Tom Zaunmayr

Mineral Resources will close its Yilgarn iron ore operations by the end of the year in a move expected to affect about 1,000 jobs.

Local MPs from opposing sides have warned Coalition leader Peter Dutton his plan to build a nuclear reactor in Collie will face stiff opposition from the community.

A future federal Coalition government would build a nuclear reactor in Collie at the site of the town’s ailing coal power plant.

From the outset it was clear Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s visit to Perth was going to be colourful, if not particularly newsworthy.

A tender to build a clean energy research centre in the Pilbara has been put to the market by the state government.

Predictions for a poor growing season have been thrown at the window by Western Australia’s peak grains industry body after a fortnight of well-timed rains across the state’s south.

Former government minister Tony McRae has resigned from his role as chief executive of the Martu peoples’ representative body.

WA agriculture groups have painted a bleak picture for the future of the state’s farming towns due to the federal government’s decision to ban live sheep exports.

The opening up of Esperance’s port could unlock a new iron ore precinct in WA's Goldfields and remote Mid West.

Residents of Albany have overwhelmingly supported a pitch to allow Sunday trading in the Great Southern city notorious for its restrictive trading hours.

The Nationals have been losing ground in WA’s mining regions since the mid-2010s, with 2025 shaping as the party’s last chance to hang on.

Tom Zaunmayr and Nadia Budihardjo discuss the Japanese cultural and financial ties found in Western Australian industries.

WA police staff working behind the scenes to keep the statewide operation running will be honoured for the first time at a ceremony on Thursday.

Beachside holiday shacks in the shadow of Cockburn’s industrial estate have been given a lease extension as owners learn Westport is unlikely to force their removal.

Private iron ore miner Gold Valley has won a three-year battle to move export 1.5 million tonnes of ore per year from its Goldfields mine from Geraldton to Esperance.

Driven by hungry investment banks and 160 years of trade history, Japan’s cultural and financial muscle is embedded in many WA industries.

With the amount of attention and money mining regions receive from governments, it is little wonder other towns want in on the action.

The WA Nationals will field a team of six upper house candidates for the 2025 state election as two incumbents announce their retirements

Tom Zaunmayr talks to Nadia Budihardjo about WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam and her plan to rebuild the party.

Japanese trading giant Sumitomo Corporation has signed a deal with a Kimberley fluorite mine developer with an eye to forming a joint venture to underpin the project.

Libby Mettam’s leadership of the Liberal Party of WA coincides with a critical fork in the road for the conservatives.

The boss of a Perth logistics firm has warned businesses to double their order timeframes due to a major global shipping backlog jamming up Asia’s megaports.

Activists could be barred from challenging resources project approvals under a fresh policy proposed by WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam aimed at smoothing the runway for major projects.

The federal government has called a snap inquiry into its decision to end the live sheep export industry in 2028.

Ignorance led to the destruction of Aboriginal cultural sites on a remote WA mine site, but an investigation has cleared the miner responsible of any malicious conduct.

Rio Tinto will spend $215 million scaling up a low-carbon iron-making project using Pilbara iron ore and biomass produced in Western Australia.

DT Infrastructure has been awarded a $50 million state government contract to build a railcar workshop in Perth’s far north.

Lisa Rodgers has resigned as director general of WA’s Department of Education after six years to take up a national research role.

Hundreds of farmers have rolled into Perth’s CBD this morning in protest of the looming live sheep export ban which has been slammed by the agriculture industry and state government.

A new program to address shortcomings in Aboriginal business joint venture deals has been launched by the Waalitj Hub

An independent Sydney chain will take over 11 pet stores in WA after emerging as the big winner from a crackdown on the nation’s second-largest pet products retailer.

London-headquartered iron ore developer Alien Metals has flagged this year to start building its tiny iron mine in the Pilbara.