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Support for constitutional change is firming in business and political circles despite hesitancy in some quarters to take a stance on the issue.

Western Australia’s resources industry has smashed another annual record, with weaker iron ore prices made up for by the state’s flourishing lithium sector and soaring oil and gas prices.

A declassified version of a major defence review has recommended Australia shift its focus to long-range missiles and onshore ammunition manufacturing.

Western Australia will add 130 locally-built electric buses to its fleet and upgrade key depots, with help from the federal government.

The City of Perth has been forced to close the car park underneath the Perth Concert Hall until Wednesday over safety concerns.

ANALYSIS: Philip Lowe says changes proposed in the RBA review will have a "marginal" impact on the economy, but crucially, the panel has reaffirmed the bank's inflation target.

The state government has launched a strategic review of Gold Corporation, which operates the Perth Mint, with a sale of the business one option.

Troubles for Modco Residential highlight some big issues in the building industry.

Libby Mettam has slammed Western Power for slowing down housing developments following a blowout in the waiting time for grid connections.

Woodside Energy chief executive Meg O'Neill says the company backs an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, while also taking aim at a 'vocal minority' accused of trying to shut down the oil and gas industry.

Shifting further to the right will be electorally disastrous for the Liberal Party.

Assistant Trade Minister Tim Ayres has used a speech at a business forum to outline the strengths of Australia's economic relationship with the Solomon Islands.

ANALYSIS: The Australia Institute seems to have had a change of heart about inflation, but can’t quite admit it.

Janet Reah holds no regrets about calling for the ANF to strike over the objections of the state's industrial relations watchdog, despite the union now facing fines worth a cumulative $27 million.

Ken Wyatt has resigned from the Liberal Party after federal MPs resolved to support a ‘no’ vote at the upcoming Voice referendum.

A plan to build a green steel recycling mill in Collie has been boosted by $2.7 million from the state government for feasibility work.

The Perth Mint has kept its spot on the London Bullion Market Association’s ‘good delivery' list following an investigation launched into the organisation's historical conduct.

All of the state's major party leaders will support a constitutionally enshrined Voice to Parliament with Libby Mettam declaring she will personally back a ‘yes’ vote at the upcoming referendum.

The federal government is targeting budget support measures at specific groups as it looks to balance competing priorities.

The state government has committed $40 million towards critical minerals initiatives in the upcoming budget, in a bid to find new resources and shift to net zero.

A round of trade talks is being held between Australian and Chinese officials as Canberra works to ease diplomatic tensions with Beijing.

Ahead of a key party room meeting about the Indigenous voice, Peter Dutton faces pressure to allow MPs a free vote on supporting the proposal.

Shane Love insists there’s a greater role for the Nationals in state politics beyond rural concerns.

Good Drinks Australia, Stella Bella Wines and Dardanup Butchering Company are among 10 WA businesses to win a share of a new round of state government grants aiming to help develop new food and beverage projects.

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says the Liberal Party must change course from its increasingly right-wing agenda driving voters away.

About 400 Esperance residents and businesses have switched from gas to electricity, with the local distributor to cease supplying gas to the town today.

As part of an ongoing series, Business News asks whether negative consequences from a 2020 sugar hit for housing should have been foreseen.

Changes to the safeguard mechanism putting a hard cap on pollution from big emitters have passed the Senate with the support of the Greens and crossbenchers.

ANALYSIS: Richard Goyder is renowned as one of Australia’s top company chairs but he seems to have surprisingly modest expectations for his chief executives, especially Gillon McLachlan.

The government is celebrating a major policy win after it secured the votes to pass its $15 billion national reconstruction fund in the Senate.

Richard Court has warned Australia’s east coast faces further gas shortages while arguing for the country to embrace a more realistic approach to its decarbonisation efforts.

Deputy Premier Roger Cook has expressed frustration at the delay in getting Qantas to move to the eastern side of the airport, warning that it is holding WA back.