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Broome’s largest traditional owner enterprise is investigating how its pastoral operation can keep bringing in money should Australia’s live cattle trade end

A standards panel has ordered City of Joondalup Mayor Albert Jacob to make a public apology after he was accused of using offensive language during a committee meeting.

Malaysian developer SKS Group has put a development site on the market, where it has a $120 million apartment tower approved.

Western Power customers will pay an extra 9.5 per cent on average for services in the coming financial year, after the utility’s proposed price structure got a conditional regulatory tick.

A Lathlain-based beverage company is eyeing a larger share of the national low-sugar drinks market with its second round of capital raising.

We are fortunate to live in a place where aspirations can be realised more than elsewhere.

West Perth-based explorer Meteoric Resources has announced that the mineral resource estimate for its flagship Caldeira project in Brazil has increased by 150 per cent.

A $16 million Nedlands project remains unsettled after a development assessment panel deferred the proposal for up to four months.

More than half of Quintis’s workforce have been made redundant, with some of its Western Australian operations placed onto care and maintenance.

Shares in gold miner Pantoro dipped early on Tuesday, following news that it plans to raise $100 million courtesy of a two-tranche placement.

Clough chief executive Peter Bennett flagged plans to move into new sectors, including healthcare, at a Business News event this morning.

St John of God Health Care will stop operating maternity services at its Bunbury Hospital next month, citing a staff shortage in delivering private obstetric care in regional areas.

The boss of a rapidly expanding Western Australian regional airline wants to unlock Broome’s potential as a home for the Pilbara’s fly-in, fly-out miners.

A second budget in the black will deliver a near $10 billion surplus as well as cost-of-living relief for struggling Australians dealing with increasing prices.

A second budget in the black will deliver a near $10 billion surplus as well as cost-of-living relief for struggling Australians dealing with increasing prices.

Matt Fulton knew he’d face some urgent challenges when he was named acting chief executive of the Western Australian Institute of Sport last October, beginning on November 1.

Miners hope to be big winners

BHP has submitted a sweetened takeover proposal to Anglo American, valuing the rival miner at nearly $64 billion, but it has again been rebuffed.

Tom Zaunmayr speaks to Nadia Budihardjo about Cossack, a historic ghost town in the Pilbara.

A who's who of Perth’s legal, advisory and wealth management sectors have been caught up in the collapse of local fund manager NWQ Capital Management.

The ASX200 finished basically unchanged on the eve of the federal budget and ahead of a readout on US inflation later in the week.

Charter Hall has sold a seven-storey building, in the first St Georges Terrace office transaction in more than 12 months.

Ardiden has announced that its managing director and chief executive officer Greg Romain will step down from his role, effective immediately.

Shares in Horizon Minerals rose to their highest price since May last year on Monday afternoon, following news that the company had signed a toll milling agreement with FRM Investments.

The oil and gas industry is projected to pay $17 billion in tax this financial year but a think tank claims government subsidies for fossil fuels are eating away a bigger revenue.

Rio Tinto says it is investigating after an autonomous train derailed 80km out of Karratha overnight.

A demand uptick has prompted energy industry service provider Baker Hughes to revive its local offshore oil and gas drilling service offering for the first time in more than five years.

Producers and marketers of red meat face several challenges, many beyond their control, to secure better market share.

Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has announced it will acquire Sydney-based MDE Group for up to $10.55 million, courtesy of a share purchase agreement.

National property group Lendlease announced it would dispute a $112 million tax bill over an audit of a partial business sale.

Three Kimberley men have been charged over an elaborate cattle rustling operation in WA’s far north, in which they allegedly stole over $250,000 worth of cattle.

The first four prosecutions under WA’s new workplace safety laws, which lifted the maximum penalty for failing to ensure safety of a worker jump from $625,000 to $3.5 million, have been initiated.