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Margaret River Region Open Studios celebrates the beauty of the South West and brings benefits to the region.

The High Court of Australia has thrown out Julian Wright’s application to appeal a decision over his family’s iron ore wealth.

Perth-based Cosmetique Clinic owner Stormeur has gone to the market to raise up to $7 million to fund the expansion of its non-surgical services network.

Mining services company Macmahon Holdings has added to its 2025 financial year order book, thanks to its recently acquired subsidiary Decmil Group.

OPINION: If WA wants to exploit its skillset in gas extraction, underground carbon sequestration may be a sensible option.

Concerns have been raised with the state government about contamination of a national park waterway by deadly asbestos tailings washed downstream from Wittenoom.

Mandurah MLA David Templeman has become the latest WA Labor stalwart to step down ahead of 2025, announcing his retirement after more than 20 years in state politics.

The number of women running ASX300 companies has stagnated in the past year with a survey also showing multiple WA companies have no women in their executive leadership group.

Junior explorer Siren Gold has received a timely boost at its Auld Creek project in New Zealand, following the release of an updated mineral resource estimate.

The world’s first transfer of ammonia between anchored ships has taken place in the Pilbara, a move billed as a milestone for the development of global clean shipping fuel.

Chalice Mining has gained strategic project status from the state government over its flagship Gonneville asset being developed near Toodyay.

WA’s beef industry lobby group has decried the state’s processing industry ‘monopoly’ after paddock-to-plate farmers in the South West lost access to the last large abattoir servicing their needs.

US stocks closed dragged down by technology stocks as investors cautiously eye an upcoming interest rates announcement from the Federal Reserve.

Kelty blasts Labor failure on economy

The state government has taken the next step in its billion-dollar plan to decarbonise the Pilbara, as it seeks proponents to build the transmission lines to deliver its plan.

Emerald Resources has announced access to its Okvau open-cut mine in Cambodia will be affected for 21 days due to a minor wall slip.

Jack McGinn speaks to Nadia Budihardjo about a partnership between two influential businessmen to address WA's healthcare squeeze.

The ASX 200 rose 0.3 per cent to close at its highest level before expected interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve.

Minerals explorer Australian Vanadium has successfully completed factory acceptance testing of its vanadium flow battery, bound for Horizon Power's pilot renewable energy project in Kununurra.

A second attempt to sell heritage-listed Victoria Hall has failed to attract suitable buyers, after the City of Fremantle determined that the six offers received were unacceptable.

Silverleaf Investments has withdrawn its $65 million plan to build apartments at Fremantle's Woolstores site after assessing the project's financial feasibility.

A design for a revamped Perth Cultural Centre has been revealed but the estimated cost for the project has escalated, with the state government investing an additional $20 million.

Austal will expand production capacity at its US shipyard after signing a $670 million contract with a major US defence contractor.

OPINION: Governments will need to increase R&D spending and possibly farm subsidies on the road to net zero.

Paladin Energy's proposed acquisition of Canada-based Fission Uranium Corporation has been delayed, following an objection from one of takeover target's shareholders.

The languish Chinese property market will continue to weigh on Western Australia’s economic growth, which is tipped to record a modest uptick, according to CCIWA.

A prominent left-leaning think tank has come to blows with an oil and gas industry group, over warnings of a domestic gas shortfall in Western Australia over the years ahead.

Northern Minerals has announced plans to raise $48 million, as it moves closer towards a final investment decision at its Browns Range heavy rare earths project.

A partnership between two influential Indian businessmen has its sights on WA’s healthcare squeeze.

Capacity constraints at one of the last abattoirs offering contract kills have left WA's independent meat industry at risk of collapse.

MinRes has revealed maiden resources for its Lockyer gas and Erregulla oil projects in the Perth Basin, as it reviews its path forward in the region amid a stalemate with government.

A new poll showing the federal Coalition ahead of Labor mirrors trends in other recent voter surveys, despite the government's cost-of-living relief measures.