Tom Zaunmayr

The WA government’s regional ministers will be directed to address housing shortages and regional development roadblocks in major country towns.

Tom Zaunmayr and Mark Pownall discuss Griffin Marine and its opportunity to capitalise on growth in defence sector spending.

Premier Roger Cook has signalled a shift away from state agreements as the government looks to more ‘sophisticated’ policy levers to regulate and stimulate the resources sector.

Western Australia’s health portfolio has been split in two and regional ministers have been introduced to premier Roger Cook’s inaugural third-term cabinet.

The state government has received an open letter urging an inquiry into the handling of the March state election from its political rivals in an early display of unity following the ballot.

Tom Zaunmayr and Mark Pownall discuss a new equities-focused financial advisory firm, Leeuwin Wealth.

Three Labor MPs have been elevated to Premier Roger Cook’s cabinet, while his former right-hand man has parachuted right into a senior ministerial support role.

Talison has put its Greenbushes lithium mine forward for a ‘gold-standard’ test of the operation’s commitment to responsible mining.

Political parties have claimed victory in two more seats over the weekend as final counting for the March 8 Western Australian election rolls on at a glacial pace.

The labour hire firm engaged to recruit staff for the state election has rejected claims the electoral process was outsourced to the company.

Of nine lower house seats in doubt following last weekend's state election, one has since been called.

Western Australia’s highest-ranking bureaucrat Emily Roper will vacate her role at the end of next week, following Labor's victory at last weekend's state election.

Middle East logistics giant DP World’s push to grow its presence in Fremantle via the acquisition of Silk Logistics has raised eyebrows at the nation’s competition watchdog.

The labour hire firm contracted to employ staff for this year’s WA election insists it hired the number of staff it was contracted to hire, after revelations staffing fell well short of what was tendered for.

The federal government will not place trade sanctions on the US in retaliation to the US placing tariffs on Australian products.

State election staffing fell 3,000 personnel short of the workforce requirements originally set for it by the Western Australian Electoral Commission.

The professionalism of unions is the greatest challenge facing the Liberal Party, according to former WA premier Colin Barnett.

Former WA premier Colin Barnett has foreshadowed a federal raid to take over the state's mining industry and backed construction of a gas pipeline to the east coast.

A fledgling rare earths company hopes its outback Western Australian claypan can break China’s stranglehold on the global rare earths supply market.

Senior Western Australia gas executives have warned a growing list of policy demands is souring the oil and gas industry’s appetite to invest in Australia.

A Goldfields iron ore junior will more than double its exports after bringing a new deposit online and signing a fresh rail access deal.

Approvals for a $200 million biorefinery in the Wheatbelt backed by the state government have been terminated.

Jack McGinn and Tom Zaunmayr discuss the state election results.

The National and Liberal parties need to focus their resources against Labor in future elections, WA Opposition leader Shane Love says.

An investigation into the weekend’s election will begin in earnest after counting is finished, as the WA Electoral Commission grapples with political fallout from the vote.

A swag of swinging regional seats and close city tussles have candidates and one minister facing a nervous wait as the final votes are counted.

Live updates of the 2025 state election vote, with a breakdown of key seats and overall results as WA Labor seeks a third term in office.

WA VOTES: With time running down on election day, WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam and star candidate Basil Zempilas have made a pitstop to what could be one of the state’s tightest seats tonight.

Business News' seat-by-seat analysis suggests the Liberal Party can pick up enough seats to suggest the party is back on track. Labor, however, should maintain a strong majority.

Tom Zaunmayr speaks to Sam Jones about Red Dog's vet Rick Fenny, who has built one of WA’s most eclectic large family businesses.

The leaders of the Labor, Liberal and National parties have spent the final week campaigning in seats which should prove ones to watch on Saturday night.

A Wheatbelt farmer has spruiked the financial benefits of carbon farming as pressure mounts on the industry to adopt stronger sustainability goals.