Tom Zaunmayr

Tom Zaunmayr and Jack McGinn discuss community spend by WA's major businesses.

The state government will investigate reforming royalty payments to shepherd WA’s ailing nickel industry through a collapsing market spurred by a glut of cheap foreign supply.

The Shire of Esperance is the latest council to join a mounting list of regional towns putting their hand out to the WA government to help fund workers housing projects.

Flooding rains in the Pilbara have hampered operations at BHP’s mammoth Mount Whaleback iron ore mine.

An urgent meeting between battery metal bosses and politicians must result in measures to reduce costs and improve efficiency to stave off further pain in the sector, WA’s peak resources lobby says.

Business News runs the rule over a cross-section of companies to determine how much firms of varying size and industry invest in WA communities.

The doors to Pinjarra’s 158-year-old Exchange Hotel will be thrown open this spring for the first time in 16 years in what the local shire hopes will prove a boon for tourism.

The power plant that supported Kalgoorlie during last week’s power outage was, in 2023, rejected by the state government in favour of its own facility, which tripped when it was needed.

The Goldfields is an obvious place to build a wind farm, according to Energy Minister Reece Whitby, as he begins the task of finding out how the state’s largest outback town was left without power for days.

Developers of a 35-room motel in the heart of Western Australia’s gourmet food province have been asked to addressing parking concerns before getting council approval.

The tie-up of two Mid West vanadium mine hopefuls will delay construction of a proposed critical minerals processing plant near Geraldton.

It has been a torrid start to 2024 for WA's nickel miners as ESG credentials appear to take a backseat to low prices for some manufacturers amid global cost of living pressures.

Two government-backed workers' villages along WA's Coral Coast remain unbuilt and with no clear indication on timelines, years after first being touted to ease the accommodation squeeze.

The boss of WA’s most advanced prospective vanadium miner says manufacturing batteries in Australia is “very achievable” as he toasts the launch of a major new processing plant.

Developers want to cut the ribbon on a major upgrade to Perth’s convention centre by the end of the decade and use a global oil and gas conference as its launchpad onto the world stage.

A reimagined Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre must come with a major new theatre and dedicated exhibition space, the state’s peak tourism lobby says, at it throws its support behind the project.

The state’s environment minister has approved a proposal by Andrew and Nicola Forrest's investment vehicle, Tattarang, for an $85 million redevelopment of the Exmouth Lighthouse Caravan Park.

Grain receivals in WA have collapsed 45 percent as low rainfall brings the state’s agriculture industry back to earth following three seasons of strong crops.

Ex-Fortescue Future Industries finance guru Felicity Gooding has joined net-zero lithium hopeful Vulcan Energy.

Woodside reinvested more than $20 million into Western Australian communities in 2023 as the company ramped up efforts to combat vocal criticism of its multibillion dollar gas projects.

West Perth building materials firm ClearVue has heralded its first Australian product sale, which will involve the installation of power-generating windows on a new union building in Melbourne’s inner suburbs.

Three high-end Perth bakeries have hatched plans to branch out to new venues at up-and-coming foodie haunts.

Western Australia’s nursing union has backed a 3 per cent pay rise, bringing an end to the longest-running pay dispute in the organisation’s 100-year history.

A niche course based on a US university platform has proven a successful incubator for Perth’s fledgling biodesign industry.

BP’s Kwinana biorefinery has been recommended for approval by the EPA, but the project will be watched closely to ensure it meets emissions reductions goals.

Michael Parker is overseeing the biggest change to Fremantle Port in the harbour’s 125-year history

Tom Zaunmayr and Jack McGinn discuss the current performance and big future plans at Fremantle Port. 

Traditional Owners have raised the alarm about the level of water extraction from a pool on the Ashburton River only months after defeating a Forrest-backed irrigation project

Battery-electric trains remain some way off for Western Australia’s largest grain handler as fellow heavy rail users in the mining industry press ahead with the technology to decarbonise their operations.

Another strong crop has showered CBH Group with $6 billion in revenue as the Western Australian grain handler toasts a bevvy of record figures in its annual report.

As electric vehicle sales boom, a fork in the road approaches apartment owners faster than expected.

Port Hedland is undergoing a major change to move its heart south to where the bulk of the town's population now lives.