Nadia Budihardjo

Thiess subsidiary MACA Interquip has acquired engineering firm Subiaco-based Mintrex, with the companies set to integrate in the coming weeks.

Inpex senior vice president corporate Bill Townsend has opened up on how WA lost its bid to host the $60 billion Ichthys liquefied natural gas plant during a Business News event.

Perth-based Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has secured about $50 million worth of contracts for work at data centres and projects across the country.

Nearly 100 beds and two storeys have been added to a $40 million student accommodation project, to be built on a Perth CBD site owned by a syndicate that includes the Eagles' boss.

Experts have disagreed on how to calculate royalties in the ongoing court action over the Yindjibarndi people's claim for compensation from Fortescue's Solomon hub operations.

Australian Securities and Investments Commission is up for a leadership overhaul, including its chief executive Warren Day indicating his exit from the regulator.

A three-storey apartment project in Alkimos has been approved, with the developer opting to go through the local government pathway after the state government reformed the planning system.

Federal Court judge Michael Lee found Bruce Lehrmann did rape Brittany Higgins, handing down his judgment in the defamation case against Network 10 and journalist Lisa Wilkinson.

More than half of the IT issues identified in the previous financial year's audit remain unresolved, the Office of the Auditor General reported.

Nadia Budihardjo and Jack McGinn discuss recent developments at a WA-based, nationally focused tertiary education organisation.

A Pilbara engineering company has taken Civmec to court over an alleged failure to pay for the work done at Rio Tinto's Paraburdoo Western Range mine.

Acciona and the owners of the $511 million East Rockingham Waste to Energy plant have returned to court over alleged unpaid bonds.

A WA-based national research body on student equity in universities has been overhauled.

A NSW contractor has sued Kerry Stokes-backed BCI Minerals for $7 million, alleging a breakdown of an agreement over the $1.6 billion Mardie salt project.

Administrators of Yeeda Pastoral Company have received a time extension for the next creditors meeting, after finding the Kimberley business was $103 million in debt.

Nadia Budihardjo and Jack McGinn discuss the imminent reopening of the Yagan Square precinct.

Construction costs in the state remained steady at a 0.7 per cent growth, while the national rate continues to stablise in the recent quarter, the latest data shows.

The multi-million-dollar bid to revive the failed Yagan Square precinct will soon pay off as operator Nokturnl gears up to open the first restaurant from the hub's line-up of hospitality offerings.

The state has questioned the cause of the division in the Yindjibarndi community, which was alleged to be Fortescue setting up its mine in the Pilbara, in an ongoing hearing in the Federal Court.

Liv Declerck and Nadia Budihardjo explore the growth in visitation at the Art Gallery of Western Australia.

The Child Development Service will go through an expansion and staff increase as part of a $39 million funding boost to ease “unprecedented” demand for the service.

The state government has invested $67.5 million to help rebuild the Kimberley region, which has been hit by floods and other natural disasters in recent years.

Claire Tyrrell and Nadia Budihardjo discuss the work of Rotterdam-based architectural firm OMA, which recently visited for Design Week.

More than a thousand documents and 30 gigabytes of material will be sorted out for the legal dispute between Fortescue and Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation, a court has been told.

A dispute involving junior miners over a $26 million joint venture deal with Wesfarmers Chemicals has been settled for more than $6 million.

Mark Beyer and Jack McGinn discuss BAE Systems' significant investment in Kardinya based Innovaero.

Sandalwood producer Quintis has been placed on the market after receivers were appointed to the business this week, with the sale to include its operations and facilities across Australia.

Wiluna Mining has been delisted from the Australian Securities Exchange, almost two years after the company entered voluntary administration.

The state government has invested $46.3 million into a program that helps young people move out of home, with the funding to be rolled out over four years.

Liv Declerck and Nadia Budihardjo discuss a collaborative initiative aiming to improve the way arts is taught in schools.

BlinkLab shares have surged more than 30 per cent on its debut listing on the Australian Securities Exchange.

Perth has ranked a measly 20th on the list of 50 best Australian cities for startups in a recent study.