Nadia Budihardjo

A proposal to build a two-storey petrol station and convenience store in East Perth has been deferred after a development panel found the $3 million plan inconsistent with local use.

The campaigns ahead of local government elections have brought about some heated interaction among contenders.

Black Mountain Energy’s subsidiary Seven Rivers Operating has sold its prospect in the Permian basin, in the US, for almost $10 million.

Tasmanian pub brand Fox Friday's proposal to open its first Western Australian venue at the former Blasta Brewing site has been estimated to cost $4 million.

Nadia Budihardjo and Claire Tyrrell discuss the state government's recent announcement on stamp duty.

Uranium explorer DevEx Resources has secured $10 million to progress two key projects with chairman Tim Goyder to put in about $2 million towards the $21.1 million capital raising.

An $85 million wind farm and battery development is proposed to be built on a 1,464-hectare site in Southern Cross, in the Shire of Yilgarn.

Clive Palmer has launched another legal action against CITIC and its executives, alleging they conspired to injure and embarrass him through court proceedings over the past decade.

A 30-storey student accommodation project for the site on the corner of Pier and Wellington streets has been revived, to be delivered by Sirona Urban by 2026.

Ord Minnett is suing its former senior adviser Faye Longmuir, who has temporarily been banned from soliciting clients she knew during her time at the company.

SRG Global has won a $90 million contract for infrastructure work on a road and bridge intersection in NSW.

BGC Australia has estimated it will cost more than $700 million to fix burst pipes that were installed across thousands of homes in Western Australia.

Lawyers have disputed Hancock Prospecting’s allegation that Wright Prospecting took more than 20 years to start its legal action, during a Supreme Court trial over mining royalties.

Nadia Budihardjo and Jack McGinn discuss the staffing shortages causing headaches in Western Australia's early childhood education sector.

Administrators of a brewery and restaurant have succeeded in getting a court-ordered time extension after receiving 16 offers to buy the Rockingham business.

Wright Prospecting’s claims over Pilbara mining tenements would trump any interests sought by Gina Rinehart’s children, lawyers say during a Supreme Court trial over billions of dollars.

Centurion Transport has acquired Adelaide-based ABC Transport, expanding its national footprint to South Australia and boosting the number of staff to more than 2,000.

The early childhood education sector has been struggling as staff shortages take hold.

Perth businessman Dean Scook is facing charges of stealing as an officer of a company after the corporate watchdog alleged he stole more than $675,000 of funds.

An $87 million, four-storey police complex in Fremantle has been approved despite a high level of community opposition over the lack of consultation and site selection.

The legal showdown over billions of dollars in iron ore royalties has entered the final phase after lawyers of mining heirs start their closing remarks in court.

Mining entrepreneur Tony Sage is continuing to appeal a tribunal decision that refused him access to documents he claimed could be relevant to his tax audit.

The Housing Industry Association has been caught up in the PwC cyber attack after its membership data was leaked to the dark web.

Malaysian developer Victor Goh has proposed to increase the number of hotel rooms at a $400 million Elizabeth Quay tower currently under construction.

A change in the wine market has led to a new hospitality venture between Perth’s sole master of wine and an events veteran, focusing on the CBD office traffic.

Western Australia has the second highest growth in average hourly fee for outside school hours care in the country, the consumer watchdog finds.

Two taverns have been flagged in the City of Cockburn, with a $2.5 million Port Coogee site earmarked for one of the proposed venues.

Two Northbridge properties are proposed to be sold via public auction after a falling out among the three sisters who owned them, a court document shows.

The corporate watchdog has issued fines totaling more than $700,000, within six months, against companies that failed to comply with financial reporting requirements.

GDI Property Group has received approval to build a 19-storey residential and office building on the multi-level carpark site at the corner of Pier and Wellington Streets.

The Market Herald has engaged consultant Alison Gaines in the company’s search for two new directors including a non-executive chairman, with candidates already in talks.

A $12 million apartment block has been approved for a vacant site along Canning Highway that has been described as an "eyesore", next to the Metro Hotel in South Perth.