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Deputy premier Roger Cook said the state government would commit millions of dollars to improve WA's status as a leading "space capital" at a Business News' event this morning.

The state’s peak planning body is still on track to assess the $25 million proposal for the Tawarri Hot Springs site despite the project already rejected by council.

Three former members of Saracen Mineral's executive team have joined their old boss Raleigh Finlayson at gold explorer Genesis Minerals.

WA-based commercial fishing company Austral Fisheries has acquired Brisbane-based seafood processor Moreton Bay Seafoods.

House prices in Perth have risen by one per cent in March, above the national increase of 0.7 per cent, as home values in Melbourne and Sydney dropped.

A plan for a $36 million apartment block in Como, near a busy Canning Bridge train station, received unanimous approval by a joint development assessment panel.

Former Northern Star Resources executive director Raleigh Finlayson will not re-join the board despite an initial plan to return.

Alinta Energy wants development approval for a bigger than expected battery at Port Hedland Power Station, but the planned gas generator expansion will be slower.

WA has recorded 9,727 new COVID cases overnight, bringing the state's number of active cases to 52,533, as the state starts easing level two restrictions.

A land deal with the state government over the Tawarri Hot Springs site, which is earmarked for a $25 million revamp, has fallen through as the local council refused to enter a head lease.

The City of Perth has backed a proposal to build a seven-storey community centre in Northbridge to assist women and children escaping domestic violence.

Businessman Nev Power's company Airpower Australia is expected to go to trial after pleading not guilty to allegations it failed to comply with COVID-19 travel restrictions.

The federal government has set aside more than $1 billion in this year's budget in a bid to end violence against women and children.

Three experienced figures from WA's property and hospitality sectors will revamp a derelict Northbridge nightclub into an "intimate" bar.

WA mining company Griffin Coal has been charged after allegedly failing to lodge its annual financial reports since 2018.

Western Australia has recorded 7,288 new COVID cases, bringing the number of active COVID cases in the state close to the 50,000 mark.

A trackless tram will be coming to Perth as part of an ongoing City of Stirling project, the first trial of the technology in Australia.

The state government will invest more than $25 million to strengthen cyber security services in Western Australia.

A plan to build an affordable housing and arts precinct in Fremantle is one step closer to fruition as a development panel approves the $95 million proposal.

Two COVID-related deaths were reported as the number of new COVID cases in WA topped 8,000 again overnight.

The multi-million dollar reimagining of Indiana will soon return to council chambers as mining billionaire Andrew Forrest’s company agrees to meet the town’s costs for research.

COVID WRAP: The Premier has announced an intended easing of restrictions later this month as WA reported a record-breaking figure of new COVID cases.

An “ambitious” $36 million 15-storey apartment block proposed in Como has received support from the City of South Perth.

Daglish-based Oldfield Knott Architects has been chosen to design the new $26 million primary school in Hammond Park, set to open in two years' time.

A proposal for a two-storey house on the former Taj on Swan site has been refused by the council, but the applicants were offered another chance if the design plans are revised.

Western Australia has recorded 7,075 new COVID cases overnight, after recording fewer than 6,000 cases per day for the past three days.

The state’s environmental watchdog has given the green light to a multi-million redevelopment of Recycling Centre Balcatta.

Australia’s competition regulatory body is suing the owner of social media giant Facebook over “celebrity-endorsed” scam ads, following a similar legal action by billionaire Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest.

Neighbourhood chat app Nextdoor has defended its marketing strategy after Perth users claimed their personal details were being used without their knowledge.

A two-storey house, including a basement and swimming pool, has been proposed at the former Taj on Swan site in Peppermint Grove.

Prominent psychologist Tracy Westerman has mounted a lawsuit against Communities Minister Simone McGurk over allegations the minister made defamatory comments about her.

COVID WRAP: WA recorded 7,151 new COVID cases and one death overnight, as the state's peak building body called on the state government to end the vaccine mandate.