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Develop Global has received $11.55 million in proceeds, following the exercising of options by managing director Bill Beament and non-executive chair Michael Blakiston.

Perth-based Sierra Rutile has confirmed a worker has been killed at its Area 1 operation in Sierra Leone.

Tony Sage-led European Lithium has welcomed the completion of an initial cash payment of $5 million by Critical Metals Corp for 5.55 per cent equity in the Tanbreez project.

In 2011, Andrew and Nicola Forrest made an unusual donation that has delivered more benefits to WA's arts sector than anyone ever anticipated.

Perth fund Purpose Ventures led a $3 million raising for Victorian robotics company Andromeda.

Woodside Energy says it paid $4.35 billion worth of tax in Australia in 2023, with data released amid sustained criticism over the economic contribution of LNG producers to the WA economy.

A future federal Coalition government would build a nuclear reactor in Collie at the site of the town’s ailing coal power plant.

The past year has seen some big changes among WA’s top philanthropists and how they go about their task.

RBA warns on budget spending

BGC Australia has disclosed a flurry of changes to its board and senior executive team including Andrew Buckeridge stepping down as a non-executive director.

Claire Tyrrell speaks to Nadia Budihardjo about Perth architecture firm Cameron Chisholm Nicol and its 140-year history.

The Margaret River distillery has changed hands for $5.5 million, with an Albany born NSW investor making the purchase.

The ASX was up 1.01 per cent at the end of the day, with gains across the board as the Reserve Bank chose to hold off on changing interest rates.

Richard Homsany-chaired Toro released updated scoping study results on Tuesday from its proposed Lake Maitland uranium-vanadium project, located 105km south-east of Wiluna in Western Australia’s Murchison region.

Australian Development Capital has lodged a proposal to build a multi-million-dollar medical centre on the last undeveloped lot in the Claremont on the Park precinct.

The Malaysian-backed developer has entered the build-to-rent market and is pairing with a UniLodge subsidiary on a $130 million project in Cockburn Central.

From the outset it was clear Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s visit to Perth was going to be colourful, if not particularly newsworthy.

Specialist WA mining company GMA Garnet, which recently came under full ownership of Singapore’s Jebsen & Jessen Group, has expanded its global network with a distribution hub in Malaysia.

Concerns have been raised about the disconnect between spending timelines outlined in the federal budget and the growing risk of armed conflict.

Gold aspirant Horizon Minerals has officially merged with Greenstone Resources, following all schemes of arrangement being implemented on Tuesday.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has again held the country’s cash rate steady at 4.35 per cent, meeting economists’ expectations.

Town planner Jane Bennett has added another position to her list of government roles, having joined the state’s environmental watchdog.

Gold Valley-chaired Yuzheng Xie has signed a binding term sheet with Queensland-based Macarthur Minerals.

The gap between contractor and company delivery deadlines is closing at the Waitsia gas project in the Perth Basin, but Beach Energy says the long-awaited development remains on track for production in early 2025.

If Australia scraps its climate targets on a promise of nuclear power, the economy may suffer as other nations will tax Australian exports, a mining CEO warns.

Perth architecture practice Cameron Chisholm Nicol reflects on 140 years of continuous practice.

‘Candid’ meeting clears the air

The Australian Energy Market Operator has substantially eased immediate forecasts of a looming shortfall in the state’s major electricity grid but warned of the need for continued investment in capacity.

A tender to build a clean energy research centre in the Pilbara has been put to the market by the state government.

Experienced Western Australian football administrator Troy Kirkham has been appointed as chief executive of SportWest, effective from late July.

Nadia Budihardjo speaks to Claire Tyrrell about a federal government-backed initiative to boost women’s participation in the aviation industry.

The federal government's takeovers panel has declined to conduct proceedings into an application relating to Sierra Rutile's affairs.