UPDATED: Outgoing Committee for Perth chief executive Paula Rogers has been appointed as the inaugural chair of a 12-member state government leadership group.
A $200 million floating port on the coast of Broome has been unveiled, with its proponents touting the potential to redefine passenger and freight dynamics in the region.
Plant leather belts, food, and supplements could be made using spent malt from WA's breweries, with research underway to figure out how to value-add the waste product.
A commissioner should be put in charge of Port Hedland for “as long as possible”, Regional Development Minister Stephen Dawson says, following the town's mayor quitting his posting.
A Curtin University-operated hub, partly funded by the state government's $40 million agreement with Chevron, is set to support major projects aimed to decarbonise the state.
Roger Cook's name has been a regular feature on the annual list of Western Australia's most influential business and political players published by Business News.
Western Australia's health portfolio has been split in two and regional ministers have been introduced to premier Roger Cook's inaugural third-term cabinet.
Members of WA's start up community are calling for a $100 million commitment to extend the New Industries Fund beyond 2025, warning a failure to do so risked WA falling behind other states.
Former 40under40 winner Angus Turner has been appointed to the FHRI advisory council, and a new $50 million funding commitment has been announced by the state.
A self-maintaining aquarium, hydrofoil surfboards and a biobank to preserve coral species were among the unique innovations on show as part of the West Tech Coast event.
The state government has unveiled a co-investment program aimed at assisting WA-based businesses in the wind energy industry to scale up, with $8 million in funding available.
As Australia's longest-running tech and innovation festival kicks off in Perth, the state government has announced its latest round of innovation grant recipients.
Business News' inaugural list of those who live or spend much of their year in the north-west and influential policy and investment decisions in the region.
WA's seaweed industry took centre stage at the Innovator of the Year awards, with both the winner and runner up of the emerging innovation award going to seaweed products.
Six Perth nature startups are set to share in seed funding and expert support as part of a global tech accelerator, set to run its first Australian program in Perth.
Former Water Corporation executive Matthew Cronin will oversee an $8 million state government program designed to boost the local manufacture of wind farm components.
The state government has deepened its penetration of the startup and innovation sector by appointing an advisory board of industry leaders to provide strategic advice.
A heavy rail research centre has opened in Karratha ahead of the anticipated launch of a manufacturing facility in the Pilbara city by the end of the year.
Communications systems company AVI has become the first WA business to export its product to space, hitching a ride on the latest SpaceX rocket destined for the International Space Station.
Australia's first deep sea hyperbaric testing chamber has been unveiled in Henderson, promising to slash wait times for subsea industries wanting to pressure-test their gear.
A promising treatment for cancer using a patient's own cells could begin clinic trials in Western Australia by the end of the year under a state government-backed initiative.
Western Australia will establish Australia's first dedicated RNA development centre for cancer treatments after $2 million was invested by the state government.
Curtin University will receive $6.4 million over four years from the Gorgon gas project's joint venture partners to operate Western Australia's new GreenTech Hub initiative.
The Telethon Kids institute was the big winner from the state government's latest round of medical research funding, securing nearly half of the $25 million on offer.
Applications are open on a $40 million state government decarbonisation program, funded by Chevron Australia in recognition of the performance of its Gorgon carbon capture facility.
Premier Roger Cook hopes a $7.2 million spend to attract a UK startup accelerator to Perth will help the state diversify its economy by fostering expertise in biodiversity technology.
An artificial intelligence and energy transition focused lab for interns to develop their skills has officially opened at the Edith Cowan University Joondalup Campus.
Western Australian innovators will be thrust onto the small screen on a new series showcasing ideas born in the state that could solve pressing global issues.
