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Perron Institute postdoctoral researcher Oliver Li has won a grant valued at more than $500,000 to lead a research project developing effective treatment for motor neurone disease.

Primewest spin-off PWD acquired the large format retail asset from HomeCo Daily Needs REIT.

Thousands of Qantas passengers and FIFO workers have had their travel plans cancelled or rescheduled as pilots walked off the job in Perth over a pay dispute.

Rate hikes, large fines and development approvals will be implemented in Broome to crack down on the proliferation of AirBnBs.

A share sale agreement under which potash aspirant Agrimin would acquire Kalium Lakes' flagship project from receivers has been terminated.

Bullock keeps calm continuity

Jack McGinn and Tom Zaunmayr discuss a Perth baker's endeavour to source a specific type of wheat to use in his bread.

The ASX200 has slumped to its lowest in six months and the dollar to its weakest since November, despite interest rates staying on hold.

Extraordinary entrepreneurial success is hard to codify. If it wasn’t, there would be more of it.

Hancock Prospecting's latest on-market purchase of Liontown Resources shares could take Gina Rinehart even closer to the top end of the lithium developer's register.

The Housing Industry Association has been caught up in the PwC cyber attack after its membership data was leaked to the dark web.

Junior miner Heavy Minerals has engaged IHC Mining to undertake a pre-feasibility study for its Port Gregory garnet project in the Mid West.

Resources minister Madeleine King has acknowledged there is an urgent need to clarify consultation requirements after the Federal Court overturned approvals for a second project last week.

Two businesses accounted for nearly half the value of all state government contracts awarded to Aboriginal businesses last financial year.

Malaysian developer Victor Goh has proposed to increase the number of hotel rooms at a $400 million Elizabeth Quay tower currently under construction.

Gaming technology company VGW reported big revenue gains to almost $4.84 billion in the past year on the back of a significant marketing spend, but profit was down.

John Welborn-chaired Fenix Resources has struck a deal with an offshoot of the world’s largest steel producer to mine and export up to 10 million tonnes of iron ore from the Mid West.

Frank Marra has pocketed more than $1.5 million from the state government land developer.

Liquidators for Alita Resources are working against the clock to push ahead with the sale of the company’s Bald Hill mine to Mineral Resources, as details of the bid remain tightly under wraps.

Global services provider APM Human Services has made changes to its leadership team and recruited long-term Goldman Sachs executive Ian Taylor.

The administrators for troubled brewery Running With Thieves have insisted it's “business as usual” ahead of assessing a restructuring proposal for the South Fremantle business.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has held the cash rate at 4.1 per cent for a fourth consecutive month, in a widely expected move which marks its first under new leadership.

The $36.5 million redevelopment of the world-famous Cable Beach has begun with a tender now out to transform the southern precinct

A change in the wine market has led to a new hospitality venture between Perth’s sole master of wine and an events veteran, focusing on the CBD office traffic.

Google, Apple and Amazon will give evidence at a Senate inquiry into the influence of international digital platforms on Australia's democracy.

Direct relationships between farmers and retailers are on the rise. For one Perth baker, a global search for good wheat led to the gates of a homegrown agriculture legend.

Coal power at record low

Liv Declerck and Jack McGinn discuss the subdued celebrations of Rocky Bay's 85th birthday, and the disability service provider's future plans.

The local share market has closed 0.2 per cent lower in quiet Monday trading with a long weekend holiday observed much of the country.

Minerals explorer Neometals has been unable to nail down offtake terms with Chinese buyer Jiuxing Titanium Materials Co for its project in the Mid West.

Esperance needs up to 3,400 extra homes by 2050 to accommodate a number of major projects, sea change-seeking farmers and a growing tourism industry.

The land developer is ahead of the pack to deliver a residential development in the coastal precinct, as it moves through the market led process.