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After Australia's horror show at the Rugby World Cup it was inevitable that the culling of Super Rugby clubs would raise its head again, Nick Taylor writes.

Some companies get caught in the chasm of how they are perceived and how they see themselves.

Tom Zaunmayr and Jack McGinn discuss the challenges facing Indigenous teens in the Mid West.

The ASX200 rose 0.4 per cent on Friday to finish the week down 1.2 per cent, before a non-farm payrolls report in the United States.

Chris Ellison’s Mineral Resources has awarded a $24 million contract to Indigenous-owned contractor Djeleanna for exploration earthworks at its Onslow Iron project.

Perth businessman Dean Scook is facing charges of stealing as an officer of a company after the corporate watchdog alleged he stole more than $675,000 of funds.

The mining billionaire has overtaken chairman Tim Goyder as Liontown Resources' biggest shareholder, spelling a potential headache for Albemarle's proposed acquisition.

Newly launched investment fund Purpose Ventures has boosted its war chest to $45 million and made its third commitment, to a local education startup.

In this podcast, Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss house prices; interest rates; Monadelphous buy; Tasmea IPO; infrastructure blowouts; Liontown; VGW; interesting property deals; labour market shortages and IR reform.

Hancock Prospecting has labeled proposed federal industrial relations reform unclear and claimed it could delay the development of the Ridley magnetite project by four years.

Nyunggai Warren Mundine has singled out the exodus of Aboriginal stockmen from pastoral stations as one of the drivers of welfare dependency.

Hundreds of Chevron workers could walk off the job after talks to finalise labour agreements at two WA gas plants failed.

The former premier is on the payroll at four businesses after accepting advisory roles at Joe Hockey’s consulting firm Bondi Partners and listed company APM Human Services.

An $87 million, four-storey police complex in Fremantle has been approved despite a high level of community opposition over the lack of consultation and site selection.

A list of confronting issues compiled by Indigenous teens in the state's Mid West has laid bare the need for change amid a bitter Voice debate

Western Australia’s valuer-general has begun a major overhaul of convoluted pastoral rents to build a new valuation leaseholders can work out with “basic mathematics”.

A survey finding that more than half of WA businesses would stop hiring casuals if the Closing Loopholes Bill was introduced has been downplayed by union figures.

US stocks close level as Wall St awaits the monthly jobs report which will indicate whether the Federal Reserve will keep rates high.

Labor gas policy raises Japan fears

Jack McGinn and Simone Grogan discuss the complexities of the energy transition for regionally-focused Horizon Power.

The state opposition has lashed government cost management after an auditor general report revealed a $2 billion blowout in budget allocation across 20 major projects.

Australian shares have finished 0.5 per cent higher after rallying in afternoon trading, a day after setting an 11-month low.

A national mining services company that has quietly completed multiple acquisitions in Western Australia has appointed a Perth-based chair as it explores an ASX listing.

Dual-listed contractor DRA Global has announced the surprise departure of four directors, including chairman Peter Mansell, following 'engagement' with the company's biggest shareholder.

A recent transaction has made Randal Humich the single largest private landholder of Perth’s malls.

There's a Perth connection to a deal struck by pharmaceutical company Dimerix with UK-based Advanz Pharma worth up to $230 million.

Public faith in the execution of WA’s multi-billion-dollar green energy future will hinge on bringing all parties along for the ride.

The legal showdown over billions of dollars in iron ore royalties has entered the final phase after lawyers of mining heirs start their closing remarks in court.

SRG Global has secured a $120 million contract extension from Transpower New Zealand for work on its high-voltage tower network.

WA Agriculture Minister Jackie Jarvis has delivered a stunning rebuke of commentary suggesting she does not support the live export sector, in a passionate speech that earned her praise from what was expected to be a tough crowd.

Listed mid-tier goldminer Westgold Resources has affirmed it is on track to meet full-year guidance following a solid start to the new financial year.

A new study has found the median rent as a percentage of aged care award pay was 97 per cent in Port Hedland as the sector continues to face workforce shortages and low occupancy.