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The commercial contractor behind two Metronet stations, the State Football Centre and Elizabeth Quay, will be absorbed into its parent company amid several redundancies.

The local bourse has bounced around as traders digested the implications of former president Donald Trump's return to the White House for Australian companies.

Iron ore miner Rio Tinto is pressing ahead with development of a pilot plant south of Perth to test the merits of local green iron production.

BGC Australia has returned to the black after two years of big losses, helped by major asset sales, but acknowledged its continuing operations are still trading in the red.

Perth-based Tungsten Metals Group has scrapped its planned IPO, in a lean period where only four WA junior explorers have listed on the ASX this year.

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East Perth-based Intelligent Monitoring Group has announced plans to expand its Western Australian footprint, after filing documents to acquire Data Visual Link.

Welink has lost its bid to remove the affordable housing component from its development application.

KordaMentha administrators have taken control of Nicheliving's construction division, less than a month after the company's directors agreed to a decade-long ban on building homes.

The competition watchdog has approved the $8.8 billion merger of pharmacy businesses Chemist Warehouse and Sigma Health, after deciding it won't hamper consumer choice.

The Pilbara's investment pipeline has grown nearly 50 per cent in one year, and iron ore is not the biggest driver.

One of the country's biggest businesses, a $3.7 billion automotive supplier, is undergoing a very orderly transfer of power.

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The US consul general has reassured a Western Australian crowd that the presidential election would unlikely change the two countries' discussion on clean energy and electric vehicles.

Strike Energy's plan to build an 85-megawatt peaking gas power plant has inched forward, with the multi-million-dollar proposal set to go before the planning authority.

Liv Declerck and Isabel Vieira discuss the future of WA's waste-to-energy sector.

Austal boss Paddy Gregg, one of the first Perth business leaders to respond to the US election, says he doesn't believe the result will impact AUKUS.

Perth-based junior Viridis Mining and Minerals has announced its joint venture with Ionic Rare Earths has signed a five-year memorandum of understanding with a key Brazilian state entity.

The Australian share market finished in the black as counting continues in the US presidential election.

Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest is confident Donald Trump will ‘follow the money' and back green energy should he win back the keys to the White House.

The lack of a standardised definition and quality assurance have muddied the waters for these short courses.

The first Aboriginal director of an Indigenous health network space says her appointment came at the right time.

Cottesloe fund manager Packer & Co has paid its biggest dividend since 2021, as the $2 billion trust it manages puts more distance from the challenges of the pandemic and Ukraine.

The United Kingdom government has commissioned a review into Australia's hydrogen market, highlighting the state's critical role in potential partnerships between the country and UK businesses.

Wesfarmers executive Tanya Rybarczyk has been named as the next president of explosives manufacturer Dyno Nobel Asia Pacific, effective February 2025.

Cedar Woods boss Nathan Blackburne says it will take more than five years for the nation to solve its housing supply issues.

ASX-listed Spectur has revised its full-year guidance for the 2025 financial year, as it aims to further reduce costs.

Cost-of-living pressures have driven a sharp uptick in both customer numbers and revenue for Tony Galati's Spudshed, almost tripling its previous year's profit.

UPDATE: Republican former president Donald Trump has claimed victory in the US presidential election in a stunning political comeback.

While the presidential election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump heads to an uncertain finish, exit polls show most US voters say democracy is in danger.

Delays and disputes have characterised the development of waste-to-energy plants in Western Australia.

US stocks closed higher overnight in a broad rally after data signalled a solid economy.