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Former Northern Territory chief minister Michael Gunner is the latest high-profile executive to depart Andrew Forrest’s business empire, walking away from his role at Fortescue Energy.

Julie Bishop’s transition to a post-political career is a high-profile example of a broader trend.

Denholm lashed over Musk riches

CoreLogic has singled out Perth as a strong performer in the housing market, as it clocks up another rise in its home values.

Perth was the only city to see a decrease in its CBD vacancy rate in the last six months, to 14.9 per cent.

Cost inflationary pressures impacted Westgold Resources throughout its second quarter of the 2024 financial year, the company revealed on Wednesday.

Mark Beyer and Isabel Vieira discuss the top corporate finance moves made in the past year.

The ASX200 has closed at a new record high, boosted by cooler-than-expected inflation data that raises the chances of quicker rate hikes.

The Liberal preselection contest in Bateman, Forrest, Dawesville, Jandakot and Riverton appears to be a formality, with sole nominees, including some familiar faces, raising their hand in each electorate.

Information and communications technology service provider NEXION Group has sued its founders over allegations of contractual and confidentiality breaches.

The machinery group has purchased 5.2ha of vacant industrial land in Forrestdale from a syndicate that includes the Della Bona family.

The ousted chief executive and the current chairman of Harvest Technology Group are battling for control of the ASX company, which counts some well-heeled Perth investors as shareholders.

The annual Business News corporate finance survey has highlighted the top advisers in the WA market and the emergence of a new style of strategic investor.

Innovating within a corporate culture can be challenging, so it pays to know the unwritten rules.

Perth will host the International Boxing Federation's lightweight world title bout between George Kambosos Jr and Vasiliy Lomachenko on Sunday May 12 at RAC Arena.

The family behind collapsed building firm Diploma Group has emerged as the developer of a seaside apartment complex in Carnarvon, the first in the north-west town.

Uranium explorer Bannerman Energy has announced a series of key appointments, as preparations for its Etango project in western Namibia continue.

Another two Bankwest Perth locations are set to close as the bank grapples with the decline in branch use due to surging digital transactions.

The state and federal governments have committed to invest $1.6 billion towards education in WA, which will make it the first state where all public schools will be fully funded.

LNG exporter Woodside Energy will adopt a United Nations methane reporting framework across its operations, in a move to assure the public of its responsible emissions management.

Inflation continues to fall with the Australian Bureau of Statistics recording a 4.1 per cent rate nationally and 3.6 per cent in Perth for the past year.

A proposal to add a swimming pool and pavilion to the late Alan Bond’s Dalkeith mansion has caused planners and lawyers to lock horns at a Nedlands council meeting.

Galan Lithium is tapping investors for $19.5 million to help fund the phase 1 development of its Hombre Muerto West lithium brine project in Argentina.

Kathleen Valley developer Liontown Resources has once again assured its lithium asset is on budget and on track towards production mid-2024 amid volatile market conditions.

The $3.7 million asset was sold to an eastern states investor.

A highly respected Indigenous elder, who built bridges between some of the world’s largest miners and traditional owners, has died.

Half of the nation's high-income earners back Labor's proposed tax changes as analysis shows most of the benefits will still flow to the rich.

IGO’s Cosmos nickel mine has become the latest victim of the nickel price crunch, with the company revealing it will shift the project to care and maintenance from the end of May.

CEOs urge talks to end tax ‘malaise’

Fortescue’s energy division chief financial officer Deborah Caudle is set to depart the empire, following a corporate restructure at the Andrew Forrest-led company.

WA Cricket has received a $5.2 million Lotterywest grant from the state government, as part of the WACA ground improvement project.

Tom Zaunmayr and Isabel Vieira discuss long-running plans to develop a port in Exmouth.