Nadia Budihardjo

The first electric bus in the new 18-vehicle CAT fleet will be on Perth roads this week, with the Malaga depot to receive an upgrade as part of a $250 million plan.

Brittany Higgins’ lawyer has accused Senator Linda Reynolds of lacking basic human responses when she dealt with her former staffer's rape allegation, during a trial in the WA’s highest court.

The federal government has declared an offshore wind zone along Geographe Bay, cutting the initial proposed area by about half.

A $25 million Kenwick intermodal terminal has officially opened and is set to keep hundreds of thousands of trucks off local roads each year, as part of the government's Westport vision.

Mining services company MGM Alliance has accused two former directors of breaching their duties and claimed they interfered with the company’s relationship with Woodside.

Two Perth companies will have to fork out more than $500,000 over breaches of workplace health and safety laws at its construction sites.

Australian Nursing Federation WA state secretary Janet Reah has quit the organisation, handing in her resignation effective immediately.

A salt lake potash project in Western Australia has been tangled in a legal dispute over loan payment arrangements.

A Fortescue-related wind farm has cleared a planning hurdle after proponent Yilgarn Holdings resubmitted the proposal through the local government pathway.

Nadia Budihardjo and Liv Declerck discuss new developments in WA's arts and culture scene.

Lawyers for Senator Linda Reynolds and Brittany Higgins have applied to admit more evidence in the ongoing defamation trial in the state’s highest court.

Australian Bureau of Statistics figures have revealed inflation fell to 3.5 per cent in July, down from 3.8 per cent in June.

Fortescue ended the 2024 financial year with a profit of $US5.7 billion ($A8.39 billion), an 18 per cent growth from the previous reporting period, while announcing an increase in dividends.

Perth’s apartment sales for the 2024 financial year have surpassed $1 billion, a recent report by Urbis shows.

Nadia Budihardjo and Liv Declerck discuss arts' engagement in aged care.

The federal government has proposed to cap international student enrolments in the country to 270,000, including individual limits for each institution.

S&P Global Ratings has affirmed Western Australia’s credit rating of AAA, estimating the state’s economy to be stable for the next few years.

The state government has committed $52 million towards road safety projects with more than 100 locations in Western Australia to be upgraded.

Isabel Vieira and Tom Zaunmayr discuss Matrix Composites & Engineering, one of Australian Marine Complex’s largest landholders.

Goldminer Red 5 has flagged a name change and directors’ pay rise after its merger with Silver Lake Resources.

West Leederville explorer CuFe will suspend operations at its mine near Wiluna and sell its iron ore rights, citing challenging market conditions and volatile commodity prices.

The retail vacancy rate in Perth CBD has slightly dipped in the first half of 2024 but remained the highest among Australian capital cities.

Jandakot-based mining services company Tasmea will acquire Future Engineering Group for nearly $85 million, with the deal to be finalised in the coming days.

Nicheliving has convinced a judge to stay a decision not to renew its builder's registration, after appealing to the State Administrative Tribunal.

Perth has recorded the strongest growth in luxury residential property prices in the country, recent Knight Frank research shows.

CFMEU leaders across the country have been sacked after it was put into administration, but Western Australian secretary Mick Buchan will remain in his role.

Senator Linda Reynolds has launched legal action over Brittany Higgins’ $2.4 million settlement sum, adding another dispute to the ongoing row between the two.

Education in six WA regions is set to improve under a plan to help guide schools in remote areas of the state.

Jack McGinn and Nadia Budihardjo discuss the 1994 division of the City of Perth into separate local government areas.

Three Perth metropolitan councils are celebrating 30 years of operation after being ‘spun-out’ from the City of Perth.

Nadia Budihardjo and Mark Pownall discuss plans for new ports in the state's north.

Nadia Budihardjo and Mark Beyer discuss 40 years of growth for local manufacturer Arbortech.