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The state government believes a $21.5 million investment to support 150 new construction apprenticeships will boost the sector in WA, but concedes there are continued challenges.

ASIC chairman Joe Longo has called on company directors to comply with their duties, admitting the role was difficult amid developments in technology and ESG but not impossible.

Sierra Rutile has received a section 249D notice from major shareholder PRM Services, under US-based investment entity Gerald Group.

The grants from WA philanthropic organisation 100 Women have improved the lives of more than 37,100 women and girls.

Around 150 workers at CIMIC Group subsidiary UGL have been stood down at Albemarle’s Kemerton lithium plant expansion, with the contractor’s role on the project coming to an end.

The next three weeks will be crucial to iron ore’s fortunes as cash-strapped Chinese steel mills grapple with tight profit margins and a contracting domestic property sector.

Australia's jobless rate has fallen to 3.7 per cent, from 4.1 per cent, and back to where it was six months ago.

Wong raises nickel collapse with Wang

Claire Tyrrell and Nadia Budihardjo discuss strong price growth in the residential land market.

The ASX200 closed down 0.1 per cent ahead of a closely watched Federal Reserve decision on interest rates.

A survey of university staff has uncovered alarming levels of psychological distress.

The industry body says continuing transfer duty concessions for apartments will boost much-needed supply.

CITIC Pacific Mining has started its bid to fast track the legal proceedings against billionaire Clive Palmer's company Mineralogy, taking the matter to the Supreme Court of WA.

Vacuum cleaner retailer Godfreys will shut its 13 stores in Western Australia among the mass of closures after no suitable buyers prevailed to save the troubled business.

Cheap gas and renewable hydrogen are central to a global industrial giant’s proposal to build a green steel manufacturing plant in Western Australia’s Mid West.

Base metals company Galena Mining has provided an operations update amid its current voluntary suspension.

Sierra Rutile has advised its investors to not take any action following news that the mineral sands producer has received an on-market takeover offer from US-based Gerald Group.

Research detailing the tourism benefits of Lancelin's sand dunes, which are shrinking as sand mining continues, has been released ahead of a visit to the town by Premier Roger Cook.

Perseus Mining has increased its offer consideration for takeover target OreCorp, upping its all-cash bid from 55 cents per share to 57.5 cents per share.

Boutique Perth insolvency firm GTS Advisory has merged with national player Mackay Goodwin, marking the latter's expansion into the WA market.

BHP has reportedly stood down part of a contract workforce at its Kalgoorlie nickel smelter, a month after it delayed plans to build a camp to support more than 1,000 workers at the project.

Western Power will contract emergency power support from third parties in the Goldfields, as it seeks to avoid a repeat of the disruption caused by severe outages in January.

The energy company has signed a five-year lease for the CBD tower, adding to a string of recent leasing deals in the CBD.

The parent company of long-established Western Australian dairy company Brownes reported a profit of $3.2 million for 2023.

A looming generational wealth transfer in regional Western Australia has prompted one of the state’s private wealth firms to expand its remit beyond the big smoke.

Nvidia shares rebound but chip sector ends lower; Indexes rise: Dow 0.83 per cent, S&P 0.56 per cent, Nasdaq 0.39 per cent.

Buyers are flocking to the land market, resulting in price growth for developers.

RBA keeps rate rise in reserve

Nadia Budihardjo and Isabel Vieira discuss the WA education system's management of February's heat wave.

The Wellington Street property is up for sale amid a dispute over the late Aspermont chairman’s assets.

The ASX200 has finished up a third of a percentage point after the Reserve Bank moved to a more neutral stance on interest rates, dropping its tightening bias.

Troubled potash player Kalium Lakes is expected to collapse into liquidation after Reward Minerals failed to drum up the funds to buy its Beyondie potash project.