Nadia Budihardjo

A research fellow has described the federal government’s Job-ready Graduates package as the worst policy since the introduction of the cane toad, at the launch of an economics report.

The upcoming federal election would need to re-engage young Australians with a growing distrust of political institutions amid cost-of-living pressures, a report shows.

A hopeful Jutland Parade resident claims he has been accused of being a criminal by illegally creating a hazard on his verge, in the trial relating to Dalkeith’s millionaires’ row.

Public and private schools in WA have embraced AI tools under multiple trials.

Exal Group has cleared a planning hurdle over its Nedlands apartment project, after a development assessment panel unanimously backed the $14.5 million proposal.

The corporate watchdog has sued the trustee Australia’s largest superannuation fund over the delay in processing thousands of death benefit claims.

A defamation trial relating to a site on millionaires' row in Dalkeith, close to Kerry Stokes’ property, is ongoing in the Supreme Court of Western Australia.

Nadia Budihardjo and Claire Tyrrell discuss a Danish town planner's blunt assessment of Perth planning principles.

CIMIC Group’s engineering arm UGL has secured contracts and extensions with existing Western Australian clients, including Alcoa, Woodside, Chevron, and BP.

Shares in Holista CollTech plunged this morning after the Subiaco-based biotech company announced it suffered a setback in the legal proceedings against a US company.

The Public Transport Authority has awarded Rail Systems Australia a contract over a high-capacity signaling project to replace a Transperth rail network system.

Respected medical specialist and former Brightwater Care Group chief executive Penny Flett has died aged 77.

Tom Zaunmayr speaks to Sam Jones about Red Dog's vet Rick Fenny, who has built one of WA’s most eclectic large family businesses.

Wesfarmers plans to acquire 15 Bunnings properties currently owned by a special purpose investment trust and in the process will record a one-off profit of up to $130 million.

State prosecutors have dropped the child sexual abuse charges against former Nationals MP for the South West, James Hayward.

Macmahon Holdings has been awarded a contract over work on the Poboya gold project in Indonesia, with the deal expected to add $317 million to the company’s orderbook.

Nadia Budihardjo and Claire Tyrrell discuss state political leaders' views on public transport.

Santos has sued US-based Apache Finance, claiming the latter should have indemnified the oil and gas company more than $130 million in taxes and penalty payments.

A development assessment panel has approved Stockland’s plan to build an independent living complex in the state’s South West, estimated to cost $142 million.

Rio Tinto has announced a $US1.8 billion ($A2.8 billion) investment to extend its Brockman mine in the Pilbara, after receiving the green light for the project.

Novelist Holden Sheppard has won the Minderoo Artist Award for 2025, with eight other artists set to also benefit from the arts fund launched by Andrew and Nicola Forrest.

Nadia Budihardjo and Jack McGinn discuss the state of play in WA's oil and gas industry.

A Perth-based tradesman will fork out almost $25,000 in fines and compensation for accepting deposits but failing to do the work at multiple properties.

Oil and gas company Santos has awarded Sodexo a five-year contract to service its operations across the country, including on Varanus Island off the Pilbara coast.

An issue over shares transfer has caused a delay in the $56 million sale of Yeeda Pastoral Company, a deal that would save the Kimberley business from being wound up.

Premier Roger Cook insists WA will push back against its federal counterpart if needed, with the North West Shelf project being the latest subject the two governments disagreed on.

A growing archive preserving First Nations history, which has been progressing for more than a decade, has made great strides.

Premier Roger Cook has announced a further $60 million commitment for the renewable energy sector as an election promise, days before polls close.

NRW Holdings has made no provisions on its debt recovery over the administration of Whyalla Steelworks, and recorded a profit of $58.4 million in its half year results.

Hospitality operator Patrick Prendiville has proposed to demolish a building on South Terrace for a four-storey pod hotel, expanding his Fremantle footprint.

The City of Perth has proposed to prime a site along the Swan River, for sporting, residential and commercial developments which could exceed 16 storeys.

Elisha Newell and Nadia Budihardjo discuss the market of IPOs.