Tom Zaunmayr

The backer of WA’s biggest active biorefinery plan wants to see the federal government’s $1.1 billion biofuels fund used to stimulate domestic demand for low carbon fuels.

Western Australia’s 2025 grain harvest could set a new tonnage record despite experiencing a poor start to the growing season.

Former WA Liberal leader Zak Kirkup has gained a controlling interest in one of WA’s major Budget Car and Truck Rental franchises.

Port Hedland is running out of capacity to grow because there is no available water left to service major new development projects.

A German engineering giant’s trading arm has made a preliminary deal to buy pelletised iron from a proposed green steel project in WA’s Mid West.

The majority shareholder of suspended explorer Leo Lithium is angling to oust the company’s boss and directors over a payment dispute ahead of Leo’s delisting this month.

Biofuel project backers have lauded a large federal government investment into domestic processing capacity as foundational for the nascent sector.

A decision to end funding for WA’s grower’s network was made against advice which found the program had “exceeded its goals” and should be expanded.

Iron ore miner Fortescue has knocked back a bid from traditional owners to purchase Emu Creek Station for above market price.

Qantas has cancelled its Perth to Busselton flights less than four months after launching them due to low demand.

OPINION: Those pushing to scrap acknowledgements of country have a point, but their anger towards welcomes is misguided.

Six years ago Nyamal woman Lynette Upton was a helper for Colours of Country. This year, she is an exhibitor at the annual art showcase.

A multibillion-dollar ammonia project has gained rights to a parcel of land at the constrained Port of Dampier to store and load its product.

A Victorian startup promising to underpin cost-effective green steel production has secured land in the Pilbara to operate a third-party commercial iron ore smelter.

Green shoots are emerging in Australia’s exploration sector, with financing and spending both recording sharp jumps in the June quarter.

The founders of one of Western Australia’s greatest cultural dynasties have announced their retirement, closing the book on a Kimberley music legend spanning four decades.

An immense plague of a humble jellyfish is causing operational problems for ships at the Port of Port Hedland.

The grounds of a former Aboriginal mission in the South West will be turned into a native food farm with aspirations to introduce new lines of produce to the booming market.

Aussie Trump, Thomas Brough, Jack Gordon-Manly, Lorna Harper and Merome Beard are among about 30 candidates running for council who missed out on state or federal seats.

Woodside insists a condensate storage tank at its Karratha Gas Plant which appears to be severely damaged did not collapse and is simply being ‘withdrawn from service’.

The operator of Perth’s biggest fresh food trading hub has banked a $21 million profit courtesy of a sharp rise in the value of the unlisted public company’s property holdings.

Four eminent Western Australian businessmen will step into the ring again to convince the federal government the 75-cent floor on the state’s GST share should remain in place.

A rendering plant behind Perth Airport critical to the state’s meat industry has undergone a $20 million upgrade to boost capacity and improve its environmental credentials.

When the $25m Baillie House refit into an entertainment precinct opens this summer, it will mark the start of a renewal for the state’s biggest café strip.

Perth ice cream franchise Gelare is growing its south-east Asian footprint with a flagship store opening in Jakarta in the next six months.

ANALYSIS: Port Hedland's governance demise is the result of a recipe which includes Royalties for Regions, personal vendettas, lewd behaviour, and a Zorro impersonator

The Town of Port Hedland council has been fired by Local Government Minister Hannah Beazley, with Jessica Shaw, Martin Aldridge, and Ron Yuryevich tasked with fixing the troubled jurisdiction.

Union members have been locked out of CBH Group’s Kwinana Grain Terminal on the first day of rolling stoppages designed to push the co-op into stumping up a bigger pay rise.

OPINION: With Metronet having brought heavy rail to the suburbs, now’s the time to fix inner-city congestion.

A Pilbara pastoralist is having to drill deeper to find water on his station which the state government draws from to supply Port Hedland.

Tom Zaunmayr and Isabel Viera discuss why players within the rare earths sector are seeking stability.

Striking workers at CBH Group’s Kwinana terminal will begin rolling stoppages next week in their bid to overhaul pay and conditions at the state’s largest grain export hub.