Nadia Budihardjo

Premier Roger Cook has weighed in on the upcoming local government elections as campaign season heats up, suggesting former Prime Minister Scott Morrison stays out of matters on WA councils.

Nadia Budihardjo and Jack McGinn discuss an uptick in spending on new primary schools in Perth's outer suburbs.

A record $1.38 billion funding will be spent over five years to upgrade roads across Western Australia as part of a renewed agreement between state and local governments.

The state government is on track to deliver more than $80 million worth of infrastructure this year.

The Sporting Globe will be moving into the former Hungry Jack’s site in Fremantle, which has sat vacant for nearly five years.

Andrew Forrest’s plan for his $15.6 million Le Fanu property has received support from his neighbours, including John Bond and Annie Fogarty.

A specialist training facility has opened at Muresk Institute, a major part of the $10.3 million upgrade for the Northam agricultural centre.

A state government panel has received almost 100 complaints about WA councils in the past financial year, with about a fifth coming from one western suburbs council.

Ausgold has bought two farming properties covering more than 1,000 hectares at its Katanning Gold Project for $10 million.

Australian Venue Co will add The Court Hotel to its Western Australian portfolio, with owner Bree Maddox ready to move on after 18 years of operating the Northbridge venue.

Yolk Property Group has been caught up in a legal dispute with a disgruntled purchaser who bought a $1.5 million lot on its North Fremantle project.

West Perth developer Cedar Woods Properties told the ASX that it was waiting for more information amid the collapse of a South Australian builder.

Transport Workers Union national secretary Michael Kaine has called for prominent company director Richard Goyder to resign from the Qantas board after the airline’s appeal to the High Court was tossed.

The state government has awarded $4.3 million to nine health and medical projects, including developing new therapy for liver cancer and delaying Alzheimer’s disease progression.

Prominent prospector Tim Goyder has upped his stake in Chalice Mining after buying more than $24 million worth of shares in the past several days.

A $1.6 billion desalination plant north of Perth, expected to produce 100 gigalitres of drinking water a year, is one step closer to fruition.

A WA cement producer has successfully appealed for a reduced fine after being found guilty of releasing emissions with an “offensive” and “horrendous” odour.

Sydney-based technology business Atturra has offered to acquire Paul Everingham-chaired IT solutions provider Cirrus Networks in a $49 million deal.

The Market Herald founder Jag Sanger has fought back against legal proceedings brought by the HotCopper parent company by starting his own court action.

Among the huge list of council hopefuls is the usual swag of business people, community heroes, colourful characters and eyebrow-raising pitches which make elections great.

Estimated costs for the Cockburn ARC expansion have escalated, with the City of Cockburn having to update its business plan about nine months after releasing it to the public.

The corporate watchdog is suing PayPal Australia, claiming the payment service company had an unfair term in its contract forms for small businesses.

A WA court has cleared former City of Perth councillor and lawyer Lily Chen of allegations of contempt, over her failure to provide full income information during the state government inquiry.

Incumbent City of Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas has officially entered the mayoral race, running against former deputy mayor Sandy Anghie and another contender.

National branding agency kwpx and Perth boutique creative firm &Partners will merge to expand both companies’ operations in the state.

The trial over billions of dollars of iron ore royalties has been closed for the court to discuss Rio Tinto’s confidential information on the Pilbara mines it co-owns with Hancock Prospecting.

Lawyers for Hancock Prospecting have doubled down on the risk it claimed to have shouldered in the decades taken to develop Pilbara tenements, during a court trial over billions of dollars of royalties.

The state’s highest court has dismissed the corporate watchdog’s bid to reverse payments made to insolvency experts Martin Jones and Andrew Smith.

Gary Dempsey has submitted a proposal for a 12-storey apartment building in Scarborough, with an expected end value of $80 million.

Lawyers for descendants of mining pioneers Lang Hancock and Peter Wright have stayed busy ironing out issues related to the ongoing trial over billions of dollars in royalties.

Angela Bennett’s private company AMB Holdings has cleared a planning hurdle for its $20 million office move to another western suburb.

The state government has again topped up its multi-million-dollar lifeline to fund the insolvent Griffin Coal Mining Company.