Tom Zaunmayr

Western Australia’s public holiday dates could be in line for a shake up as soon as next year under plans by the state government to better align non-work days with the east coast.

The $1.35 billion rail line linking Thornlie and Cockburn has opened, while an end date for the delayed Armadale line project remains up in the air.

BHP will demolish the new accommodation wing of a historic portside Port Hedland hotel which the miner purchased in 2018.

Backers of a $1.6bn Pilbara ammonia project are pursuing a deal with Woodside to use the proposed Angel Carbon Capture and Storage hub.

Simon Trott, Meg O'Neill, Nigel Satterley, and Vikas Rambal were among those invited by WA Premier Roger Cook to share their ideas to guide the state through Donald Trump's tariff policy.

Profit from a Pilbara mine at the centre of a scrap between its Chinese operators and billionaire landlord Clive Palmer have more than halved as a decision looms over its expansion.

Former Fortescue boss Fiona Hick has joined the board of investment banker Barrenjoey.

Basil Zempilas was the right choice to lead WA’s Liberals, but his meteoric rise may dash his hopes of becoming premier.

Nadia Budihardjo and Tom Zaunmayr discuss business success stories within WA's North West.

A fifth generation of the Fewster family could take charge of the century-old house that honey built.

Ting Pan leaned on a cherished heritage to grow the family’s honey business in WA.

Nadia Budihardjo and Tom Zaunmayr discuss WA's honey industry.

Prudent management and first mover status have enabled Kuuwa Rentals to provide healthy returns for its native title body owner.

From serving up meals on The Bachelorette to a shipping container diner, Zach Green’s food career has led to new opportunity in the north-west.

The Pilbara has had few generational business empires to crow about. That is beginning to change.

Nonogenerian Arnold Carter is among the last people who remember Port Hedland before iron ore. His business journey has taken him from filling Lang Hancock’s plane to championing the town’s history.

Six years after the Pilbara Kimberley University Centres was established, the hub-and-spoke education provider has grown to the far reaches of the north-west.

As traditional owners ramp up efforts to limit groundwater abstraction in the Pilbara, two projects backed by native title groups seek to provide solutions.

Independent Fremantle candidate Kate Hulett is in a race against time to cancel her British citizenship to be eligible to run for federal parliament.

A strategic stockpile of critical minerals could strengthen Australia’s position in the global supply chain and sandbag domestic production from economic headwinds, according to AMEC.

WA Opposition leader Basil Zempilas’ portfolio responsibilities will mirror Premier Roger Cook’s, while Nationals leader Shane Love will be shadow minister for the state’s mining industry.

The rise of Karratha mining services provider KBSS Engineering is a testament to the importance of a local focus and willingness to take risks.

Pilbara miner Rio Tinto spent more than $10 billion with Western Australian suppliers last year as it ramped up work on its iron ore sustaining projects.

Rising costs have scuppered a City of Karratha-backed apartment project it had hoped would help address the Pilbara’s housing shortage.

The Coalition will pour $100 million into a scheme to encourage minerals exploration by junior companies, should it win the May federal election.

The first of 100 railcars built for Rio Tinto in Western Australia has rolled off the production line ready for its 1,500-kilometre journey north to the Pilbara.

The federal government won’t commit to stationing more defence personnel permanently in the north-west as it pours millions of dollars into military base upgrades.

OPINION: Regional right-wing operatives are not going to win votes with insults, falsehoods or whingeing about how people vote.

Australian business leaders have warned of global supply chain upheaval despite avoiding the worst of US President Donald Trump’s tariff rollout.

Despite the development hype around green projects, the pipeline of traditional resources developments shows mining is still king.

Justin Fris and Tom Zaunmayr discuss recent trends and news within WA's ports and transport sectors.

Former governor Malcolm McCusker will lead a probe into the handling of the 2025 Western Australian election.