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A stellar final leg from Ariarne Titmus ensured Australia set a new Olympic record in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay on Friday morning at a buzzing Paris La Defense Arena.

Justin Fris and Mark Pownall discuss the WA golf industry.

The ASX200 gained 0.3 per cent to close above 8,100 for the first time after Fed chairman Jay Powell talked up a September rate cut in the United States.

Iron ore major Fortescue has appointed Indigenous leader, lawyer and activist Noel Pearson to its board as a non-executive director.

Olympic coach Ritchie Smith says the tough talk that drives elite golfers’ performance starts with being open about vulnerabilities.

An additional night service and four new daily flights to Hong Kong add to Cathay Pacific’s strong relationship with Perth.

Fortescue has applied to suppress its green technology information for five years as part of the legal dispute with Element Zero, a company founded by its former staff.

Gold aspirant Brightstar Resources has entered a scheme implementation deed with West Perth-based Alto Metals.

REVIEW: A few subtle changes to the process are likely to elicit plenty of excitement about Voyager Estate’s latest and upcoming offerings.

A prominent Wheatbelt sheep farmer says she only found out a consultation panel was coming to her house because a friend messaged asking if she should bring morning tea.

A new Baxter Healthcare facility will soon start production in Canning Vale, with the state government chipping in $4 million towards the build.

Kairos Minerals shares rose by 29 per cent to 1.1 cents on Thursday morning, following news it had entered into a binding agreement to sell six Mt York project prospecting licences.

Dutch ag giant Louis Dreyfus Commodities will have to terminate its interest in an NT cotton gin and offload shares in a services firm to acquire Kununurra gin funder Namoi Cotton.

Strike Energy has locked in a $48.5 million contract for its 85-megawatt South Erregulla peaking gas power plant in the state’s Midwest, as it awaits regulatory go-ahead on the plan.

The golf industry is considering a range of non-traditional strategies to help ensure the game’s future.

Curtin University has launched a unique Australian sovereign cloud service, in partnership with CyberCX, to provide a secure platform to host research.

Hasting Technology Metals has spruiked the potential of another critical mineral from its under-construction Yangibana rare earths project.

US-based Albemarle will shut down parts of its Kemerton lithium hydroxide operation, a move that impacts 300 local jobs and contractor Monadelphous.

The city has continued to rise at a faster rate than any other capital, with a 2 per cent increase in CoreLogic’s index to a $773,335 median.

CPI not so bad to lift rates again

Australia’s bid to reach the women’s soccer quarter finals at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games is over, following Canada’s gritty 1-0 win over Colombia in Nice on Thursday morning.

The city was one of three capitals to record an increase in office vacancy, with a 0.8 per cent rise in the last six months.

West Perth-based junior explorer Mindax has withdrawn from its memorandum of understanding with Chinese state-owned Xiamen to develop its Mt Forrest iron project.

Mercedes Construction, a commercial builder which claims to be linked to luxury Perth home builder Zorzi Builders, has brought in an administrator.

The ASX200 rose 1.8 per cent in its best single-day performance since late 2022, while the Aussie fell under 65 US cents for the first time in three months.

The majority of Decmil Group shareholders have backed mining services company Macmahon Holdings’s offer to acquire 100 per cent of its shares.

Nadia Budihardjo and Liv Declerck discuss trends in WA's tourism sector.

Mining heavyweight Rio Tinto has posted a $US5.8 billion half-year profit, but its iron ore earnings took a hit partly due to the automatous train collision in May.

Saracen Properties will tweak its $27 million Ocean Reef Shopping Centre design after receiving the green light from an assessment panel.

OPINION: Adapting to the nuances of an academic environment is something many leaders new to the sector struggle with.

Indigenous scientists are pushing for Aboriginal students to pursue STEM, focused on pathways to higher education.

North Perth-based junior GTI Energy announced on Wednesday that its 2024 drilling program has begun at its Lo Herma uranium project, located in the US state of Wyoming.