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A WA pharmaceutical innovation for respiratory viruses is closing in on human trials after being awarded a $500,000 government grant.

Chevron has restored its Wheatstone gas facility to full production after a fault limited its output for four days in the midst of an ongoing battle with Offshore Alliance.

US stocks have closed lower as investors reacted to semiconductor firm TSMC asking its vendors to delay chip equipment deliveries.

ASIC targets boards over cyber failure

Andrew Forrest’s plan for his $15.6 million Le Fanu property has received support from his neighbours, including John Bond and Annie Fogarty.

Tom Zaunmayr and Jack McGinn discuss the latest developments amid a busy week for the state's energy sector.

The Perth law firm prepared to represent hundreds of aggrieved homeowners in a class action against BGC Housing Group has assured participants concerned over backlash.

The body tasked with advising the government on major projects in WA has flagged a lack of detail in plans for the $700 million Graylands Hospital redevelopment.

The local share market has finished up 1.3 per cent after the European Central Bank suggested it was done hiking interest rates.

A specialist training facility has opened at Muresk Institute, a major part of the $10.3 million upgrade for the Northam agricultural centre.

One of the few potash aspirants in Western Australia has signalled a shift away from the commodity by buying a gold and base metals exploration project in Queensland.

A government buyback of properties in Port Hedland’s dusty west end has acquired half of eligible homes with three months left to run.

Prominent businessman Steve Birkbeck’s plan to build an eco-retreat and luxury spa neighbouring his farm-to-plate restaurant has been backed by the Shire of Denmark officer.

The aim is to ensure the continued relevance and sustainability of the disability scheme.

In this podcast, Mark Pownall and Simone Grogan discuss lithium action, Chalice Mining, Qantas, John Carey, Tim Gurner and The Court Hotel.

The developer has lodged a $72 million plan for 74 townhouses on the Belmont Racecourse site.

A state government panel has received almost 100 complaints about WA councils in the past financial year, with about a fifth coming from one western suburbs council.

A WA company has been lashed by the Fair Work Commission over a “sham” agreement later used to win a contract with Chevron.

A temporary injunction placed on seismic testing at Woodside’s Scarborough project off the North West coast has been hailed by Traditional Owners ahead of a second hearing later this month.

Worker wages are keeping up with productivity gains in most industries, except in the agriculture and mining, an independent commission says.

Workers get fair share of pie

A potential sale is on the cards for a Carnarvon salt mine majority owned by Rio Tinto, although operators say there's no certainty a deal will be struck.

Mark Pownall and Jack McGinn discuss the Dick Lester's long-term sponsorship of the Lester Prize for Portraiture.

Fisheries Minister Don Punch has poured cold water on a rethink of demersal fishing limits, claiming they are necessary to avoid complete collapse of the fishery.

Property developer Tim Gurner says he 'sincerely' regrets the impact of his now-viral comments about needing to see 'pain in the economy', following intense public backlash.

The local share market has finished 0.5 per cent higher following a better than expected Australian jobs report and a slightly hotter US inflation readout.

Ausgold has bought two farming properties covering more than 1,000 hectares at its Katanning Gold Project for $10 million.

Dick Lester hopes to widen interest in his eponymous portrait prize.

Fortescue Energy’s ambition to have the world’s first green ammonia-powered ship at sea by 2022 has seemingly veered off course, but the group has affirmed plans to trial the ‘Green Pioneer’ later this year.

The old Dome Café on Fremantle’s cappuccino strip could be leased for a San Churro as the historic building's ground floor continues to gather dust.

Commissioning of a $484 million mineral sands project has begun, with production ramp-up slated to begin this year.

The well-known winemakers behind Picardy in Pemberton have nailed it with this 2020 vintage.