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The state government has unveiled plans to spend $1.3 million to build a new Western Australia Visitor Centre at Perth Station, slated to open mid-2025.

Anthony Albanese has been forced to defend his relationship with Qantas and former chief executive Alan Joyce after it was revealed he scored dozens of free upgrades with the carrier.

IGO has not pocketed a dividend from the joint venture covering the Greenbushes hard rock lithium mine due to weak market conditions and prices this quarter.

Three of international rugby's biggest events in the southern hemisphere will be held in Perth next year.

Perth’s industrial property market is still performing strongly but is showing signs of slowing.

WA's Aboriginal affairs minister has refused a section 18 application for a proposed iron ore mine at the centre of a spat between its backer and traditional owners.

The Forrests’ Minderoo Foundation has contributed $30 million towards the Edith Cowan University CBD campus, as part of a 25-year partnership with the educational institution.

Analysis: There are shades of the maligned Royalties for Regions program in the scale of recent government spending at Collie, Business News research has found.

Mineral Resources’ board intends to detail the actions it may take following the investigation into its billionaire managing director Chris Ellison’s alleged offshore tax affairs next week.

A pay rise for thousands of miners is in the sights of the prime minister, as unions urge heavyweights in the sector not to advocate the rolling back of workplace reforms.

Big super’s push for board accountability

Western Australia has recorded the strongest job market and population growth nationally after the state recently surpassed 3 million people, according to CommSec’s latest report.

Gina Rinehart’s Atlas Iron has reported a strong lift in both revenue and net profit but continues to be frustrated by slow approvals for its planned mine projects.

From the moment he was appointed permanent chief executive officer of the WA Institute of Sport, Matt Fulton made it clear he was determined to help rebuild its foundations.

Sam Jones and Isabel Vieira discuss the 70 year anniversary of private health insurer HIF.

A proposed canola crushing plant that could feed BP’s half-a-billion-dollar biofuel proposal is a step closer, after Cargill signed a lease with the state government.

Antipa Minerals has finalised the $17 million cash sale of its non-controlling stake in the Citadel joint venture project with Rio Tinto Exploration.

AustralianSuper was among the big sellers of Mineral Resources shares on Monday, cashing out $48 million worth, following allegations of tax evasion.

Data from JLL shows a slight per cent reduction in Perth’s CBD office vacancies in the September quarter, in line with national trends.

The ASX200 finished less than a 10th of a percentage point higher, with Tuesday's big loss putting it in the red for both the week and the month.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Chris Ellison and Mineral Resources; tender reforms; a report on Perth's future; Perron Group results; Angela Bennett; WorkSafe; and a mag preview.

OPINION: We need to stop punishing WA’s small-to-medium enterprises the same as the multinationals.

ANALYSIS: The tie-up lets Virgin take off into long-haul international flying and helps the Doha-based airline land in the Australian market.

Freight subsidies, social housing, and Stolen Generations reparations have been put on the table by the state’s peak social services body for the 2025-26 state budget.

Qantas is hoping to win over workers as some of its engineers take industrial action over pay.

UnionsWA secretary Owen Whittle has taken up a new role as West Australian Music chief executive after 12 years with the state's peak trades and labour council.

Perth-based biotechnology firm Orthocell has raised $17 million to take its Remplir nerve regeneration product to the world's biggest healthcare market.

Horizon Minerals’ push to become a sustainable mid-cap gold producer in the Goldfields is gaining momentum, following news it had filed documents to merge with Poseidon Nickel.

Newmont Corporation shares have lost almost 20 per cent of their value in two days, as concerns over costs at the world’s largest goldminer continue to weigh on the business.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers seems to have put the nail in the negative gearing reform coffin, saying from Washington that advice received was that it would have no positive impact on housing supply.

WA’s fourth-largest health insurance player has taken some unusual and innovative steps to give its members more choice.

The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 gained overnight – driven by Tesla's positive earnings forecast and a decline in treasury yields from a three-month high.