The state government has partnered with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA to launch a new online platform to promote investment-ready projects in WA.
Auditors are asking questions about the Department of Planning, Land, and Heritage’s $2.7 billion portfolio after finding “management were unable to substantiate the existence of all administered land”.
The opposition has bypassed the state government and today written directly to the prime minister to formally outline its request for a royal commission into The Perth Mint.
Perth Mint chairman Sam Walsh and mines minister Bill Johnston have fronted media for the first time since a standards breach embroiled the state’s mint in another public spectacle this month.
The state's Court of Appeal has dismissed former WA Labor candidate Tristan Cockman's application contesting a ruling relating to his unsuccessful preselection bid for the seat of Cowan.
Western Australia’s population grew by a strong 1.8 per cent in the year to September 2022, helped by an unusually large increase in overseas migration into the state.
Regulation of Crown’s Perth operations will be overhauled in line with the Royal Commission’s suggestions, but the government has declined to act on several of the inquiry’s proposed reforms.
A plan to sell Christ Church Grammar School’s playing fields has come to an end after Planning Minister Rita Saffioti refused to support the school's application to rezone the site.
A physiotherapist facing 542 corruption charges will have his trial heard by judge alone after the court found there had been extensive media publicity.
A spokesperson for Perth Mint says it will work openly and transparently in response to an investigation launched by the London Bullion Metals Exchange over standards breaches.
Premier Mark McGowan says he only became aware that the Perth Mint’s biggest client had raised concerns about the quality of gold it had been sold by the state-owned organisation on Monday night.
Withholding information about stamp duty paid on the $17.3 million sale of the Landgate building was not reasonable or appropriate, according to the state’s auditor general.
The state government has launched an online hub to help businesses offer safe workplaces for women, Women's Interests Minister Sue Ellery told a Business News event this morning.
Perth Mint chief executive Jason Waters has admitted that at least ‘some’ parts of the gold sold to the Shanghai Gold Exchange breached specifications, in response to the latest scandal facing the organisation.
A joint federal and state government event to mark the beginning of a Perth City Deal project has been overshadowed by complaints from Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas.
It might seem ambitious for a new business to promise to build homes for 84 customers. But that’s exactly what one salesperson did in a single month in 2020.
A major WA homebuilder has had significant sales caps in place since June 2022, while the state government says it will consult on reform options for the construction industry.
Superannuation balances of more than $3 million will be subject to a higher rate of tax from FY26, with about 80,000 Australians to be affected by the change.
Western Australia has the largest gender pay gap in the country, with men earning an average $478.10 more per week than women in a state dominated by mining and construction.
