Tom Zaunmayr

GREAT SOUTHERN: A faulty trailer spurred a national opportunity for one of the region's most prominent farming families.

A $4 billion low carbon iron plant earmarked for the Pilbara has been greenlit by Commonwealth regulators, clearing the path for final approval.

Industrialisation of China and India coupled with “unprecedented” data centre investment is sandbagging miners against trade volatility, BHP boss Brandon Craig says.

Tom Zaunmayr speaks to Sam Jones about Business News' recent Great Southern publication.

A Pilbara shire is putting its hand out for government support to redevelop an airport last week described as the worst in Australia.

Plans for a 4-gigawatt green energy development near Port Hedland targeting power supply to resources companies, mineral processors and data centres have been unveiled.

Big proposals are popping up across the Great Southern, sparking debate about future infrastructure needs

Albany stalwart and former mayor Dennis Wellington has died suddenly aged 77.

Nadia Budihardjo is joined by Gary Adshead, Claire Tyrrell, and Tom Zaunmayr to discuss university mergers, prime beachfront sites, Dianella Plaza, Victor Goh, and more.

The Pilgangoora project in the Pilbara will become the world's largest hard rock lithium mine under a $2.5 billion expansion approved by PLS Group.

WA's construction union has given a ringing endorsement of Victor Goh as they start work on a new pay deal with the under-fire property developer.

Traditional owners in the Pilbara have turned to Mineral Resources and Acciona to build their case for the remediation of Wittenoom's deadly asbestos tailings.

WA's civil construction industry has rubbished suggestions Westport and the Henderson defence precinct can't be built at the same time.

Farmers and agribusinesses will have an extra three years to adapt to tighter national exposure limits to phosphine.

BHP is cutting jobs at its Pilbara iron ore mines as the company advances its autonomous haul truck roll out.

An American company using Perth to develop a carbon-capturing desalination plant has identified “enormous” demand for its product in Western Australia.

Wine grapes are being pulled out and replaced with olive trees on a South West property which once underpinned one of the region's prominent wineries.

A trailblazing Belgian bulk carrier has set sail on its maiden voyage from China to the Pilbara.

A mineral sands mine north of Perth will be converted into a wind and battery energy park under plans put forward to state development authorities.

OPINION: Indigenous procurement targets are having unintended consequences for some regional businesses.

A standoff with China over pricing has hit sales volumes of Fortescue's iron ore, while shipments have fallen due to a scheduled port facility shutdown.

Civilian and defence logistics must be planned together, WA's chief transport lobby argues, to bolster northern freight routes and deliver on wartime needs.

Perth Markets Group has been buoyed by strong core earnings growth while simultaneously recording a 33 per cent profit slide.

Tom Zaunmayr and Jack McGinn discuss policy changes in Indonesia that have unsettled investors but opened an opportunity for Western Australia.

A specialised lupin processing plant in WA could cost $311 million to build and generate nearly $300m per year in revenue, according to a report released to the ASX on Tuesday.

Plans for a $1.2 billion wind farm near Merredin have been lodged by green energy developer Collgar Renewables.

Tom Zaunmayr speaks to Jack McGinn about WA-based junior mining companies taking their operations into the US.

Former government minister Peter Tinley and ex-Chevron engineer Sam Rowe have been picked for leadership roles at a WA company which manages aviation and marine assets in northern Australia.

Incentives and a friendly regulatory environment in the US are attracting ASX-listed junior resources companies.

A former livestock saleyard on Katanning's urban fringe has been leased to Commodity Ag to use as a grain receival site.

Former Elders managing director Mark Allison has been selected as Craig Mostyn Group's next chairman.

An Albany marina retail and hospitality development to be built by Great Southern Seafoods is close to getting the green light after project hurdles and construction cost hikes.