royal Perth Hospital to go ahead.

WA schools flags infrastructure projects to cater for growing population numbers.

The state's highest court has dismissed amended claims brought by former tomato king Michael Le against Commonwealth authorities, related to a raid on his property more than a decade ago.

The Fair Work Ombudsman claims it has recovered $453 million in unpaid wages and entitlements for more than 181,000 workers across the country.

A multi-million-dollar development has been approved for the Fast Eddys site in the CBD, about seven years since the 24-hour restaurant closed.

A legal dispute between a North Fremantle home buyer and PARC Developments boss Pete Adams continues with a new writ lodged in the state's highest court.

Tom Zaunmayr speaks to Justin Fris about Howard Park Wines' 40th anniversary.

A Perth-based liquidator has cancelled his registration after the corporate watchdog raised concerns about his status.

The state's sheep industry has received $40 million in federal government funding, with a quarter of the grants pool awarded to abattoirs.

Mark Pownall is joined by Sam Jones, Tom Zaunmayr, Jack McGinn and Nadia Budihardjo to talk about the big events of the week in WA business and politics including the defence sector, Pilbara mining deals, gas reservations and Northern Star.

The Royal Hotel in the CBD owes more than $2 million to the tax office and was likely insolvent since early 2024, administrators claim in their report.

Gold Valley Iron Ore and director Yuzheng Xie have successfully appealed their penalties, in which they were fined more than $2 million over unauthorised mining.

The Australian Taxation Office has been ordered by the Federal Court to repay $4.2 million to an entity that formerly traded as Mrs Mac's.

Claire Tyrrell speaks to Nadia Budihardjo about why WA's retail property sector is benefiting from multiple factors.