Tom Zaunmayr

A mammoth green energy venture in the east Kimberley could generate $3.8 billion for the state and create more than 2,000 jobs over its lifetime.

State Labor MP Kyle McGinn has called time on his political ambitions after failing to win preselection for the new federal seat of Bullwinkel.

Making WA a fair state, not “just a great state” must be front-and-centre of politicians’ minds in the lead up to the 2025 state election, according to WA’s peak community advocacy group.

The first of a new set of units overlooking the beach in Coral Bay have opened to bookings and the rest of the build is expected to be finished ahead of next year’s peak season.

Prominent Indigenous businessman and advocate Peter Yu has brought into question governments’ ability to administer northern Australia in the wake of a Territory election fought over crime.

Backers of what could become the world’s largest renewable energy hub have signed a deal with a South Korean firm to progress the project.

An Indigenous tour guide hopes her hometown can one day be seen in the same light as Broome as a tourist destination.

Australia’s foray into critical minerals could drive as many as 15,000 workers north in the next five years, according to a senior economist.

OPINION: Two announcements in the past month have thrown cold water on hydrogen’s potential to be part of the nation’s green energy mix.

Woodside Energy is planning to build 30 new homes in Karratha to house its workers as industrial construction projects ramp up.

The Royal Australian Air Force is assessing areas across the north-west for additional sites to store fuel as part of plans to expand military presence in the region

Gina Rinehart wants an Israel-style iron dome protecting the Pilbara’s multi-billion-dollar resources assets from foreign attacks.

The state government will fight for an overhaul of Commonwealth grants in a move that could swell WA’s coffers with billions of extra royalty dollars.

A greenfields suburb once dubbed the ‘‘Cottesloe of the north’’ is back on the development agenda in Karratha, 13 years after a contract to build it was awarded.

Mineral Resources will push back growth plans amid uncertain lithium and iron ore prices, while junior ore hopefuls are reaching out about the miner's Onslow assets.

BHP has emerged as the buyer of Port Hedland’s notorious Pier Hotel for an undisclosed sum.

Tax benefits and local defence procurement appear likely to be front and centre of the Coalition’s push to win northerners’ votes at next year’s federal election.

The current and former bosses of a group overseeing a World Heritage-nominated Pilbara peninsula have derided an “offensive” government agreement

A Karratha civil construction company hopes its new training simulator will help address workforce shortages and training challenges in the region.

The update of a 10-year-old policy document directing development of northern Australia has focused on overarching policies rather than actionable items.

Isabel Vieira and Tom Zaunmayr discuss Matrix Composites & Engineering, one of Australian Marine Complex’s largest landholders.

A Pilbara cattle station will build a 10,000-head feedlot in a move it expects to bolster the region’s status as a global premium boxed Wagyu beef supplier.

One of the Australian Marine Complex’s largest landholders is building its service arm to generate a more sustainable revenue source.

A Western Australian transport company has been sold for $119 million to the nation’s largest logistics firm, Qube Holdings.

Two new products - a drink and a snack food - have been made using rejected fruits from Carnarvon's banana co-operative.

Macquarie has placed a swathe of Wheatbelt farmland on the market in a move which could fetch more than $35 million.

The state government is seeking global backers for a new venture capital fund focused on a broad suite of industries including defence, mining, and agriculture.

Occupancy at workforce accommodation camps in Karratha is languishing despite a strong pipeline of resources projects in the region

Tom Zaunmayr and Isabel Vieira discuss the strength and needs of the WA franchising industry.

Koolan Island’s high-grade ores have tripled Mount Gibson Iron’s cash reserves to $442 million in the past year amid a volatile price climate.

Grain farmer Mic Fels has been preselected to contest the Swan electorate for the Liberal Party at the 2025 federal election.

BHP has flicked the switch on its first electric excavator for a trial run at its Yandi iron ore mine in the Pilbara.