Nadia Budihardjo

Conservation groups have accused the state government of rushing the overhaul of environmental laws, after scrutinising the report that prompted the reform.

Qantas Airways has boasted strong half-year results amid increased competition in the skies, with the approved Qatar-Virgin deal set to bring in more flights between Australia and Doha.

Coles has reported a 3 per cent drop in profit in the first half of the 2024-25 financial year, but received a sales boost during staff strikes at rival Woolworths' operations.

Lawyers have wrapped up their arguments in the $1.8 billion compensation dispute between Yindjibarndi and Fortescue, with the latter claiming only $8 million was owed.

Two Western Australian billionaires have applied to install signage on their office buildings but only one was approved by the City of Perth council.

Community group Save Perth Hills had a win in the dispute over a Satterley Property Group’s project, after being approved to intervene in the tribunal proceedings.

A Perth developer has proposed to build a 50-apartment social housing project on Beaufort Street, estimated to cost about $23 million.

Nadia Budihardjo and Claire Tyrrell discuss a Copenhagen architecture firm leading timber design.

The fourth activist involved in the protest outside Woodside Energy boss Meg O’Neill’s home has avoided jail but has been fined thousands of dollars.

The WA Liberal party has vowed to invest $112.5 million towards duplicating Shelley Bridge, if it was elected to government in the upcoming state election.

The Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation’s compensation claim over impact of the Solomon mine on their land has been exaggerated, Fortescue’s lawyer told the court.

SOUTH WEST: A jigsaw gallery has a major role in making Bridgetown an international tourism destination.

Counsel for the state government claimed Fortescue’s mining would not extinguish the Yindjibarndi people’s native rights in the Pilbara, during a hearing in the Federal Court.

A multi-million-dollar upgrade of a western suburbs surf life saving club has been shelved after the contractor was placed in liquidation.

Fortescue and its former employees have been urged to progress a dispute over alleged misuse of the Andrew Forrest-led company’s green iron technology information.

SOUTH WEST: Future growth in Bunbury is expected to spill to the neighbouring shire, prompting a move to prepare for an increase in population and business.

Nadia Budihardjo and Claire Tyrrell discuss the improved outlook for Perth's office market.

Veolia has accused a US-based water company of breaching a contract over the design and installation of a water treatment plant to supply Talison Lithium’s Greenbushes project.

Vicinity Centres has flagged a timeframe for the stalled $350 million redevelopment of Morley Galleria, with initial works to start in this financial year.

The Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation has upped its compensation claim against Fortescue to $1.8 billion, over the alleged cultural damage caused by the miner’s Solomon hub.

SOUTH WEST: A southern port is planning to add infrastructure to cater to the impending limitation of a metropolitan harbour.

Jack McGinn and Nadia Budihardjo discuss what a Trump presidency means for AUKUS.

Yindjibarndi traditional owners have experienced collective trauma and emotional distress over FMG's Solomon mine, a lawyer told the court in the ongoing $500 million compensation dispute.

The competition watchdog has flagged its approval over an alliance between Virgin and Qatar Airways, which includes new weekly flights between Doha and Perth.

SOUTH WEST: Despite the interest in the renewable energy sector, big plans for offshore wind farms off the Bunbury coast are becalmed.

Nadia Budihardjo and Jack McGinn discuss a busy year ahead for a Pilbara youth project.

US-focused Perth company IperionX has been awarded a contract for up to $74 million funding to develop a low-cost mineral-to-metal titanium supply chain.

A community initiative to empower young people in Roebourne will take an exhibition tour around the country this year.

Fortescue’s way in developing its Solomon hub is an outlier in how other miners have operated in the Pilbara, a barrister for Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation told the court.

SOUTH WEST: A family-run orchard has gone through some tough times in its almost 100 years of operation.

WA Labor has pitched a $210 million investment to deliver 1,000 apartments and townhouses, if re-elected to government in March.

UPDATE: The Liberal Party WA and WA Labor have slammed each other’s election promises over upgrading Royal Perth Hospital.