Tom Zaunmayr

The boss of a Perth logistics firm has warned businesses to double their order timeframes due to a major global shipping backlog jamming up Asia's megaports.

Activists could be barred from challenging resources project approvals under a fresh policy proposed by WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam aimed at smoothing the runway for major projects.

The federal government has called a snap inquiry into its decision to end the live sheep export industry in 2028.

Ignorance led to the destruction of Aboriginal cultural sites on a remote WA mine site, but an investigation has cleared the miner responsible of any malicious conduct.

Rio Tinto will spend $215 million scaling up a low-carbon iron-making project using Pilbara iron ore and biomass produced in Western Australia.

DT Infrastructure has been awarded a $50 million state government contract to build a railcar workshop in Perth's far north.

Lisa Rodgers has resigned as director general of WA's Department of Education after six years to take up a national research role.

Hundreds of farmers have rolled into Perth's CBD this morning in protest of the looming live sheep export ban which has been slammed by the agriculture industry and state government.

A new program to address shortcomings in Aboriginal business joint venture deals has been launched by the Waalitj Hub

An independent Sydney chain will take over 11 pet stores in WA after emerging as the big winner from a crackdown on the nation's second-largest pet products retailer.

London-headquartered iron ore developer Alien Metals has flagged this year to start building its tiny iron mine in the Pilbara.

Assets of failed Western Australian potash miner Kalium Lakes are being auctioned off after the project failed to find a buyer.

A health facility housing an MRI, medical imaging, GP and daycare backed by Broome dental clinic owner Stephanie Mulcahy has been earmarked for the Kimberley town.

The practice of listing homes for sale without a price is wasting prospective buyers' time and needs government action if the industry won't voluntarily step up.

Nadia Budihardjo and Tom Zaunmayr discuss a Margaret River winemaker who has a cult following.

Sam Vinciullo's focus on doing things his way has earned him plenty of adoration among wine drinkers and plenty of critics in the industry.

Lacklustre common-use infrastructure is proving a hurdle for the Kimberley to latch onto booming demand for rare earth elements.

The transformation of Cable Beach's foreshore has been boosted by a $26.3 million federal government cash splash.

A 928-room hotel and beer garden has been proposed on the site of a shuttered caravan park overlooking Karratha's salt flats.

Two remote Kimberley iron ore minnows are dusting off the cobwebs to resume mining.

A stigma attached to oil and gas in the Kimberley is holding back the region's potential, according to the boss of the region's busiest explorer.

A world-first drone trial delivering medical services to remote Kimberley patients could be airborne in the region within the next year.

Broome's largest traditional owner enterprise is investigating how its pastoral operation can keep bringing in money should Australia's live cattle trade end

The boss of a rapidly expanding Western Australian regional airline wants to unlock Broome's potential as a home for the Pilbara's fly-in, fly-out miners.

Tom Zaunmayr speaks to Nadia Budihardjo about Cossack, a historic ghost town in the Pilbara.

It's time the bureaucratic mess that has halted progress in a remote WA ghost town is sorted once and for all.

Nadia Budihardjo and Tom Zaunmayr discuss moves in the state's dairy industry.

The owner of WA's biggest dairy farm is placing his reputation and cash on the line to prove the potential of an autonomous and green production facility.

Jack McGinn and Tom Zaunmayr discuss the state of the iron ore market.

Doubts over the direction of the iron ore price have fostered talk of lean times ahead for the industry.

The state government could be dragged to court by Pilbara traditional owners for failing to clean up Wittenoom's mountains of deadly asbestos tailings.

A small Perth firm will become one of the first Western Australian companies to build and launch a satellite into space after locking in federal funding.