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The WA government awarded 383 contracts worth a record $442 million to Aboriginal businesses last financial year, with the Department of Communities and Main Roads WA the largest contributors.

The Department of Finance has released its final report into the PwC Australia tax advice scandal, noting ‘significant change' to the culture of firm.

An East Coast retailer will provide nearly 2,000 laptops for the WA election, despite being absent from the state government's 2022 computing and mobile devices procurement list.

A Pinjarra cattle farmer has won a $59 million contract to supply livestock to feed Western Australia's prisoners.

The Corruption and Crime Commission has tabled its findings over misconduct allegations at the Department of Finance and the Mid West Ports Authority.

Consulting giant PwC has been suspended from two WA government procurement panels as fallout from its tax advice scandal continues but competitors KPMG and Deloitte face no such problems.

Broad Construction Services has won a contract from the state government to redevelop facilities at Kalamunda Senior High School, a project previously handled by FIRM Construction.

WA Police has submitted its application to build an $87 million, four-storey Fremantle complex, a state government-funded project that has been years in the making.

PwC is under attack on multiple fronts with the federal government ordering consultants to stand down and tightening procurement rules after police launched a criminal probe.

A $715 million state budget package to ease financial pressures from households will include $450 million worth in energy bill relief from the WA government.

Western Australia's auditor general has highlighted concerns over the state government's $580 million spending during the pandemic, with millions of rapid antigen tests remaining unused.

Documents offer an inside look at the demise of Firm Construction, in the latest instalment of a Business News series.

The Department of Finance has asked WA Police to investigate Firm Construction, while the company's administrators say Firm may have misrepresented its financial position.

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 rejected calls by its key infrastructure adviser to evaluate asset sales and private funding for new developments.

Crothers Construction has secured a $26 million contract to work on a proposed school development for 770 students.

The state government is taking over Firm Construction's five remaining public works contracts after the builder went into administration last week.

Firm Construction has fallen into administration, with director Mark O'Gorman saying the business had been doing everything it could to overcome financial challenges.

McCorkell Constructions has been picked to finish Firm Construction's job at Wellard Village Primary School.

Developers have taken charge of three Firm Construction apartment projects, while the contractor is off two government projects and has faced more than a dozen recent legal claims from subbies.

A health block at Fremantle hospital will be converted into a three-storey mental health ward after a development assessment panel approved the proposal today.

The first primary school out of two proposed educational facilities to be built by 2024 has been approved by a state government planning assessment body.

The state government's $22 million proposal for a new primary school in Hammond Park will be considered by its own planning body next week.

Inflation is expected to peak at 7.75 per cent at the end of this year, before moderating into 2023, Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers says.

The West Australian government has added four companies to its list of preferred suppliers for computing and mobile devices.

The state government is trialling a 12-month pilot that will require suppliers to provide their gender equality credentials as part of the procurement process.

The Bank for International Settlements has warned of the risk of stagflation as the global economy faces slower growth and high inflation.

WA's Auditor General has repeated her call for more transparency and regular reporting on major government projects after quantifying time and cost blowouts on multiple developments.

A development assessment panel has given the state government the green light to build a $42 million health precinct at a maximum security prison.

The state government is planning to expand Casuarina prison with a new health precinct with accommodation for specialised care.

Subiaco business FIRM Construction has been selected by the state government to redevelop Kalamunda Senior High School.

Crothers Construction has been selected to upgrade a high school in Willetton, while MACA is building a series of bridges in the South West.

The state government has selected local business Crothers Construction to rebuild Hillarys Primary School.

Universal Constructions has bolstered its work in the education sector, having won a $23 million contract to build a new primary school in Mandurah.

The state government is progressing the development of a $32.5 million football centre at Queens Park, having awarded its build to local business Broad Construction.

Subiaco-based FIRM Construction has been selected to build a new primary school in Perth's south, set to open in 2023.

McCorkell Constructions and Universal Constructions have been selected to build primary schools in Dayton and Landsdale.

PS Structures has secured work on the redevelopment of Carine Senior High School, while Devlyn Construction will build a new classroom block at TAFE's Roebourne campus.

Property firm JLL has been contracted for $17 million to manage a portfolio of government-owned office buildings in Western Australia.

FIRM Construction will complete a series of upgrades to senior schools in Ocean Reef and Mandurah, while ADCO Constructions has secured work in South Hedland.