The state government is in negotiations to bring in a pool of international workers stationed in the Northern Territory as a solution to WA's agricultural labour shortage.
WA agricultural researchers will explore emerging markets for bakery goods and noodles and rice made from oats in South East Asia after receiving $2 million in funding from the state government.
Australian Defence Force personnel are set to arrive in Port Hedland in Western Australia's north to help contain a COVID-19 outbreak linked to an offshore vessel.
About 1.3 gigawatts of solar energy or 270 megawatts of wind power could be generated at Oakajee through a renewable hydrogen development, the government hopes.
A major aquaculture project and a proposed Ord River cotton development will be linked to markets with an $18 million state government road sealing initiative in the Kimberley.
The state government is reviewing its support for the Myalup-Wellington water project after revealing that associated agreements with Collie coal miners were unlikely to be finalised.
The state government has brought forward Western Australia's renewable hydrogen targets by a decade and made a $22 million investment to fuel the sector.
The state government has unveiled a suite of initiatives including a $16.7 million food and beverage fund to support Western Australia's food sector and create local jobs.
The planned Westport development in Kwinana will be government owned, Premier Mark McGowan said, with claims it would cost less than extending operation of Fremantle harbour.
The state government has accepted the Westport Taskforce's final recommendations and will proceed with building a new, land-backed port in Kwinana by 2032.
Local builder ACorp Construction has secured the works to upgrade the visitor centre at Laverton and build an MRI suite at the Kalgoorlie Health Campus.
Geraldton-based network company LogicIT has secured a $1 million state government grant to deliver high-speed broadband to the Mid-West and West Midland regions.
The state government will invest $11.6 million into critical infrastructure upgrades at Geraldton Port, as part of Western Australia's wider post-COVID economic recovery.
The state government and local farmers are pressing ahead with planning for a $30 million cotton gin in WA's north despite a recent PwC study finding Katherine in the Northern Territory was a better location.
A new WA Buy Local Policy 2020 has been introduced to ensure state government agencies prioritise regional businesses in which work or services are being delivered.
The state government is poised to reveal its $4 billion plan for a new port at Kwinana as it seeks to ramp-up infrastructure projects to help kickstart the state's economic recovery from COVID-19.
The big iron ore miners exporting out of Port Hedland will have to pay up to $220 million to property owners in the town's West End, under a buy-back scheme announced by the state government today.
The federal government has refused an exemption to its live export ban that would have allowed 56,000 sheep to be transported to the Middle East, and they will now be sent to abattoirs in Western Australia.
UPDATED: Six more members of the crew on a livestock ship docked in Western Australia have tested positive to the coronavirus, bringing the total to 12.
Water Corporation will supply Perth-based technology business Hazer Group with biogas from its wastewater treatment plant at Woodman Point, following an agreement signed between the two parties.
Gutted Australian barley growers have warned of a bitter blow to the nation's economy after China confirmed today it would introduce an 80 per cent tariff on imports.
Agricultural exporters from Western Australia, including beef and pork producers, have received further assistance, with the state government joining the federal government in subsidising international flights to carry their goods.
Former Boston Consulting Group managing partner Ross Love has been made chair of the Fremantle Ports Authority, with the Mid West and Southern Ports authorities also appointing new chairs earlier this month.
The state government has approved an application by the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation to build accommodation at Millstream Chichester National Park, with the company to develop glamping tents, caravan sites and a new restaurant at the park.
The state government today announced the investment of $2.7 million to secure a Caterpillar autonomous training facility in Collie, the first such facility in the Southern Hemisphere.
Kununurra and Mandurah could be hubs for renewable hydrogen production, while the gas could be blended with natural gas already supplied through the state's main transmission pipeline, as part of a series of projects revealed today.
The Manjimup-bred burgundy apple Bravo is closer to being sold internationally, after businesses in Europe and South Africa signed an MOU to progress plans for its commercialisation.