Tom Zaunmayr

Mark Pownall and Tom Zaunmayr discuss critical minerals' in Trump deal; Perdaman's $3bn plan; Nicheliving; Brownes dairy; Koolan Island mine; Climate 200 donors; and MSWA's expansion.

The owners of one of Western Australia's oldest iron ore projects have decided to shut the mine down early, one week after a rockfall halted operations.

Perdaman has revealed plans to build a $3 billion, one-gigawatt solar and hydrogen project on the outskirts of Karratha to decarbonise its $6.4 billion urea plant on the Burrup Peninsula.

A group of resources-focused Indigenous businesses will be flown from WA to India this weekend to latch onto opportunities in the Asian giant's nascent mining sector.

OPINION: WA's tourism sector needs to promote what makes the state unique, not throw money at what everyone else does.

The Pilbara's shipping route to Asia is in the running to be the first global trading corridors to welcome ammonia-powered bulk carriers to its regular service schedule.

Sam Jones and Tom Zaunmayr discuss the recent acquisition of a Kimberley airport.

The boss of Yara's Australian ammonia operations has criticised a maritime industry call to delay the rollout of new rules incentivising the uptake of green shipping fuels.

BHP remains bullish on global demand for commodities as the company's latest figures show no signs of a rumoured trade impasse with its biggest customer, China.

Goldfields drilling company Topdrill has taken a stake in an ASX-listed explosives firm with the intention to form a new mining services company.

The state government is weighing up its response to an ultimatum from traditional owners to remediate Wittenoom's deadly asbestos tailings or face legal action.

Western Australia's 2025 grain harvest is looking increasingly likely to break records despite a lack of finishing rains hampering yield potential in the central agricultural region.

A court battle over Wittenoom's toxic legacy will begin imminently unless the WA government agrees to remediate the site.

Transport firm SCT Logistics has unveiled a $45 million logistics hub in Forrestfield it hopes will sandbag Western Australia against product shortages caused by freight network disruptions.

Australia's consumer watchdog will take a close look at how a proposed merger between Seven West Media and Southern Cross Media will impact competition in regional Western Australia.

A Kimberley traditional owner group is considering running campgrounds and eco-resorts following a government commitment to hand over more than 1.4 million hectares of land.

Water will be the single biggest reputational and economic risk facing industry and government in the Pilbara by 2030.

The first high grade ore from Rio Tinto's new African mine has been loaded onto rail ahead of the maiden shipment expected to set sail in November.

The Margaret River Dairy Company's Bussell Highway property has been listed for sale as administrators work to right the ship of the South West institution's owner.

The embattled Shire of Coolgardie has been spared suspension by the state government, though concerns remain about the council's future.

A south coast station larger than the Perth metropolitan area and an 11,000ha broadacre farm have been put on the market.

Nadia Budihardjo and Tom Zaunmayr discuss how former journalist Tamara BinAmat has built a marketing and communications agency with national reach from her home town of Karratha.

Former journalist Tamara BinAmat has built a marketing and communications agency with national reach from her home town of Karratha.

Viva Energy has opened a $25 million facility in Karratha which will enable direct shipping and storage of lubricants to the Pilbara.

Woodside has awarded contracts to build another 30 homes in Karratha for its residential workforce.

The state government will spend $1.2 million with consultants to chart a path forward for WA's stuttering biofuels sector.

Rat infestations, fire risks and unhygienic facilities are plaguing the lodgings for workers at one of Western Australia's most beloved tourist towns.

A remarkable knack for forging connections has made Wardandi Bibbulmun elder Dale Tilbrook immensely valuable to – and respected by – Western Australia's culinary scene.

Nadia Budihardjo and Tom Zaunmayr discuss how pastoral station stays fit within WA's tourism sector.

Perth renewable power company Frontier Energy has revealed plans to significantly expand its proposed Waroona solar farm to help replace retiring coal-fired generation within six years.

Rio Tinto and its Japanese partners will spend $1.1 billion expanding the West Angelas iron ore hub in the east Pilbara.

OPINION: Real estate agents' failure to post listing prices is creating an unfair playing field for homebuyers in WA.