Nadia Budihardjo

Liontown boss Tony Ottaviano has battered away speculation that the company was the next cab off the rank in scaling back its battery metals operations amid weak prices.

International group Accor has been chosen to operate Perth Airport’s first hotel on its estate, estimated to open in 2027.

There has been a record contribution of renewables in Australia with an uptick in solar, wind, and battery generation in the state, a report by the Australian Energy Market Operator shows.

The country’s inflation rate could be reduced by at least 2 per cent if Australia had an adequate COVID-19 response, a federal government-commissioned inquiry found.

A Federal Court of Australia judge has questioned the more than $10 million bill over registering thousands of workers impacted in the Western Australian stolen wages case.

Hall Chadwick WA managing director Wayne Healy, described as a stalwart of the Perth accounting community, has died.

The first stage of Neoen’s Collie big battery has started operating ahead of schedule, the biggest project of its kind in the state.

Nadia Budihardjo and Claire Tyrrell dicuss industrial rents in WA.

A hearing over Santos's net zero emissions claims has started in the Federal Court, after a national advocacy organisation accused the oil and gas company of greenwashing.

Educational institutions in the state have made steps to compensate staff after finding millions of dollars of underpayments.

The Forrests’ Minderoo Foundation has contributed $30 million towards the Edith Cowan University CBD campus, as part of a 25-year partnership with the educational institution.

A list of notable businesspeople has weighed in on the future of Perth, including Wesfarmers chairman Michael Chaney, property developer Adrian Fini, and WA chief scientist Peter Klinken.

Perth developer Norm Carey’s Goldblaze Nominees has sought additional storeys for its $27 million apartment project in East Victoria Park.

A 3.8-hectare parcel of land, formerly the Beaconsfield TAFE site, is one step closer to be developed into more than 150 residential lots after unanimous support from council.

WorkSafe is investigating a death in Collie, the third workplace fatality in the state the regulator is inquiring into this month.

Nadia Budihardjo and Claire Tyrrell dicuss WA's residential building sector.

A multi-million-dollar motel and tavern project in Lancelin has been greenlit, despite the site identified to likely be flooded or eroded in the short to medium term.

The state’s workplace safety regulator has launched an investigation into the death of a 71-year-old roof plumber in Malaga.

Former Fortescue employees have flagged their intention to appeal the Federal Court’s decision to uphold search orders over their company’s Perth premises.

Woodside Energy has received approval to upgrade its Pluto Train 1 plant in the Burrup peninsula, with the modifications estimated to cost $150 million.

Bruce Lehrmann has moved forward with his appeal while Network Ten failed to secure a guarantee for the court-ordered $2 million payment over his lost defamation action.

Cereal breeding company InterGrain has marked a new site to replace its Bibra Lake headquarters in a $38 million move.

Kerry Stokes-backed BCI Minerals has secured backing for a $981 million financing and signed with Chinese chemical company Befar to supply salt from its $1.4 billion Mardie project.

Fulton Hogan has won a $23 million contract over work on the Great Eastern Highway upgrades in the state’s Wheatbelt region.

Tom Zaunmayr speaks to Nadia Budihardjo about GeoMoby's invention to improve underground mining operations.

The state’s workplace safety regulator has initiated legal action against mining companies over work fatalities, under new laws which increased the maximum penalty to $3.5 million.

Saracen Properties’ Gnarabup resort proposal is out for another public consultation, almost three years after the environmental watchdog assessed the $118 million plan.

Atlas Building, a rebrand of BGC Construction, has booked a $43 million contract to build the state government’s Mandurah Common Ground project.

Nearly 250 sites were destroyed within the Solomon Hub mine footprint, experts told the Federal Court in the legal dispute between Fortescue and the Yindjibarndi people.

Victorian property firm Wolfdene has expanded its Western Australian foothold after acquiring 146 lots in Wellard, earmarked for a project worth an estimated $45 million.

The death of a partner in a mining equipment partnership has led to a legal dispute over a succession agreement that details the ownership of the $23 million business.

The state government has awarded a $19.8 million contract to Osborne Park-based BADGE Constructions, for a high school project.