Tom Zaunmayr

With a dream job and a decent wage you would think life was set up. But the state of WA's rental market has left many in the middle class on the brink of homelessness.

Margaret River wine will be fermented on the ocean floor under a new trial led by a WA abalone company and French underwater winery innovator

A new bridge spanning the Martuwarra Fitzroy River will be opened by the end of the year, more than six months ahead of schedule.

Three local government election candidates are vying to become the first Aboriginal person to lead their Western Australian councils next weekend.

A sprawling 2.9 million-hectare Kimberley pastoral empire owned by a Chinese property mogul has hit the market one year after rumours first surfaced of its impending sale.

WA insurer RAC has unveiled its $70 million plan to transform Coral Bay’s Ningaloo Reef Resort in what it describes as one of the most significant tourism projects in the state’s history.

Coral Bay’s beachfront hotel has closed as its owners embark on a $55 million resort redevelopment due to open just in time for the April 2025 school holidays.

Tom Zaunmayr and Jack McGinn discuss the challenges facing Indigenous teens in the Mid West.

Nyunggai Warren Mundine has singled out the exodus of Aboriginal stockmen from pastoral stations as one of the drivers of welfare dependency.

A list of confronting issues compiled by Indigenous teens in the state's Mid West has laid bare the need for change amid a bitter Voice debate

Western Australia’s valuer-general has begun a major overhaul of convoluted pastoral rents to build a new valuation leaseholders can work out with “basic mathematics”.

WA Agriculture Minister Jackie Jarvis has delivered a stunning rebuke of commentary suggesting she does not support the live export sector, in a passionate speech that earned her praise from what was expected to be a tough crowd.

Planning Minister John Carey has given the strongest indication yet local governments will be empowered to take the reins on regulating holiday rentals.

A major new event launching tonight celebrating the Noongar season of Kambarang will become a permanent fixture on WA’s calendar.

Newly-minted state MP Louise Kingston has been thrust straight into the opposition’s shadow cabinet following her elevation to parliament.

Rate hikes, large fines and development approvals will be implemented in Broome to crack down on the proliferation of AirBnBs.

Jack McGinn and Tom Zaunmayr discuss a Perth baker's endeavour to source a specific type of wheat to use in his bread.

The $36.5 million redevelopment of the world-famous Cable Beach has begun with a tender now out to transform the southern precinct

Direct relationships between farmers and retailers are on the rise. For one Perth baker, a global search for good wheat led to the gates of a homegrown agriculture legend.

Esperance needs up to 3,400 extra homes by 2050 to accommodate a number of major projects, sea change-seeking farmers and a growing tourism industry.

Western Australian businesses are finding ways around the crippling skills shortage, with a new report showing concerns about the crisis cooling.

Public transport users could be able to use bank cards and mobile phones to pay for fares soon, with a trial run of the new system beginning in October

China will lift tariffs on Australian hay imports in the latest sign relationships between Canberra and Beijing are on the mend.

Operators of a digital platform which could one day end onerous ID checks for government services say Perth will be the first step in a nationwide rollout.

CSBP has appointed Ryan Lamp as general manager to replace Mark Scatena, who is moving on to the fertiliser firm’s parent company Wesfarmers.

Plans to convert an 1800s Pinjarra pioneer’s home into a destination diner are underway with the local government releasing an expression of interest for its use.

The state government has been urged to bolt more of the failed Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act onto existing laws to better protect cultural sites.

The WA Government has ordered a multimillion offshore patrol vessel capable of combatting drug runners and illegal fishing off the North West coast.

A WA firm chosen to build a workforce village in Kalbarri has gone bust one month after being dropped as preferred proponent by the state government.

There are legitimate reasons to vote no if you so choose, but those put forward by the anti-Voice camp aren't it.

Vanadium explorer Technology Metals has won support of major shareholders for a $217 million merger with fellow critical minerals company Australian Vanadium Limited.

Senior journalists Tom Zaunmayr and Jack McGinn discuss the emergence of the oyster industry in WA.