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VeinTech, and researchers at Telethon Kids Institute, are among the medical researchers who will tomorrow win $2.2 million of grants through the state's health future fund.

The commercial side of life sciences may have reached a critical mass in WA.

The state government has announced a challenge with a $5 million reward to solve the critical issue of healthcare delivery in the Pilbara.

Policymakers who leaned into big government to deal with the pandemic may face increasing pressure to do more on public sector wage increases.

Startups will have access to reams of information on early-stage innovation courtesy of a European database paid for by the state government's new industry fund.

A costly public investment in a private company has come up short, and with it an opportunity for more public housing.

The number of international drug companies undertaking clinical trials in Perth is set to expand after local success story Linear Clinical Research opened a $6 million facility.

Aqura Technologies was crowned best tech company while VentureX HQ co-founder Sheryl Frame received the Achiever of the Year title at the 2022 Incite Awards on Friday night.

Ten years after opening its doors, Spacecubed has increased capacity to support WA innovators.

The state government hopes it will attract attention to the local innovation and startup scene after signing a deal with an international business school.

Spacecubed is aiming to expand WA's innovation sector through new research, collaboration and grants program after signing a three-year funding agreement with Lotterywest.

A start-up is ready to speed up its production of a world-first medical kit to improve prescription medication after moving into a biotechnological lab in QEII medical centre.

Public sector unions in WA are willing to turn up the heat on the McGowan government over its pay policy.

The state government will invest more than $25 million to strengthen cyber security services in Western Australia.

Billions of dollars of developments have waited years for approvals as regulators become more conservative and appeals add to delays.

ANALYSIS: Aboriginal leader Kado Muir has publicly asked a question many people are asking privately: why did premier Mark McGowan make so many changes in Friday's ministerial reshuffle?

Premier Mark McGowan has announced a major cabinet reshuffle this morning, with Amber-Jade Sanderson set to replace Roger Cook as Health Minister.

The state government has delayed implementation of its contentious Work Health and Safety Act 2020 to give itself more time to complete the necessary regulations.

Western Australia's "insufficient" new Aboriginal cultural heritage legislation reinforces the need for greater federal oversight, investors say.

Almost all funding allocated to tax relief for commercial landlords as part of recent COVID-19 relief measures was either spent as industry support or returned to consolidated revenue, state parliament has heard.

The state government will introduce its landmark Aboriginal heritage bill to parliament today despite strong opposition from major Aboriginal groups.

A parliamentary inquiry reviewing the Juukan Gorge controversy recommends the federal government take responsibility for Aboriginal heritage and pushes for changes to WA legislation.

WA remains out of step with the rest of Australia on campaign finance reform.

The state government has earmarked $11 million in the upcoming budget to support the passage of its Aboriginal cultural heritage legislation.

Rio Tinto has been criticised for allowing Aboriginal heritage artefacts collected at its giant Marandoo mine to be dumped at a Darwin rubbish tip in the 1990s.

A mobile application aimed at improving mental health outcomes for Australia's 250,000 mining-sector workers was launched today.

The mining sector is the largest supporter of indigenous businesses in Australia, but the contribution of the big miners is highly variable.

What are the qualifications that make an individual suited to sit on a government board?

After more than two decades with the state's Industrial Relations Commission, lawyer Stephen Kenner has been promoted to the role of chief commissioner.

What role will unions and factions play in Mark McGowan's second term?

More than 40 years in the making, the Ocean Reef Marina development is progressing, but it may yet have choppy waters to navigate.

Premier Mark McGowan said today he was taking the treasury portfolio to head off a challenge to WA's GST deal but strongly hinted the role would be temporary.

The Nationals will hold just four seats in the lower house after former party leader Terry Redman lost the South West seat he's held since 2013 this morning.

Labor's left faction is set to dominate cabinet appointments as key figures from the party's right flank are shifted out of the ministry.

A decision on Chevron's Jansz-Io compression project is expected this year, while the company's Australian emissions fell 22 per cent thanks to carbon capture.

More than 60 protestors have converged on the site of the state government's $126 million Ocean Reef Marina development, demanding that the proposal be reconsidered.

The strong likelihood of a returned McGowan government isn't enough to ensure it can gain a majority in the upper house.

WA's fledgling potash industry is making solid steps towards first production.

More of Western Australia's recycling will be processed locally after the state and federal governments announced they would help fund nine recycling projects across WA.

The Waitsia expansion, a gas power station in the Pilbara, and a potash project near Laverton have received ministerial approval days before the government enters caretaker mode.