Premier Mark McGowan's former chief of staff has been appointed to the board of state government agency VenuesWest, just eight months after his resignation.
A $7 million state of the art drill research facility in Perth and a partnership with CRC ORE have been unveiled by Australia's national science agency in a nod of support for mining research.
Universities face a period of transformation in the decade ahead, with the likelihood of greater industry engagement and an exploration of disruptive business models.
Jaxon Construction says it has paid a majority of the subcontractors on its Forrest Hall project, after days of speculation about the future of the company.
Contractors and creditors of Jaxon Construction are continuing to await an outcome of the company's funding application, after a meeting today delivered no resolution.
Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and its projects have won a $1.7 million grant from the state's medical research fund, while UWA researchers will receive $1.2 million.
WA's public universities have largely maintained their position in the latest QS World University Rankings, despite what has been a difficult period for the nation's higher education sector.
A new mining method that uses ‘electromigration' to unearth metals could replace traditional digging, according to researchers at the University of Western Australia and CSIRO.
The pharmaceutical and medical technology sector in WA has launched an industry association, more than one year after the state government promised its own growth plan for the industry.
Julie Bishop has called on Australia to deepen its ties with the US, India and Japan to counteract China's assertiveness on economic and security matters.
Several former defence ministers, including Stephen Smith, Kim Beazley and David Johnston, have lined up to serve as board members of UWA's newly minted defence and security institute.
In the last chapter of the Business News' Great for the State series, leaders from energy, mining, the arts and sport shared their insights on shaping the state's future.
WA's five-day lockdown has won the endorsement of an academic whose modelling was instrumental to the state government's much-lauded initial response to COVID-19.