Tom Zaunmayr

Conservative Liberal powerbroker Nick Goiran has been returned to the shadow cabinet in the fallout of this month’s failed party leadership coup.

WA agribusiness firms are confident of reclaiming their positions in the Chinese market, though concede competition is stronger than ever.

Indonesian and Japanese investors have taken a liking to WA copper projects as Rio Tinto and BHP talk up the metal's future.

The expansion of a gas station powering BHP’s Pilbara iron ore mines has been green lit by the state’s environmental watchdog.

Mid West iron ore miner Fenix Resources’ flagship mine has more than doubled in size in a move which should breathe years of extra life into the high-grade deposit.

An indigenous-owned Pilbara renewable energy plant has breezed through planning approval, clearing the way for the $200 million project to be green-lit.

Japanese giant Sumitomo Metal Mining has forked out $615m for a stake in Rio Tinto’s big Western Australian copper discovery.

Tom Zaunmayr speaks to Nadia Budihardjo about abattoirs in Western Australia.

Fortescue’s work to develop fast battery chargers for its Pilbara iron ore fleet will get a leg-up courtesy of a $10 million grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency.

Leichhardt Industrial Group’s $375 million purchase of Rio Tinto’s Lake MacLeod salt project near Carnarvon has been completed.

Investing in abattoir capacity and new facilities in WA may offer upside, but the reality is more challenging for those that can’t scale up.

Traditional Owners need greater finance access to benefit from and help to progress renewable energy projects, according to the nation’s peak native title advocacy group.

Former state MP and prominent live sheep export ban critic Paul Brown will lead the Nationals’ senate ticket in Western Australia for next year’s federal election.

Business News' inaugural list of those who live or spend much of their year in the north-west and influential policy and investment decisions in the region.

A new survey has provided insight into Perth residents’ priorities and concerns for their city’s future.

Readers who feel they’re seeing ‘Keep the Sheep’ stickers and campaigners everywhere aren’t mistaken: they really are everywhere.

It has been a marathon, rather than a sprint, to break ground on several globally significant renewable energy projects earmarked for the north-west.

Fortescue has signed a US$400 million contract for supply of zero emissions mining vehicles with China’s largest construction machinery manufacturer.

A mild winter across swathes of WA’s growing regions has left stone fruit growers with a mixed bag come harvest season.

It has been a long time since big investors started spruiking plans for new salt projects in the north-west.

ANALYSIS: A bogus poll shouldn't cause the kind of turmoil in WA politics today. But it did, and it has once again raised questions about the Liberal Party's fitness to hold office.

Libby Mettam has stared down a faceless push to have her step down as Liberal Party of WA leader, with no-one in the party standing up to challenge her grasp on the job.

The first commercial harvest from an Abrolhos Island oyster operation has proven a hit as the company behind it eyes growth through the Mid West hospitality scene.

The state’s biggest marina development in recent years is finished, but elsewhere above the 26th parallel projects are stuck on the drawing board.

University students will be among the first to benefit from an expanded Perth public ferry network as studies into expanding the service ramp up.

Six traditional owner groups will share in up to $2.1 million worth of grants to start native seed production trials for land restoration.

An Indian government-backed company which part-owns a $5-billion iron ore project controlled by Hancock Prospecting has been released from ASX purgatory.

Djarindjin, Broome, and Newman airports were each toasted at the Australian Airports Association awards night.

A matriarch, a local fashion legend, a fighter, a teacher, and a cultural force. Late Yindjibarndi elder Mrs T Daniel was larger than life.

A modern interpretation of an ancient ritual could help Indigenous tourism operators in the north-west grow their businesses.

Nearly half of renters are living in houses infested with pests as fresh data reveals Perth is now the least affordable capital city in the nation to rent in.

Argentinian President Javier Milei’s relationship with US president-elect Donald Trump could be a boon for Lake Resources, chairman Stuart Crow says.