The national fertility rate has fallen significantly during the past 50 years, dropping from 2.15 births per woman in 1975 to 1.48 births per woman in 2024.
Insolvency practitioners have taken control of Margaret River wine producer Tate Wine, the latest local alcoholic beverage maker to buckle under industry headwinds.
Shares in Monadelphous are rallying after the engineering firm advised its anticipating a stronger full-year revenue result on bumper demand, while also booking extra work with BHP and Rio Tinto.
Cullen Macleod Lawyers has merged with Taylor & Taylor, the boutique firm acting for family-run DFD Rhodes in the ongoing legal dispute over iron ore royalties.
Italian railway specialist Salcef Group has put a multimillion-dollar bid forward for Pilbara Rail Maintenance, a Karratha based-company founded seven years ago.
Car marker Stellantis has canned its offtake agreement with Alliance Nickel, as the battery metals aspirant defers its flagship project's development amid project financing woes.
Australia's share market has notched its lowest weekly close since in more than three months, with interest rate-sensitive stocks under pressure from an increasingly grim rates outlook.
Pirate Life Brewing founders have accused parent company CUB, under Asahi, of misleading and deceptive conduct that allegedly led to almost $25 million loss.
The 27-year-old behind an innovative 'factory-in-a-box', which can 3D print a boat in just 36 hours, has been awarded a national young innovator prize ahead of the system's unveiling in January.
Isabel Vieira and Mark Pownall discuss the $1.5bn public hospital spend; the PCEC redevelopment being shelved; the Forrests' property moves; agriculture deals; and more.
Shares in Caravel Minerals closed trade on Friday up 11 per cent to 19.5 cents, following news the junior had signed a non-binding MOU with India-based Adani Enterprises.
The price for Andrew and Nicola Forrest to build leaky weirs on a river dissecting Minderoo Station has been revealed as questions about broader industry benefits swirl.
Richard Marles found out the US greenlit South Korean companies to build submarines on US soil via a Trump social media post, as an update on Hanwha's bid to increase its Austal stake continues to be delayed.
Perth's push to become a major hotbed of activity during rugby union's ‘golden era' has continued on the back of a major announcement late on Thursday afternoon.
Carnarvon Energy has once again voiced its disappointment at joint venture partner Santos over the stalled Dorado oil project off WA but remains confident the project will one day be built.
Beach Energy and Mitsui's Waitsia stage two gas plant is finally ready for start up, more than four years since construction officially started on the contentious Perth Basin project.
An experienced hydrogeologist has given evidence of the benefits of a controversial leaky weir project being pursued by Andrew and Nicola Forrest's private company on Minderoo Station.
Mining stocks have dug Australia's share market out of a two-session losing streak, but the bourse remains under pressure as investor uncertainty lingers.
