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The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Western Australia has started searching for its next chief executive after Chris Rodwell announced his move to Sydney.

The state government has approved planning changes over a West Perth area, intensifying the plot ratio the City of Perth initially proposed.

Sierra Rutile has flagged changes to its board, a day after Sierra Leone-based Leonoil significantly increased its stake in the company.

OPINION: WA risks losing its favoured-destination status as resources companies find more lucrative opportunities elsewhere.

Landlords are considering how to reinvent King Street amid the precinct's ongoing transition.

Chairman of the state's peak planning body David Caddy will retire from the role by the end of 2024, after five decades of service in the sector.

Perth commercial builder Mercedes Construction has tumbled into liquidation after moving to wind up its operations.

OPINION: ‘The standard you walk past is the standard you accept' has become widely acknowledged (but not always practised) in terms of corporate behaviour.

US stocks closed lower as investors eye key jobs data that should offer clues as to the Federal Reserve's monetary policy.

No let-up in Labor's splurge

The ASX200 has recorded a modest bounce but the energy sector has closed down as oil prices dropped under $US74 a barrel.

Premier Roger Cook says the Nature Positive proposal remained the big issue in discussions with the federal cabinet during the Prime Minister's recent visit.

Mark Beyer and Nadia Budihardjo discuss Joanna Millard's ambitions for the automotive business founded by her father.

Acciona has been ordered to provide a $39 million security over its legal row with East Rockingham waste project in the Federal Court of Australia.

SportWest has appointed Sharon Wood-Kenney as its cultural navigation lead.

OPINION: A decision to deny mining activity on private property could have repercussions for land access and land ownership laws.

The state's peak planning body has approved Perron Group's five-year extension plea over its $1 billion Cockburn Quarter project.

Santos has hired former Woodside executive Sherry Duhe as its new chief financial officer, marking the experienced executive's return to the oil and gas sector.

A mammoth green energy venture in the east Kimberley could generate $3.8 billion for the state and create more than 2,000 jobs over its lifetime.

Perth-based junior Global Uranium and Enrichment has benefited from recent drilling at its Tallahassee uranium project in the US.

Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock says it's still premature to be thinking about interest rate cuts as she rams home the dangers of high inflation.

A Pilbara councillor has been referred to the State Administrative Tribunal by the local government's administration over a refusal to apologise for allegations made about staff.

State Labor MP Kyle McGinn has called time on his political ambitions after failing to win preselection for the new federal seat of Bullwinkel.

Capricorn Metals has been able to brush off wet weather throughout its June quarter to record a series of strong results for the 2024 financial year.

Premier Roger Cook has announced a $30 million commitment for an early stage venture capital fund, which launches today.

Arcadium Lithium plans to mothball its Mt Cattlin lithium mine north of Ravensthorpe citing the continued slump of spodumene prices.

Former Labor leader Bill Shorten will retire from politics after almost two-decades to take up a position at the University of Canberra.

The embattled construction union's High Court challenge to its administration has received support from other groups wanting to defend workers' rights.

US stocks have closed mostly lower as investors digested employment data for its implications for the country's economy.

In her first major interview, Joanna Millard outlines her ambitions for the automotive business her father has run for 55 years.

Government spending blocks rate cuts

Making WA a fair state, not “just a great state” must be front-and-centre of politicians' minds in the lead up to the 2025 state election, according to WA's peak community advocacy group.