Downer has been awarded a $6.9 million contract for work to revitalise Broome's Chinatown streetscape, with works on Carnarvon Street and Dampier Terrace to start this month.
The cost of hydrogen production could be competitive enough for Western Australia to become a exporter in the next decade, while use in applications such as remote area power systems is not far away.
An animal welfare group has been granted access to Fremantle harbour to observe livestock loading in a move that has been criticized by industry groups.
The state government has announced an additional $24 million in funding for grain industry research and development, taking the total figure to $45 million over the next four years.