Tom Zaunmayr

WA parliamentarians have been chastised for using taxpayer-funded electorate officers to undertaking political campaigning during working hours.

Vulcan Energy Resources has produced the first sustainable lithium hydroxide in Europe through its vertically integrated processing infrastructure in Germany.

A Karratha-based Aboriginal-owned firm has hailed a $30 million deal for work on the Pluto LNG project as a company-transforming contract.

Iron ore miner Rio Tinto is pressing ahead with development of a pilot plant south of Perth to test the merits of local green iron production.

The Pilbara's investment pipeline has grown nearly 50 per cent in one year, and iron ore is not the biggest driver.

Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest is confident Donald Trump will ‘follow the money’ and back green energy should he win back the keys to the White House.

The state government is refusing to reveal how much it will cost to redevelop two hospitals, despite previously naming a price on two occasions.

A former Pilbara local government executive has failed to convince WA’s employment arbiter he was harshly treated after being fired for serious misconduct.

Coogee Chemicals posted a $25.5 million profit for the 2023-24 financial year and declared a $10 million dividend

A sprawling Nullarbor station has been placed on the market after billionaire Andrew Forrest dropped his bid for the property.

The Nationals WA have endorsed a mix of familiar faces and green political hopefuls to contest a swag of metropolitan and regional seats.

An ammonia plant earmarked near Karratha would be fed gas from Chevron under a 10-year deal announced today.

The Forrest’s cattle herd is swelling but the agricultural arm of the family empire remains loss-making despite managing to cut sales costs in the past year.

Hancock Prospecting has disclosed how much it stumped up to buy a majority stake in the Bunbury Farmers Market.

Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has netted a bumper $5.57 billion profit after recording one of the highest revenues in the company’s history.

OPINION: Five months out from the state election, it is worth taking stock of what the Labor government has – and has not – done well.

Three more stores are on the cards for a wildly popular noodle restaurant one year after the Chinese franchise was brought to Perth.

Nadia Budihardjo and Tom Zaunmayr discuss WA's biggest exporters.

The WA government is yet to enshrine more visibility in its state agreements with companies, despite being urged to do so two decades ago.

Australia’s biggest miner will put a battery version of Australia’s most popular ute through its paces at the world’s largest bulk export port.

Clive Palmer has resumed his war of words with Attorney General John Quigley after he detailed the measures taken to keep plans to amend a state agreement quiet.

After several barnstorming years for the commodity markets that fuel WA’s economy, headwinds buffeting most sectors are growing.

Western Australia’s newest abattoir is on the market as demand from small producers to service their paddock-to-plate operations intensifies.

Sam Jones and Tom Zaunmayr discuss one of WA's most controversial local government councils.

Record iron ore shipments have driven a healthy profit for Roy Hill and Gina Rinehart, who has once again taken aim at regulation she says is burdening the industry’s prosperity.

Senior BHP staff will be required to work from the office four days a week under changes to come into force next year.

Attorney General John Quigley has opened up on the sensational and secretive drafting of legislation in 2020 designed to shield WA taxpayers from Clive Palmer.

OPINION: On multiple occasions local governments have been questioned by councillors over apologies they never agreed to.

The boss of Western Australia’s largest local bank has backed bricks-and-mortar outlets as his big four competitors shut down branches.

WA's Aboriginal affairs minister has refused a section 18 application for a proposed iron ore mine at the centre of a spat between its backer and traditional owners.

Freight subsidies, social housing, and Stolen Generations reparations have been put on the table by the state’s peak social services body for the 2025-26 state budget.

Higher costs have put a dampener on strong exports from Fortescue’s Pilbara iron ore mines over the past quarter.