Construction of more than $30 billion of rail linking the North West to Perth and Queensland could unlock Australia's stranded critical minerals assets, a key resources lobby group argues.
Premier Roger Cook has welcomed the federal government's decision to halve the fuel excise, saving motorists about 26 cents a litre in petrol and diesel at the bowser.
Woodside says it remains committed to capturing and storing emissions from its proposed Browse gas project, despite pulling a plan from the regulatory process.
The boss of a Kimberley Aboriginal corporation is hopeful a fresh push to divest a 22-million-hectare lands trust marks a fork in the road for Indigenous self-governance.
The shire presiding over the Greenbushes mine will ask Talison Lithium to formally contribute to the town planning of both Bridgetown and Greenbushes amid the miner's expansion plans.
WA's deputy chief health officer Clare Huppatz has taken over from retired Andrew Robertson as the state's chief health officer, becoming the first female in the role.
City of Perth deputy lord mayor has doubled down on his comments over WorkSafe's probe into the council, saying his declaration was made in good faith.
Australia's headline inflation rate fell in the final data before the Iran war up-ended the global economy, but Perth's inflation figure was significantly up compared to other capital cities.
European-made wine, cars and fashion items will get cheaper for Australian shoppers under a long-awaited free-trade deal that will also allow local farmers to expand their meat exports.
Western Australian miners are mulling altering their fly-in, fly-out rosters to ration fuel as shortages begin to worry the aviation and resources sectors.
Fuel retailers are setting prices based on the cost to restock, rather than the cost paid for current supplies, according to data collected by the nation's competition watchdog.
The state government has appointed a state fuel controller to oversee the distribution of petrol and diesel supplies, particularly to the regions, where shortages are becoming more evident.
The 20-year-old man accused of hitting former Labor strategist Tim Picton will remain on bail, despite the prosecution claiming he enacted a “clear breach” of one condition.
Petroleum giant BP has told the state government it's working on plans to source fuel for Western Australia beyond April, as the Middle East crisis continues to deepen.
RBA governor Michele Bullock says higher fuel prices contributed to inflation, but were not the driver behind the board's decision to raise interest rates at its March meeting.
