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Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting has failed in its bid to delay a Supreme Court trial over royalties from the Hope Downs tenements.

The Supreme Court of WA has sentenced a financial consultant to 15 months' imprisonment over his involvement in manipulating the share price of an ASX-listed mining company.

Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA vice-president Nicki Ivory will step up to lead the board, replacing outgoing president Nicolle Jenkins.

A $16 million apartment building proposal has been approved by a regional planning body, nine months after the initial design for the Dunsborough project was rejected.

Western Australia's highest court has dismissed an appeal by Mineralogy in one of the many lawsuits between the Clive Palmer-owned mining company and CITIC Limited's subsidiary Sino Iron.

Property investment group Baron Vanilla Management has acquired a West Leederville aged care facility for $12 million.

Former University of Western Australia researcher Bruce Gray has failed in his ongoing bid against law firm Lavan, the latest in an almost two decade-long legal dispute.

Liquidators for Allen Caratti-directed Whitby Land are suing Tina Bazzo's companies, claiming compensation for the $9.9 million it coughed up as a guarantor of a $23 million deal.

A western suburbs organisation has been selected to provide disability services from Cottesloe's Lady Lawley Cottage which has been closed for more than two years.

The court has ordered more than $4.5 million taken out from Marc Cardaci's trusts to fund the legal proceedings between his widow and brother to be repaid.

The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies council has elected Regis Resources chief executive Jim Beyer as its new president, following the unexpected death of Peter Bradford.

The Claremont Hotel is set to open in early January after nearly three years of closure, with the $12 million refurbished bar becoming Australian Venue Co's largest WA asset.

More than $1 billion worth of renewable energy projects in Western Australia are closer to fruition following a regional planning body's approvals today.

Italy's Webuild has backed out of a conditional deal to buy struggling engineer Clough, plunging the 102-year old Perth-based company into administration.

Western Power has flagged five more areas to be part of City of Vincent's underground power network, potentially adding $104 million to the total project costs.

West African Resources has awarded a contract to East Perth engineering services company Lycopodium, over works on its $430 million Kiaka gold project in Burkina Faso.

Osborne Park-based EMCO Building has been selected to build new educational facilities as part of a $47.9 million redevelopment of the Balga TAFE campus.

The City of Nedlands' planning framework has come under fire during a four-hour development assessment panel meeting over a proposed 18-storey apartment on Stirling Highway.

Western Australia has succeeded in its bid to stay as the home of the country's high performance hockey program, with a centre at Curtin University set for a $135 million revamp.

UPDATE: The Market Herald has confirmed Jag Sanger will no longer be managing director of the company but will remain as a non-executive director.

Stockbroker Gary Castledine has been handed a suspended jail sentence after pleading guilty to allegations of insider trading stemming from a decade-old incident.

The group behind Fringe World Festival and Rooftop movies has appointed new board members to replace Renee Wingfield and Howard Cearns.

A $135 million project of two towers in Leederville has been approved with flying colours and was labelled a "benchmark" of development planning at an assessment panel meeting.

A western suburbs boys' school is set for a $29 million upgrade of its performing arts space after a development assessment panel approved a proposal to build four-storey facility on campus.

A $70 million hospital will be constructed in Vasse to meet the health care demands from the Busselton and Margaret River communities.

Wesfarmers has reported more than 500 breaches of modern slavery at its supplier sites in the past financial year, a jump from 386 breaches reported in 2021.

A 13-hectare piece of land has been earmarked for a $64 million development to tackle the housing crisis in Broome, with the shire seeking $15 million from the state government.

The University of Western Australia is proposing to replace a facility used by several western suburbs' sport clubs with a two-storey pavilion, in a multi-million-dollar upgrade.

St John of God Health Care group chief executive Shane Kelly has resigned after more than four years in the role.

A former client of western suburbs real estate agent Vivien Yap did not appear in court today, delaying a sentencing decision after he was found guilty of contempt.

An eight-storey apartment block will be built on the Sorrento Plaza site after the state's planning commission approved the $73 million project.

Woodside Energy has failed to stop a Fair Work Commission hearing over an enterprise agreement for its North West Shelf workers after a court dismissed its application for injunction.