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New BHP Billiton chairman Ken MacKenzie has backed his chief executive's performance and cautioned activist shareholders that the board will ultimately determine the company's direction.

BHP Billiton has reaffirmed its full-year production guidance for all its commodities despite posting softer quarterly production for iron ore and copper.

SPECIAL REPORT: Mitsui & Company, Shell and Itochu Corporation are among a swag of businesses that have made substantial investments in the state's exporting industries over the decades, showing that foreign investors can contribute without directly operating assets.

SPECIAL REPORT: Roy Hill Holdings and Chevon have joined the likes of Rio Tinto, BHP, Woodside and CBH Group in an updated ranking of WA's largest exporters in the BNiQ Search Engine.

Local construction company Whittens has won a $10 million contract for work on Pilbara Minerals' Pilgangoora lithium project.

US organisation The Nature Conservancy, which has worked closely with BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, visited Perth last week to speak about how the group and big resources companies can collaborate to benefit both the economy and the environment.

ANALYSIS: A forecast global surge into electric cars and buyers' growing preference for the state's hard rock lithium ore is putting a rocket into the sector.

Mining contractor Barminco has announced the recruitment of Thiess executive general manager Paul Muller as its new chief executive, succeeding Peter Stokes who resigned last month.

BHP Billiton manager Kirsten Rose is heading to one of the world's top universities this month for a leadership course after being selected for a Chief Executive Women scholarship.

BHP Billiton chief executive Andrew Mackenzie has seen his annual pay more than double in FY17 after his short term incentive payments (STI) were restored during the year.

Wesfarmers managing director Richard Goyder landed a $12.1 million pay packet in his final full year in charge of the Coles and Bunnings operator, while BHP Billiton chief executive Andrew Mackenzie also lifted his total income, but he remained a long way short of the Perth businessman.

UPDATED: Lisa Scaffidi has stood down from her duties as Perth's lord mayor, pending an appeal against her 18-month disqualification from holding office for repeatedly failing to disclose gifts and travel, but plans to retain the title and her annual allowance.

Perth lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi has been disqualified from holding any office for 18 months after failing to disclose gifts and travel, but her lawyer will seek to halt the penalty pending an appeal.

Universities are rethinking the role property has to play in attracting and engaging students.

BHP Billiton has announced the appointment of outgoing Wesfarmers finance director Terry Bowen to its board.

ANALYSIS: Positive news on employment and among some key commodities appears to mark a positive trend for the state's economy, and Business News' BN30 stock index backs that up.

BHP Billiton has joined its peers in sharply lifting dividends as stronger prices for iron ore, coal and petroleum helped the global miner post a solid return to profitability.

Decmil Group has been awarded a $13 million contract for work at BHP Billiton's South Flank iron ore project near Newman.

Some of the North West Shelf Venture partners might either sell their stake in the operation or take an equity interest in potential projects such as Browse as one potential solution to find backfill liquids for Karratha gas plant in the next decade, according to a report by Wood Mackenzie.

About a third of the town of Port Hedland should be blocked from any new residential developments, the state government's dust management taskforce has recommended.

CBH Group has announced a surprise selection as its new chief executive, recruiting former BHP iron ore boss Jimmy Wilson to succeed Andrew Crane.

A Perth-based investment group has lined up about $17 million to farm-in on Azumah Resources' Wa gold project in Ghana.

BHP Billiton has met full-year production targets in its main iron ore and petroleum businesses, with a record result achieved at its Western Australian operation, but fell just short in its troubled copper business due to an extended strike at a Chilean mine.

Berndnaut Smilde has spent years sculpting temporary clouds inside bare and evocative architectural spaces, but was inspired to replicate his artwork outdoors after encountering the sweeping landscapes of the Pilbara last year.

Former Wesfarmers boss Trevor Eastwood has stayed out of the limelight since exiting Perth's corporate scene, but has broken his silence to publicise his largest-ever philanthropic donation.

SPECIAL REPORT: Backdoor-listed technology businesses and mining hopefuls have joined the state's top performers in financial year 2016 in Business News's annual analysis of total shareholder returns.

Subiaco-based software company K2fly has made its first acquisition since listing on the ASX last year, announcing today the purchase of a local specialist data collaboration company that counts the state's three biggest iron ore miners as its clients.

Three resources sector leaders have given very different insights into the role robotics and automation may play in the industry's future.

Perth-based Whittens has locked-in its fifth major contract this year, winning a $58 million package of work at BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance's Caval Ridge coal project in Queensland.

BHP has approved initial funding for its $3 billion-plus South Flank iron ore project in the Pilbara, and the company's top Australian executive said he wanted to hear from local suppliers who could add value to the development.

AGL Energy has appointed non-executive director Graeme Hunt to take over as chairman when Jerry Maycock retires.

OPINION: A slide in the value of the $A against the greenback could be a positive for gold.

BHP Billiton's chairman-elect Ken MacKenzie's top priority will be to meet as many shareholders as possible, when he takes the reins in September.

Local charities and corporates are turning to an online platform to more efficiently source and gift items for people in need.

Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi has admitted there are inaccuracies in her statement submitted to the State Administrative Tribunal, which is holding a hearing to determine her penalty for breaching local government laws.

Outgoing BHP Billiton chairman Jacques Nasser has been named a companion of the order of Australia, while Qantas boss Alan Joyce has also been honoured in the Queen's birthday honours.

The lobby group representing Australia's big businesses has called on the sector to sign up to its new voluntary payment term code in a bid to stave off regulatory changes.

OPINION: If Rio and BHP thought their political troubles ended when Brendon Grylls lost his seat at the recent election, they had better think again.

Embattled Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi will have to wait until at least June to learn her penalty for seriously breaching local government laws.

BHP Billiton will begin dropping the "Billiton" from its name in a process beginning this week, and has signalled a further plan to eventually change its registered name, too.