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The man once known as Prince Andrew has been arrested, accused of leaking confidential documents. Here's how Australia's political leaders have responded.

The completion of Onslow Iron and rebounding lithium prices have helped Mineral Resources to its strongest half-year on record.

Perth's burgeoning student accommodation sector bears similarities to that of Adelaide.

A deal for a state government entity to consolidate its office space into a new Northbridge building has fallen over, following concerns about the viability of the $110 million project.

Time to act on productivity

The Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia has elected Robert Slocombe as chair, effective from April 27.

Sam Jones and Tom Zaunmayr discuss the state government's demersal fishing ban.

Australia's share market has spiked to a new high as commodity price strength buoyed miners and energy stocks, while banks continue higher on the back of promising earnings.

FROM THE HILL: Transport minister defends Matilda Bay ferry terminal while a Pomeranian guards the public gallery.

Spud king Tony Galati and brother Vince have sued their siblings over their late mother's estate, continuing the several years-long dispute.

South African-headquartered Gold Fields is closely watching Western Australian gold sector's consolidation, with $2.5 billion in the bank.

Civil contractor and mining services firm NRW has posted a 40 per cent increase in profit for the first half of the year, buoyed by acquisitions, the Olympics and data centres.

A Singaporean developer has resurrected a Scarborough project more than two years after the state's land agency knocked back its multi-million-dollar proposal.

Rio Tinto has warned it may not be able to meet its 2030 emissions reduction target unless third parties get a wriggle-on with their renewable energy projects.

OPINION: Three months after Travis Head's Ashes onslaught got the WA summer off to an explosive start, Optus Stadium will host more sporting fireworks when the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup gets under way.

OPINION: The soaring gold sector could prove too tempting for a federal government chasing tax dollars.

Farmland in Western Australia is on the cusp of breaking the $10,000-per-hectare price tag after another year of nation-leading price growth.

The rich lister has purchased a Welshpool warehouse for $4.45 million, amid a spate of transactions in the area.

It's been revealed in parliament that the premier's former top bureaucrat received almost $1 million as a severance package.

A week after an accounting error forced Austal to downgrade its earnings guidance by 18 per cent, the President of its US operations, at which the mistake occurred, has announced her retirement.

Pilbara lithium miner PLS Group has made the call to revive its mothballed Ngungaju lithium processing plant amid a modest rebound in prices from the depths of the battery metal's downturn.

Australia's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.1 per cent in January, remaining stubbornly tight ahead of the Reserve Bank's March rates decision.

After promising the toughest anti-illegal tobacco laws in the country, the premier admits his government hasn't yet delivered them.

A cashed-up Regis Resources is exploring new means of developing the $1 billion McPhillamys goldmine in New South Wales, as a court judgement nears.

OPINION: A new venue in Victoria Park has disproved a long-held assumption about heritage.

Telecommunications giant Telstra has beaten expectations with a $1.1 billion first-half net profit, driven by strong earnings growth from its mobile division.

Rob Scott-led Wesfarmers posted a statutory first-half net profit of $1.6 billion, up by 9.3 per cent from $1.46 billion in the prior corresponding period.

The U.S. stock market ticked higher on Wednesday, led by its most influential stock, Nvidia.

Lift productivity or stagnate: NAB chief

Rita Saffioti has defended claims government spending has lassoed builders away from private developers, admitting that population surges necessitated it.

FROM THE HILL: There have been apologies and explanations over a dim sum reference in parliament.

Australia's share market has ended the session higher as NAB became the latest large-cap to outshine forecasts in a so-far encouraging earnings season.