Perth Wildcats owner Mark Arena has revealed Wildcats players routinely train at high schools on weekends – along with confirming he contemplated buying Perth Glory.
Perth’s population is projected to rise to 3.5 million people by 2050 but only 22 per cent of residents surveyed felt the city was equipped to handle the growth, a think tank's study shows.
A promising new drug invented at UWA is set to begin clinical trials, which will observe whether, when paired with antibiotics, it can help treat chronic bacterial lung infections.
FBR managing director Mike Pivac says he expects an extraordinary period of growth for the company as it transitions from research and development to manufacturing homes.
The Actuaries Institute is warning Australian small and medium businesses are being left behind in the fight against cyberattacks, and called for more help to bolster defences.
One of Australia’s leading vehicle rental companies has allegedly fallen victim to a cyber-attack in which the emails and passwords of around 300,000 users were stolen.
Former Pearcey Entrepreneur of the Year Charlie Gunningham has been appointed to chair of the StartupWA board, bringing more than 25 years of experience to the think tank.
A partnership between Nufarm and the CSIRO has achieved a breakthrough in the production of plant oils, providing higher yields in hopes it can be used as fuel without impacting food security.
East Perth-based Intelligent Monitoring Group has announced plans to expand its Western Australian footprint, after filing documents to acquire Data Visual Link.
Mining services company Goodline has suffered a cyber-attack which saw the company locked out of some of its own computer systems for close to three weeks and more than 600GB of data stolen.
A Perth company has completed a world-first remote pipeline inspection which it says will revolutionise the way the oil and gas industry approach asset maintenance.
The consumer watchdog has commenced Federal Court action against Optus for what it describes as unconscionable and deliberate targeting of vulnerable customers with fraudulent contracts.
WA’s seaweed industry took centre stage at the Innovator of the Year awards, with both the winner and runner up of the emerging innovation award going to seaweed products.
Perth-based biotechnology firm Orthocell has raised $17 million to take its Remplir nerve regeneration product to the world's biggest healthcare market.
A WA medtech company developing a world-first prosthetic eardrum using silkworms is among eight projects to win a share in $1 million of state government funding.
Three WA innovators will take a share in more than $8 million of federal funding as part of a grants program to boost the critical minerals and renewable energy industries.
One of Australia’s largest tech advocacy groups has called for an ‘earn while you learn’ incentive for tech education amid a dire shortage of skills in the industry.
A small green box which can monitor personnel and equipment in real time without the need for internet has gained a foothold in the Goldfields mining industry.
One of Australia’s largest customer-owned banks, Beyond Bank, is suspected to have been targeted in a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack by notorious cyber criminals RipperSec.
Andrew Forrest-backed telco Swoop has made an off market takeover bid for competitor Vonex, signalling a bidding war with Perth-based Maxo Telecommunications.
Digital infrastructure specialist Vocus will acquire TPG’s fixed business and fibre network assets for $5.25 billion, extending its network of international subsea cables beyond the WA coast.
