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A recently approved $31 million, seven-storey apartment building is set to add dozens of dwellings to Broadway, Nedlands.

BGC Australia has announced its largest asset sale, with its cementitious division being sold to industry heavyweight Cement Australia in a deal worth close to $800 million.

Southern African-focused Askari Metals has terminated the contract of its managing director Gino D’Anna, although he will remain a non-executive director of the company.

Battery metals player Vulcan Energy Resources will tap investors for $164 million as it moves towards commencing work at its Phase One Lionheart project.

Fund manager doubles down on strategy that has made him rich.

The falling iron ore price has had a big impact on WA's wealthiest.

WA Nationals stalwart Mia Davies has her heart set on becoming Australia's deputy prime minister as she presses the case for a shift from state to federal politics.

A company founded to tackle safety issues with fencing has won Startup Business of the Year after making its mark nationwide.

Wall Street's main indexes closed lower overnight as technology sector losses offset gains in communications services while investors waited for key inflation reports that may influence the Federal Reserve's next interest rate decisions.

RBA opens the door to Feb rate cut

The state's environmental watchdog has waved through Agrimin's Mackay potash project after five years in the approvals process.

The WA Institute of Sport's newly established athlete advisory committee has met for the first time, as it continues its march into a new era for the organisation.

Hayley Cormann has been appointed by Attorney General John Quigley as a district court judge, months after her bid for Liberal preselection in South Perth fell flat.

Nadia Budihardjo and Tom Zaunmayr discuss investments in alternative assets.

Fashion retailer Mosaic Brands Group will close 160 of its stores by next month, cutting almost 500 jobs across the country.

Gold producer Emerald Resources has secured a 20.5 per cent stake in West Perth-based Golden Horse Minerals, becoming the junior's biggest shareholder.

Hope Valley-based National Steel Workplace has been fined $350,000 after an apprentice's clothes caught fire during welding activities and the company failed to report the incident.

Water filtration business Complete Home Filtration has been named West Australian Business of the Year for its successful growth nationally.

WA author and environmentalist Tim Winton has fired a salvo at the fossil fuels sector, as the face of the controversial Environmental Defenders Office's Christmas campaign.

Perth-based South32 has withdrawn production guidance for one of its major assets, the Mozal Aluminium smelter in Mozambique, after an outbreak of civil unrest.

The ASX200 finished down a third of a per cent, despite the mining sector posting its best performance in more than two years.

Besieged lithium explorer AVZ Minerals has denied it has engaged in bribery days after its office was raided amid an ongoing investigation by the Australian Federal Police.

OPINION: One of the problems with populism is that it invokes a kneejerk response, often in the form of bad policy.

Twelve innovative WA critical tech companies will get a unique foothold in the US market thanks to a new government accelerator program.

Smallgoods producer D'Orsogna will upgrade its meat processing facilities at its ageing Palmyra headquarters in a move expected to create 10 new jobs.

Gold aspirant Horizon Minerals has announced the first ore from its Boorara gold project in the Goldfields is being hauled to nearby Paddington Mill for first gold production.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has held the cash rate steady at 4.35 per cent as expected but economists have noted a shift in the board's tone.

The state government has confirmed Emma Cole as the next Western Australian Planning Commission chair, weeks after Business News revealed the appointment.

The Australian tax office has brought legal action against Perth Glory in a bid to wind up the company less than a year after its new owners took the reins.

Another chapter in Western Australia’s unforgettable off-court calendar year of basketball has begun.

A desire to de-risk and diversify portfolios is driving more wealthy WA investors into alternative asset classes.

Wall Street's main indexes closed lower overnight, driven by a drop in AI leader Nvidia that weighed on tech stocks, as investors looked ahead to a crucial inflation report set for later this week.