Nadia Budihardjo

The state's highest court has dismissed property developer Chris Weaver's appeal over a dispute with his former business mates, John and Evan Cranston.

HopgoodGanim and a former partner of the law firm have been sued over advice relating to Chris Brown and his alleged multi-million-dollar betting scheme.

Mark Pownall and Nadia Budihardjo discuss Andrew Hagger and Stephen Daly's new venture.

Mark Olson announced he would not appeal the Industrial Relations Commission's decision to oust him as the Australian Nursing Federation state secretary after only six weeks in the role.

Aquinas College will be the latest private school to undergo a multi-million-dollar upgrade, proposing an arts precinct, hockey building, tennis courts and a university facility.

The City of Subiaco has sold an industrial property in Kewdale, the first site it bought outside of its local government area, for $19 million.

Town of Cambridge mayor Gary Mack has been named the next president of the Law Society of Western Australia, to start next year.

The state government has promised $16.6 million towards planning a new Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, in collaboration with the Wyllie Group and Brookfield joint venture.

Western Australian universities have slipped or remain stagnant in their positions on the Times Higher Education's World Universities Rankings 2025.

A wage increase for workers in the early education sector has been flagged, but not all educators are confident of the government promise.

Hesperia will add warehouses, estimated to cost $24 million, to its Hazelmere industrial precinct after receiving approval from an assessment panel.

International supermarket chain Aldi has renewed its interest in Captain Stirling Shopping Centre in Nedlands, submitting a fresh $12 million application for the site.

Stockland has cleared a planning hurdle to build its Beaconsfield residential project by early next year, after an assessment panel greenlit the $30 million proposal.

UPDATE: WA ombudsman Chris Field has resigned after 17 years of service, amid the state's corruption watchdog handing down its findings of serious misconduct.

Former Flexible Homes directors have been fined a total of $50,000 after the State Administrative Tribunal found the pair engaged in misleading conduct.

Public comment over a proposed workers' accommodation on Rottnest Island, to house more than 300 staff, has opened.

Mineral Resources boss Chris Ellison has put three properties, with the total value understood to be more than $26 million, on the market.

Nadia Budihardjo and Tom Zaunmayr discuss an ambitious plan to improve Australia's bequest rate.

The Federal Court has dismissed former Fortescue employees' bid to set aside search orders in the legal proceedings with the Andrew Forrest-led company.

A tribunal dispute over Satterley Property Group's Perth Hills project has continued to drag on, with parties given more time to prepare after a recent federal approval.

Sirona Urban has unveiled its designs for a residential project on Station Street, with the $360 million proposal out for public comment.

The state's peak planning body has approved a $145 million gas plant at Gina Rinehart's Hancock Energy and John Poynton-chaired Strike Energy's West Erregulla project.

A dispute relating to Citation Resources, formerly chaired by Peter Landau, has continued with administrators launching a new legal action in the state's highest court.

Sam Jones and Nadia Budihardjo discuss WA's potential to become a global data hub.

Western Australia is tipped to have its high-end residential property value increase in the next 12 months amid strong demand in the recent quarter, CBRE reports.

Australia's biggest pub could become even bigger with its operator applying for an additional 500-person capacity to accommodate a regular patronage of 3,000 people.

Albemarle is mulling a sale of its Australind workers' village after the lithium giant scaled back its $2 billion expansion plan at Kemerton amid ongoing depressed prices.

Isabel Vieira and Nadia Budihardjo talk about AMA WA's nursing diploma program.

Rydges Hotels' plan to build a four-storey pod accommodation in Fremantle failed to clear a planning hurdle after an assessment panel was unable to decide on the $8 million proposal.

Darren Walsh has been appointed to lead the Environmental Protection Authority, after joining the board less than a year ago.

Olam Agri has conceded to Louis Dreyfus Commodities' increased takeover bid of Namoi Cotton, the company behind the construction of Western Australia's first cotton processing gin.

A WA nursing school has welcomed its first set of graduates and is gearing up to expand its student pool.