The first round of Liberal Party preselection nominations has closed ahead of the 2025 state and federal elections, with two MPs facing internal challenges for their positions.
It has been a torrid start to 2024 for WA's nickel miners as ESG credentials appear to take a backseat to low prices for some manufacturers amid global cost of living pressures.
Aspiring robot technology company FBR is planning a capital raising, following a deal with CRH Ventures Americas, a subsidiary of CRH PLC, a major US concrete block manufacturer.
APM Human Services International shares plunged more than 40 per cent today, substantially eroding the net worth of rich list founder Megan Wynne, as the market reacted to a forecast half year profit fall.
BHP has become the latest nickel producer to review its operations in response to the market downturn, while its iron ore business has reported a lift in quarterly production.
Two government-backed workers' villages along WA's Coral Coast remain unbuilt and with no clear indication on timelines, years after first being touted to ease the accommodation squeeze.
US-listed Alcoa Corporation will increase the amount it spends on alumina product by around 50 per cent in 2024, as it covers the output of its Kwinana refinery closure.
The dramatic downturn in the battery metals sector has forced Albemarle to slash spending, with one casualty being the planned expansion of its Kemerton lithium refinery.
US company Albemarle has appointed brokers to sell its stake in Liontown Resources, three months after Hancock Prospecting effectively blocked its $6.6 billion takeover bid.
APM Human Services has predicted its underlying net profit after tax for the first half of the 2024 financial year will hit $55 million - down 35.5 per cent, from $85.4 million during H1, FY23.
The local share market has dropped another 0.3 per cent and the Australian dollar has fallen to less than 66 US cents after hawkish talk from central bankers.
A national telecommunications company has paid a $259,440 penalty after failing to comply with customer identification rules and causing customers to fall victim to scams.
The boss of WA’s most advanced prospective vanadium miner says manufacturing batteries in Australia is “very achievable” as he toasts the launch of a major new processing plant.
Western Australia will not cut funding to the Environmental Defenders Office, despite concerns over its conduct flagged in the Federal Court’s recent judgement on Santos’s Barossa project.
Cosmo Metals announced on Wednesday it plans to acquire complete ownership of the Kanowna gold project from La Zarza Minerals, after signing a terms sheet.
Business partners Adrian Fini and Nic Trimboli’s multi-million-dollar proposal to redevelop a Fremantle heritage asset has been approved by a development panel.
Evolution Mining shares slid sharply on Wednesday, following news that its December 2023 quarter was hampered by production disruptions in both Australia and Canada.
