Tom Zaunmayr

Woodside Energy is planning to build 30 new homes in Karratha to house its workers as industrial construction projects ramp up.

The Royal Australian Air Force is assessing areas across the north-west for additional sites to store fuel as part of plans to expand military presence in the region

Gina Rinehart wants an Israel-style iron dome protecting the Pilbara’s multi-billion-dollar resources assets from foreign attacks.

The state government will fight for an overhaul of Commonwealth grants in a move that could swell WA’s coffers with billions of extra royalty dollars.

A greenfields suburb once dubbed the ‘‘Cottesloe of the north’’ is back on the development agenda in Karratha, 13 years after a contract to build it was awarded.

Mineral Resources will push back growth plans amid uncertain lithium and iron ore prices, while junior ore hopefuls are reaching out about the miner's Onslow assets.

BHP has emerged as the buyer of Port Hedland’s notorious Pier Hotel for an undisclosed sum.

Tax benefits and local defence procurement appear likely to be front and centre of the Coalition’s push to win northerners’ votes at next year’s federal election.

The current and former bosses of a group overseeing a World Heritage-nominated Pilbara peninsula have derided an “offensive” government agreement

A Karratha civil construction company hopes its new training simulator will help address workforce shortages and training challenges in the region.

The update of a 10-year-old policy document directing development of northern Australia has focused on overarching policies rather than actionable items.

Isabel Vieira and Tom Zaunmayr discuss Matrix Composites & Engineering, one of Australian Marine Complex’s largest landholders.

A Pilbara cattle station will build a 10,000-head feedlot in a move it expects to bolster the region’s status as a global premium boxed Wagyu beef supplier.

One of the Australian Marine Complex’s largest landholders is building its service arm to generate a more sustainable revenue source.

A Western Australian transport company has been sold for $119 million to the nation’s largest logistics firm, Qube Holdings.

Two new products - a drink and a snack food - have been made using rejected fruits from Carnarvon's banana co-operative.

Macquarie has placed a swathe of Wheatbelt farmland on the market in a move which could fetch more than $35 million.

The state government is seeking global backers for a new venture capital fund focused on a broad suite of industries including defence, mining, and agriculture.

Occupancy at workforce accommodation camps in Karratha is languishing despite a strong pipeline of resources projects in the region

Tom Zaunmayr and Isabel Vieira discuss the strength and needs of the WA franchising industry.

Koolan Island’s high-grade ores have tripled Mount Gibson Iron’s cash reserves to $442 million in the past year amid a volatile price climate.

Grain farmer Mic Fels has been preselected to contest the Swan electorate for the Liberal Party at the 2025 federal election.

BHP has flicked the switch on its first electric excavator for a trial run at its Yandi iron ore mine in the Pilbara.

Franchising has proven to be an enduring business model, yet many Australians are surprised to learn how prevalent the sector is.

A Broome-founded power firm has caught the eye of a $2 billion Indian steelmaker wanting to build grid scale solar arrays in outback Western Australia.

Perth-based goldminer St Barbara has made a tidy profit from the sale of its 5.5 per cent stake in Catalyst Metals for $25.2 million.

Andrew Forrest expects his push to decarbonise Fortescue’s iron ore mines to rub off on the agriculture industry

Two Australian bases in the north-west could be used for US Airforce deployments as the two nations hone their focus on China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific.

Fortescue has switched on a $34 million hydrogen refueling hub at the company’s Christmas Creek mine in the Pilbara.

A hydrogen haul truck, red dirt sod turning, and proof ore can be mined without emitting any carbon: it was a big day for Andrew Forrest and Fortescue at Christmas Creek

Backers of a $120 million Karratha hotel have won planning approval after the City of Karratha’s bid to have the project redefined as a workforce camp was scuppered.

Sam Jones and Tom Zaunmayr discuss reforms to WA's upper house.