Tom Zaunmayr

A $21.4 million early learning centre will be built in Derby through a funding deal inked with the state and federal governments, and Minderoo Foundation.

Bridgetown's community newspaper will hit the streets for the first time in nearly two years through a printing deal with Post Newspapers.

Former local government minister Tony Simpson has warned compulsory voting will open the door to party politics in council elections.

Western Australia's stores of goods could be tested after flooding damaged the TransAustralian Railway over the weekend.

Traditional owners will raise alleged human rights breaches with the United Nations next month as they ramp up a campaign to clean Australia's most contaminated site.

The completion of Onslow Iron and rebounding lithium prices have helped Mineral Resources to its strongest half-year on record.

Sam Jones and Tom Zaunmayr discuss the state government's demersal fishing ban.

Rio Tinto has warned it may not be able to meet its 2030 emissions reduction target unless third parties get a wriggle-on with their renewable energy projects.

Farmland in Western Australia is on the cusp of breaking the $10,000-per-hectare price tag after another year of nation-leading price growth.

OPINION: A new venue in Victoria Park has disproved a long-held assumption about heritage.

A senior marine scientist says the WA govt's plan to rebuild demersal fish stocks will not work, arguing marine parks are the best way to address ecological and industry concerns.

Tom Zaunmayr talks to Sam Jones about why a Gnowangerup family's investment in export infrastructure is getting attention.

A new mine submitted to the EPA would be among the first in Fortescue's stable to run on renewable energy from the get-go, should the miner's plans come off.

Senior Recfishwest staffer Matt Gillett will lead a panel tasked with reopening recreational demersal fishing, while a petition to launch an inquiry has garnered a strong response.

Construction on a long-awaited MRI facility at Port Hedland's hospital will begin this year.

The Richardson family's investment in export infrastructure at Albany has caught the eye of farmers, traders and venture capitalists.

Copper has overtaken iron ore as BHP's most valuable product as demand for the red metal soars.

The new owners of a luxury retreat on Christmas Island are bullish on the remote province's tourism potential as uncertainty surrounds the island's major employers.

Hancock Iron Ore's Mulga Downs project has received the state environmental watchdog's blessing.

Construction of a 12-unit modular build-to-rent complex in Karratha has begun, backed by two local businesspeople.

A traditional owner-backed project has put its hand up to help Water Corporation solve its water supply shortage in Port Hedland.

ANALYSIS: Fortescue has proven itself good at two things: iron ore and putting on a show. The miner is now trying to prove its merits at a third - decarbonising its massive operations

Fortescue's battery electric locomotives have begun trials on the iron ore miner's Pilbara rail network.

Tom Zaunmayr talks to Nadia Budihardjo about how new players within the state's brewery sector are finding unique ways to build a viable business.

A further shift into lagers, efforts to tap into parochialism, and more satellite venues are among the trends likely to play out in 2026.

New players in the state's brewery sector are finding unique ways to build a viable business.

Anger is bubbling in the north-west over the state government's decision to let airlines slug them with higher fares when their flights are busy.

Headworks for three more regional key worker housing projects have been funded under a program yet to deliver on its promise.

Records have tumbled at Western Australia's bulk grain handling co-operative as another bumper harvest wraps up.

Rio Tinto and Glencore have walked away from a mining mega merger, having been unable to agree on price and executive control.

A Perdaman-backed solar farm looks set to become the foundation tenant of a traditional owner-backed green energy park near Karratha.

Another hopeful Pilbara ore processor has entered the fray, this time in the form of a Japanese-backed British pelletising firm.