Nadia Budihardjo

Bianca Rinehart backflipped on her initial resistance towards siding with her brother John Hancock to fight their mother, Gina Rinehart, the Supreme Court of WA has heard.

Their descendants are fighting in a costly legal showdown, but mining pioneers Lang Hancock, Peter Wright, and Don Rhodes were friends who trusted each other, the Supreme Court of WA has heard.

The state’s biggest local government has chosen a replacement for its outgoing chief executive, Stuart Jardine, who has been in the role for 16 years.

DFD Rhodes has stood firm in its claims over royalties from the Hope Downs mines during a Supreme Court trial focusing on assets disputed by descendants of Lang Hancock and Peter Wright.

Tassal Group has acquired barramundi farm operator Marine Produce Australia's group of companies that has been in administration since May.

The spotlight has moved to another WA mining pioneer, Don Rhodes, as DFD Rhodes makes its opening submissions during a lengthy court trial over billions of dollars in iron ore royalties.

The Town of Cambridge is set to sell Ocean Village Shopping Centre car park to developer Blackburne for $8.9 million after councillors approved the transaction during a volatile meeting.

Peter Hood and Tom Henderson-backed company MAK Water has been caught up in legal proceedings against its former employees, over allegations of breaching commercial information.

Nadia Budihardjo and Jack McGinn discuss Kailis Hospitality Group managing and creative director George Kailis' plans for business growth and expansion.

Lawyers for Wright Prospecting continue to unearth correspondence exchanged over 40 years, alleging Hancock Prospecting and Gina Rinehart had always known about royalties payment, during a Supreme Court trial.

George Kailis has set out a long-term strategy for his hospitality business to grow and make a mark in the state.

Wright Prospecting has rubbished Hancock Prospecting’s claim that it took on significant financial expenditure and risks in developing iron ore projects on mining tenements in the Pilbara.

Hall & Prior has relodged its proposal to build a $90 million aged care facility in East Fremantle, months after withdrawing the application from a development assessment panel.

A lawyer for Wright Prospecting claims Gina Rinehart and her father Lang Hancock knew disputed Pilbara tenements were held on behalf of the Hancock and Wright partnership since the mid-1980s, a court heard today.

Dozens of lawyers have filled a courtroom for the start of a legal showdown between descendants of mining pioneers Lang Hancock and Peter Wright over billions of dollars in iron ore royalties.

Descendants of two WA mining pioneers are gearing up for a legal battle more than a decade in the making over iron ore royalties believed to be worth billions of dollars.

West Perth-based Chalice Mining is set to enter a joint venture agreement with Northam Resources to expand its West Yilgarn exploration, near its Gonneville deposit.

Investigations will continue despite the WA Radiological Council having cleared Rio Tinto over the radioactive capsule that went missing en route from the mining giant’s Gudai-Darri mine.

The state government says it will change legislation to address a planning issue at the centre of a dispute involving a proposed Shalom House rehabilitation facility in Craigie.

The Corruption and Crime Commission has called the state government's investment in private company Goldmaster a disaster that has incurred a loss of at least $30 million.

While legal action over redevelopment approval for the Ocean Beach Hotel has been ruled out, the Town of Cottesloe has affirmed a continued contest over the state government’s assessment pathway.

A $20 million plan to restore the heritage-listed Edward Millen Reserve in Victoria Park is back on track after "lengthy negotiations" over the lease.

Nadia Budihardjo and Jack McGinn discuss a state government review into the transition out of secondary school.

Hesperia has emerged as the leading proponent to redevelop two major car parks, which covers more than 12,800 square metres of land in Leederville.

Andrew Forrest-chaired Fortescue Metals Group is confirmed to be the latest victim in a cyber attack incident, believed to be linked to a Russian ransomware group.

A review into pathways after high school is expected to identify the barriers students face.

A 43,489 square metre lot in Dalkeith has been earmarked to build a three-storey centre, estimated to cost $42 million, to cater for the lack of medical services in the area.

The state government has appointed three new full-time members to the State Administrative Tribunal to help with the growing workload, which was described as a "substantial increase".

Construction for a $27 million primary school at Newman College is on track as part of a goal to house the entire student body in one site by 2025.

The Town of Claremont plans to acquire the former police station site on Stirling Highway, which has been on the state government’s sale list for years.

Perth-based Lotus Resources and A-CAP Energy have agreed to a merger to combine their assets and be a major uranium player in Africa.

A contentious apartment plan at the Chellingworth Motors site in Nedlands, estimated at $500 million, has been green lit almost a year after it was knocked back by the same panel.