Tom Zaunmayr

OPINION: Politicians seem to believe their actions during question time are exempt from expectations of civil behaviour.

One of WA's oldest specialist police units, the Gold Squad, uses intelligence to crack open gold theft and illegal processing cases, which has spread beyond the Goldfields.

A Wheatbelt abattoir has ceased processing sheep due to growing demand for beef products.

Construction of a $50 million wastewater recycling facility in Bunbury to reduce pressure on a local aquifer has started.

Nadia Budihardjo and Tom Zaunmayr discuss how several pioneers have teamed up to get fresh native food on grocery store shelves.

A pioneering Kimberley elder described as the father of Aboriginal tourism has died, aged 92.

Rio Tinto will splash more than $35 million backing a technology company's plan to build a green steelmaking pilot plant in Western Australia.

An elder, ex-MasterChef contestant and a horticulturist have joined forces to get fresh native food on grocery store shelves.

BHP has taken delivery of its first battery electric trains in Port Hedland, with the miner set to become the first to run green locomotives on its mainline.

Mark Pownall and Tom Zaunmayr discuss Chris Ellison; the Libs' net zero back down; wind farms; the Forrest's weir fight and more.

The first iron ore under new management of one of Western Australia's oldest iron ore mines has made its way to Esperance, one year after the project was deemed to have reached its expiry date.

A collective of farmers are pressing ahead with a plan to build a large multi-species abattoir in the Great Southern to service the booming paddock-to-plate market.

Tom Zaunmayr and Nadia Budihardjo discuss the ongoing dispute over proposed leaky weirs near Minderoo station.

WA's water minister has ducked questions about how the state government intends to shore up water supply for the Pilbara as concerns mount about unsustainable use of the region's aquifers.

The giant Canadian pension fund behind the purchase of the north-west's biggest abattoir has promised stability and investment in the critical facility.

The fairness of an anthropologist's reporting has been questioned by lawyers arguing the case for Andrew and Nicola Forrest's proposed leaky weirs project on Minderoo Station.

A Wiluna-based Aboriginal wild sandalwood harvester has urged the state government to exit the industry so more Indigenous groups can establish their own businesses on country.

A $22 million, 45-unit apartment tower in Victoria Park has been put forward to the Western Australian Planning Commission.

Thalanyji elders are wary of their protector leaving its home in the Ashburton River should Andrew and Nicola Forrest be granted approval to build 10 weirs along the watercourse.

Italian railway specialist Salcef Group has put a multimillion-dollar bid forward for Pilbara Rail Maintenance, a Karratha based-company founded seven years ago.

The price for Andrew and Nicola Forrest to build leaky weirs on a river dissecting Minderoo Station has been revealed as questions about broader industry benefits swirl.

An experienced hydrogeologist has given evidence of the benefits of a controversial leaky weir project being pursued by Andrew and Nicola Forrest's private company on Minderoo Station.

Tom Zaunmayr and Isabel Vieira discuss updates in the decade-long battle to clean up the Wittenoom asbestos tailings.

Live export baron Jonathan Emanuel has added Kalyeeda Station to his property portfolio in a deal rumoured to be worth about $30 million.

OPINION: As regional newspapers close and coverage of local government falls, it's no wonder voter participation is declining.

Driven by decades of loss, the Banjima people are taking action to force accountability for those responsible for Australia's worst industrial disaster.

Tom Zaunmayr and Isabel Vieira discuss why a leading advocacy group is calling for regulation changes in WA relating to the disposal of used tyres.

It may not generate the kind of wealth that comes out of mining, property, or selling a big business, but the attractiveness of agricultural investments for wealthy Sandgropers is plain to see.

The $55 million sale of Yeeda Pastoral Company out of administration to a Canadian super fund has finally been completed, more than one year after the bid was made.

A lengthy dispute over plans to build river weirs on Minderoo Station has taken a fresh turn, with lawyers for the Forrests arguing the project will benefit industrial development.

French-owned industrials company CSR is the prime target for stakeholders involved in a renewed push to clean-up Wittenoom's deadly asbestos tailings.

Harvest Road has returned to profit as it prepares to spend more than $50 million boosting its oyster and beef processing capacity.