Nadia Budihardjo

The Supreme Court of Western Australia has ordered Julian Wright to disclose his litigation funder and attend court, as the dispute over his stake in the family's mining empire continues.

Aldi is set to build a supermarket on the former Captain Stirling shops site in Nedlands, after clearing a planning hurdle in a meeting that lasted more than four hours.

A legal dispute between a luxury boat hire service and Andrew and Nicola Forrest's marine maintenance company has finally progressed in the Federal Court.

SOUTH WEST: A brewer, a marron farmer and a seed grower walked into the Shire of Capel.

Former Eagles player Brad Sheppard and the AFL have butted heads over a potential mediation aimed to settle allegations of medical negligence.

SOUTH WEST: Visitors will have more accommodation options, with more than $500 million worth of projects in the pipeline.

A development assessment panel has greenlit a multi-million-dollar neighbourhood plaza plan in Satterley Property Group's Catalina estate north of Perth.

Nadia Budihardjo and Mark Beyer discuss Japanese investments in Western Australia.

Nedlands-based biotech company PYC Therapeutics has received approvals to start human trials over a drug candidate for kidney disease.

West Perth-based Patronus Resources has made a move to acquire gold miner and explorer Matsa Resources, in a deal worth about $33 million.

The Public Transport Authority has awarded three companies more than $25 million in contracts over comprehensive maintenance work.

SOUTH WEST: An unassuming bakery in the middle of Yallingup Beach Road carries with it the stories and business pursuits of a generation of bakers.

Activists who tried to graffiti Woodside Energy boss Meg O'Neill's house, in protest of the Burrup Hub development, have avoided jail but were fined a total of $6,500.

Nadia Budihardjo and Claire Tyrrell discuss an industry push to address the proliferation of vacant buildings in Fremantle.

A vacant site in Leederville has been earmarked for a multi-million-dollar development, set to provide build-to-rent apartments for the area.

Controversy continues to plague Saracen Properties' proposed Gnarabup resort, with most of the 2,690 submissions to the environmental watchdog against the $118 million project.

Nadia Budihardjo and Tom Zaunmayr discuss a looming Pilbara water crisis.

Stockland has sued collapsed builder Probuild and a commercial plumbing company, alleging contractual breaches over the $116 million redevelopment of its Baldivis shopping centre.

Ex-Fortescue employees claimed there were differences between their startup's green iron technology and the Andrew Forrest-led company's, in an ongoing dispute over copyright.

Bunnings' property arm BWP Trust has reported a net profit of $157 million in the six months to December 31, up from the $53.2 million recorded for the same period last year.

Both WA Labor and the Liberal Party WA have promised to invest hundreds of millions of dollars into the education system, if successful in the state election in March.

Jack McGinn and Nadia Budihardjo discuss the upcoming 2025 state election.

Subiaco-based Westbridge Funds Management has acquired a manufacturing facility interstate for slightly more than $30 million.

Wesfarmers and Coogee Chemicals will proceed on the expansion of the sodium cyanide production hub in Kwinana, after reaching a final investment decision.

Housing Choices Western Australia has submitted a proposal to build a multi-million-dollar development in Busselton, to add to the affordable dwelling mix in the area.

Macmahon Holdings subsidiary Decmil Group has booked a $50 million contract to work on the freeway link between Melbourne and Geelong.

Universal Constructions has won a multi-million-dollar contract to build a specialist educational facility at Wanneroo Secondary College.

Former Mosman Park-based financial adviser Anthony Paul Torre has pleaded guilty over charges of stealing more than $1 million in client funds.

Nadia Budihardjo and Claire Tyrrell discuss financial audits of WA universities' annual reports.

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has widened her stake in Lynas Rare Earths, boosting her interest in the company to almost $500 million.

Infinite Green Energy has revived its Northam hydrogen plant proposal, submitting the $120 million application in a different planning pathway after it was rejected.

The higher learning institutions have a medium to high-risk dependency on international students' fees, an audit reveals.