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Australia's education sector has been slow to implement AI and guide students through the changes, a panel says.

European Lithium is looking to Romania as it plans to process Greenlandic rare earths, while ETM confronts fresh delays in its legal fight over the Kvanefjeld project.

OPINION: A new breed of hybrid qualifications that combines learning, work and education met with support but also skepticism.

US-headquatered miner but Kwinana developer Tronox is the latest beneficiary of Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese's critical minerals pact, as it stands in line for $900 million in financing.

All future Fremantle-class vessels operated by hydrographic surveyor EGS will be equipped with Greenroom Robotics autonomous and remote operation systems, under a deal inked this week.

National energy infrastructure company APA Group has unveiled plans to build a large renewable energy project in the Pilbara after signing a land use deal.

Mid-cap developer Astral Resources has announced it will raise $65 million in order to fast-track development across its Mandilla, Feysville and Spargoville gold projects.

A proposed review into the City of Perth has been scrapped after council revoked its decision, amid scrutiny over the probe and tension in the local government.

The state government will test artificial intelligence at Royal Perth Hospital next year to gauge its ability to improve patient flow and free up beds.

A new wave of mining bonuses and equity vesting has reshaped WA's executive pay ladder, lifting the top earners.

Shares in goldminer Ramelius Resources rose early on Wednesday, following news that the company's board had approved a $250 million share buyback program.

US stocks largely held in place overnight as Wall Street waits to hear what the Federal Reserve will say Wednesday about where interest rates are heading.

Labor mulls overhaul of green funds

City of Perth councillors have knocked back Hancock Prospecting's proposal to build a helipad at its West Perth office building.

King & Wood Mallesons has announced its intention to split into separate Australian and Chinese partnerships, marking a notable reversal in the trend to globalised law firms.

Ella Loneragan and Claire Tyrrell discuss the changes Perth needs to see to reach its full potential.

WA's crucial role in the clean energy transition and its commitment to scaling its innovation ecosystem were top of the agenda at the first full day of West Tech Fest today.

Australia's share market has crept lower after the Reserve Bank offered nothing to allay investor fears its interest rate cutting cycle may be over.

The Raft operator has flagged a redesign and relocation of the floating restaurant to the South Perth foreshore, which is expected to cost $2 million.

Despite incurring higher costs during the 2025 season, South Fremantle Football Club posted its sixth consecutive net surplus.

The multi-million-dollar investment will go towards conservation efforts by Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation to support World Heritage Listing requirements.

OPINION: Agreement between Indonesia and Australia needs strategic and industry relevance.

A Pilbara traditional owner body is pursuing plans to enable up to 5 gigawatts of renewable energy to be built at a new industrial precinct on its country.

Curtin University has secured $95 million to establish a new research centre focusing on new technologies, including about $35 million from the Australian Research Council.

The Reserve Bank has held the cash rate at 3.6 per cent, ending 2025 on a pause as inflation proves stickier than expected.

Synergy is one step closer to build its $4.5 billion renewable energy project in the state's Mid West, after receiving an assessment panel's unanimous approval.

US investment giant Blackrock has acquired a major stake in BHP's Pilbara power assets via a $US2 billion infrastructure agreement.

Real estate bottlenecks, both commercial and residential, are hampering efforts to enact the Aukus agreements.

US stocks pulled away from their record heights overnight, with the S&P 500 slipping 0.3% for just its second loss in the last 11 days.

Peppermint Grove-based Summit Minerals has filed a binding heads of agreement to secure the Keystone gold-silver-tungsten mine in northern Nevada for an undisclosed amount.

Liontown has shaken hands on an offtake agreement with mammoth Chinese battery materials manufacturer Canmax Technologies for spodumene sourced from Kathleen Valley.

West African Resources is hopeful that positive diamond drilling results at its Sanbrado gold operation in Burkina Faso could lead to a favourable outcome.