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The state's residential building sector is in line for the biggest single-year decline in building activity in its history.

SPECIAL REPORT: Business News CEO and online entrepreneur, Charlie Gunningham, analyses the social media influence of the political and business elite.

A unique Western Australian project aimed at challenging the perception that philanthropy is the preserve of a wealthy elite has facilitated its first major donation.

Local vendors of The Big Issue showed prominent Perth business leaders and politicians what it's like to sell the street magazine today as part of a campaign to increase awareness of the everyday challenges facing the homeless and disadvantaged.

Alternative construction techniques are gathering momentum in Western Australia, but not all builders are convinced that double brick's dominance is about to end.

Challenging conditions loom for homebuilders in WA, as demand for new housing slows after record-breaking peaks of activity last year.

Perth-based Fastbrick Robotics has wrapped up its first day of trading on the ASX after completing a $5.75 million capital raising.

BGC has returned to its traditional position as Australia's largest home builder, with the latest data from the Housing Industry Association showing six Perth-based builders among Australia's top 20.

Western Australia's fundraisers are becoming more sophisticated in their efforts to support charities, according to prominent industry leader Anne Smith.

The WA winners in the 2015 EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards are looking well beyond their home state for growth opportunities.

A Perth-based company has created an innovative approach to address the rising costs of housing construction with its invention of a robot capable of doing the work of a bricklayer.

Perth-based firm Fastbrick Robotics is bringing its bricklaying robots, which have been backed by Dale Alcock, to the ASX, lining up an all-scrip acquisition deal with DMY Capital.

With apprenticeship completion rates below 30 per cent in some industries, the business sector is continuing to push for reforms to vocational education and training.

Home builders have given an overwhelmingly positive response to the state budget, but other major players in the property sector have criticised the scrapping of the $3,000 first home buyers grant

CHIEF executives across Western Australia are gearing up for the sixth year of St Vincent de Paul Society's CEO Sleepout, due to be held on June 18.

WA researchers are looking at ways to help breast cancer sufferers get back on track.

It may not be popular in political or financial circles, but the treasurer's call for a debate on the use of superannuation for housing resonates where it counts.

The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation has officially launched its Emerging Leaders in Philanthropy program, with some of the state's highest-profile business leaders joining 14 young professionals in a team-based fundraising challenge.

One of the state's biggest building groups has enlisted expert help to deliver on the public art requirements of its latest apartment project.

Builders and land developers are increasing the roll out of ready-built homes to boost affordability and reduce the time between the purchase of a house and land package and the build's readiness for occupation.

Some of the biggest names in WA business will help nurture the next wave of philanthropists in the state as part of an innovative program to raise money for the children's hospital.

Population growth is slowing, but Perth is still expanding and the challenges of a maturing city mean land developers are in for another busy year. The annual Special Report also includes an updated list of WA's biggest land developers.

Rio Tinto Iron Ore chief executive Andrew Harding hit the streets this morning in a fluoro vest and holding an armful of copies of The Big Issue, joining a regular vendor to sell the magazine on St Georges Terrace as part of a week-long national event.

BGC is still WA's largest private company, but Hancock Prospecting looms large.

Developers are tipping the next wave of demand for apartment projects to come from two very disparate demographics – baby boomers close to retirement and generation Ys looking to get on the first rung of the property ladder.

The state government has been praised for its commitment to planning reform, but local governments are being urged to get on board.

The state government has streamlined the planning approvals process, rolling out consistent regulations across local governments, introducing online application systems, and removing the requirement for single homes that meet R-Code regulations to have to go through the planning approvals process.

Western Australia's second-largest home builder, ABN Group, has applauded independent Senator Nick Xenophon's call to allow first home buyers to purchase a home using money from their superannuatio

The state's biggest home builders are innovating to tackle Perth's housing affordability issues, but they say alternative construction methods are only part of the solution.

Listed developer Peet and the state's second-biggest homebuilder, ABN Group, will develop more than 600 housing lots in Midvale after purchasing a parcel of land from the Department of Housing for

Western Australian CEOs have raised over $1.2 million in the St Vincent de Paul Society's CEO Sleepout this week.

As fund raising events go, this one is on message.

Western Australia's leading property industry groups have warned the government not to abolish its Keystart shared equity home loan scheme, arguing it could push thousands of low-income earners into public housing.

One of Perth's largest apartment projects by value is due to be launched in coming weeks in Rivervale, testing demand and pricing in what has become a development hot spot.

Preparation for the St Vincent de Paul Society's largest fundraising event - the CEO Sleepout - has kicked off for another year with calls for executives to register.

Third generation builder Dale Alcock's personal experience with asbestos-related disease has prompted the ABN Group's fifth largest philanthropic donation - this time to help fund mesothelioma research.

The corporate sector has a social responsibility to implement health and wellness strategies, according to speakers at this week's Success and Leadership breakfast.

A slowdown in the mining sector could have positive flow-on effects for employers in other industries, Business News' annual survey of the state's 100 largest employers has found.

The heart of building an online social community is to recognise the 'showcasing' potential of the medium.