The head contractor building the new Perth Children's Hospital dropped a bombshell this morning, with the project's manager saying the company is not responsible for the lead-contaminated water, and that water being delivered to the site already contains the harmful metal.
SPECIAL REPORT: WA event managers are focusing on attendee experience to gain an edge in one of the most hotly contested segments of Perth's hospitality sector.
A Perth car dealership employee has been fined $9,500 over the death of a workmate who was hit by a vehicle and dragged underneath when the offender accidentally pressed the accelerator instead of the brake.
Gold miners operating in Western Australia performed solidly in the three months to December, with Northern Star Resources, Independence Group and Evolution Mining all posting strong results.
Higher fuel and domestic holiday travel costs have contributed to a 0.4 per cent rise in Perth prices in the December quarter, while national inflation remains below the Reserve Bank's target, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics' most recent data.
Perth-based Pacific Energy has won a contract to build and operate a five-megawatt power station at a gold mine near Meekatharra for an undisclosed sum.
BHP Billiton's iron ore production jumped 9 per cent during the December quarter with nickel production up by 18 per cent, helping the resources giant maintain its guidance for the full year.
Rio Tinto's $3.2bn coal selloutRio Tinto has agreed to sell two major Australian coal mining assets to Chinese-controlled miner Yancoal for $US2.45 bil
Downsizing in the resources sector is outstripping emerging demand from technology, medical and education businesses for CBD office space according to a new report by independent property research firm Y Research.
The Australian dollar is slightly higher against its US counterpart, which recouped losses suffered following US president Donald Trump's protectionist comments.
Gold has fallen nearly one per cent, sliding from a two-month peak as investors take stock of US President Donald Trump's first policy moves and the US dollar stabilises after plumbing seven-week lows.
Oil prices had edged higher ahead of weekly US inventory data on evidence the global market is tightening as lower production by OPEC and other exporters drains stocks.
The collapse of yet another Western Australian residential builder appears set to further upset the delicate state of the sector, with financiers, insurers, 350 trade creditors and as many as 130 home owners facing losses.
The Australian share market has closed higher as positive news from steelmaker BlueScope Steel and medical device maker ResMed buoyed investors ahead of the main company earnings season in February.
A higher iron ore price has helped Atlas Iron post operating cash flow of $58 million in the December quarter, as the company maintained that it would reach a net cash position by the middle of the year.
Copper-gold miner Sandfire Resources says it plans to use its strong cash position to pay off what remains of a $380 million facility it took out for construction of its DeGrussa mine in 2011.
Perth's hotel development boom is spilling out of the CBD and into the City of Belmont, but developers are encountering issues in providing enough parking to support their proposals.
Woodside Petroleum's impending move to its new offices has provided an unexpected visibility and branding boost, with the oil and gas company's logo appearing on two prominent Perth CBD skyscrapers.
Shares in Emeco Holdings surged after the mining equipment supplier posted a solid performance in the December quarter, with fleet utilisation numbers up and positive earnings results.
A strong fourth-quarter performance has helped Oil Search narrowly beat its full-year production guidance, and the company forecasts steady output for 2017.
Construction giant CIMIC Group has proposed to acquire all the shares it doesn't own in Perth-based Macmahon Holdings, with the deal valuing the target at about $174 million.
The Australian share market has opened slightly higher as strong commodity prices help offset negativity around US President Donald Trump's protectionist agenda.
The Australian dollar is virtually unchanged against its US counterpart which has fallen to a seven-week low against a basket of key world currencies amid investor concerns over protectionist rhetoric by US President Donald Trump.
Gold has risen to touch its highest in two months as unease over the economic policies of US president Donald Trump pushes investors towards safer assets while the US dollar and US bond yields fell.
