Tom Zaunmayr

The first ammonia-powered iron ore bulk carriers could set sail for the Pilbara within three years under a deal signed on Thursday between BHP and one of its shipping partners.

Mark Beyer and Tom Zaunmayr discuss Pilbara mining projects; Smiths Beach; Social housing; WA's energy market; two big IPOs; and CCIWA boss leaving.

The proponent behind two new hospitality venues in Port Hedland has walked away from both projects due to time and cost blowouts, and will look to invest in Perth instead.

A 500-room workforce camp built to house Mineral Resources’ Onslow Iron mine workforce has been unveiled, promising premium facilities in an effort to attract and retain staff.

Miners have been warned Pilbara infrastructure will need to be re-engineered to account for increasing frequency and severity of storms.

An experienced corporate lawyer has called for limits on lawfare to curb the power of spurious cases to meddle with project approvals.

WA is under pressure from other nations wanting to replicate the state’s iron ore success story, BHP’s Tim Day says, though he is confident Simandou is no Pilbara killer.

More than 30 trucks full of WA hay will convoy across the border to provide feed to drought-stricken South Australian farmers next month.

OPINION: Perth’s waterfront precinct could have delivered inspired architecture. Instead, most of its proponents chose to stick to the status quo.

Government funding for Western Australia’s key industrial estates will be doubled to $1 billion under an election promise to be delivered in Thursday’s state budget.

Fortescue has won the race to be the first iron ore miner to bring a battery-electric train to the Pilbara.

The state government will spend nearly $17 million hiring new staff and overhauling assessment regimes to improve lax water and environmental regulation efforts.

German salt giant K+S Salt has pulled the pin on its Pilbara salt play nearly one decade after beginning work to bring the major project online.

The state’s water regulator is in the dark on the extent of groundwater abstraction and compliance breaches in WA, according to a scathing report.

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.