Nadia Budihardjo

JJ Leach Group boss has slammed the state government's ‘shovel-ready' planning pathway after the developer's $65 million Claremont project took years to be approved.

The University of Western Australia will pay back more than $10 million after finding out it has underpaid thousands of its employees since mid-2013.

The nation's unemployment rate has risen to 4.1 per cent last month with Western Australia also recording a slight increase, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Collie is one step closer to construction of a $400 million steel mill, which is expected to create hundreds of jobs as the region transitions from coal-powered to green energy.

Claire Tyrrell and Nadia Budihardjo discuss architects repurposing existing assets amid a focus on climate change.

The Corruption and Crime Commission has tabled its findings over misconduct allegations at the Department of Finance and the Mid West Ports Authority.

The Office of the Auditor General found a 66 per cent increase on media buying, with state government entities spending $58 million in 2023.

Western Australia continues to drop its standing on the list of most attractive mining jurisdictions, ranking fourth out of 86 regions worldwide.

The state government's Metronet project will receive some federal funding with more than $1 billion allocated in the budget.

The federal government has poured in billions of dollars to ease cost-of-living pressures, including $3.5 billion in energy bill rebates and tax cuts from July 1.

Justin Fris speaks to Nadia Budihardjo about Matt Fulton, the WA Institute of Sport chief executive.

A standards panel has ordered City of Joondalup Mayor Albert Jacob to make a public apology after he was accused of using offensive language during a committee meeting.

A $16 million Nedlands project remains unsettled after a development assessment panel deferred the proposal for up to four months.

More than half of Quintis's workforce have been made redundant, with some of its Western Australian operations placed onto care and maintenance.

St John of God Health Care will stop operating maternity services at its Bunbury Hospital next month, citing a staff shortage in delivering private obstetric care in regional areas.

Tom Zaunmayr speaks to Nadia Budihardjo about Cossack, a historic ghost town in the Pilbara.

The oil and gas industry is projected to pay $17 billion in tax this financial year but a think tank claims government subsidies for fossil fuels are eating away a bigger revenue.

National property group Lendlease announced it would dispute a $112 million tax bill over an audit of a partial business sale.

Hastings Technology Metals has undergone a restructuring to manage costs, announcing its chief executive Paul Brown will leave the company at the end of this month.

Nadia Budihardjo and Liv Declerck discuss the role of artificial intelligence in the mining industry.

A Perth lawyer has been suspended and fined after she failed to disclose her personal relationship with the presiding judge in her client's court case.

The state government's land agency has approved Sentinel Real Estate's $65 million built-to-rent project in Subiaco.

Bailey Brewing Company has rapidly expanded its footprint with the brewery to open two venues in the coming weeks, including one in the CBD.

Nadia Budihardjo and Claire Tyrrell discuss architecture studio Architectus and its plan for the city's growth.

Almost $80 million will be poured into securing more events like Coldplay and WWE for the state, the Treasurer revealed in the 2024-25 budget.

The state government has upped the stamp duty relief threshold for first home buyers, the first change made in a decade.

The state government has allocated $2.7 billion in the 2024-25 budget to spend on Metronet while the estimated cost for the original commitments has blown out.

Two Western Australian directors have been convicted and fined after the court found they failed to comply with identification requirements.

NEXTDC will expand its Malaga data centre with a five-storey building, after a development assessment panel greenlit the data storage company's $56 million plan.

Jack McGinn and Nadia Budihardjo discuss the delivery of the state's major mining projects.

Mineral Resources boss Chris Ellison spoke with unwavering confidence about the miner's project in Onslow, saying there was nothing easier than iron ore.

The total investment into the planning phase of the multi-billion-dollar Westport project nears $70 million after the federal government matched its state counterpart's funding.