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The former cleaners of Busselton restaurant The Goose are facing allegations they were negligent in putting out a fire that resulted in a $7 million damages bill.

CSIRO has committed $20 million to its small business programs, including Kick-Start, which helped Perth startup Uluu launch its first product this year with Quiksilver.

WA’s best steak sandwich has been temporarily removed from the menu because flooding has led to a shortage of Turkish bread at the nation’s major supermarkets.

Australian success in modern industry requires a key role for government in the economy not merely doling out loans from various funds, economic research finds.

Dutton sets sights on food giants

Perth-based lithium explorer Winsome Resources has signed a binding, exclusive option agreement with Canada-based Stornoway Diamonds, as it aims to increase its footprint within the Canadian province of Quebec.

The ASX200 has finished 1.3 per cent lower with drops in all sectors except energy and utilities.

Lawyers for federal Senator Linda Reynolds, Brittany Higgins, and David Sharaz returned to court to straighten out details of the upcoming defamation trial in the Supreme Court of WA.

Tom Zaunmayr and Jack McGinn discuss the state's transport and logistics networks.

ICD Group is paying a premium to move to the fund’s Canning Vale facility, as part of its entrance to the Australian market.

The state government has contracted two Perth builders deliver 19 social houses in Perth's southern suburb of Hamilton Hill.

The state’s environmental watchdog has recommended against a City of Gosnells plan to further box in one of the most biodiverse patches of remnant bushland in Perth.

Shares in WA goldminers Regis and Westgold Resources have taken a hit following market updates outlining cost and operational issues.

The recently released Australian University Accord focuses on long-term reforms spanning the next decade and beyond.

Former Alcoa Australia chair and Fremantle Ports chief executive Michael Parker has died in his office this morning.

The new Aged Care Act and Aged Care Quality Standards expected to come into effect on July 1 have been delayed by federal government, with a new start date to be decided.

Rio Tinto has announced it will manage rehabilitation of the Ranger uranium mine in the Northern Territory on behalf of subsidiary Energy Resources Australia, which counts Perth-based company Packer & Co as a 9.32 per cent minority shareholder.

Home prices in Perth have risen more than 50 per cent since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to recent PropTrack data.

Less than a week after confirming it would not pursue a merger with Toronto-listed Karora Resources, gold producer Ramelius Resources has recorded its highest ever quarterly production.

Major construction and planning is under way to improve sea, air, and rail infrastructure to address future freight demands.

The law firm is set to occupy level 14 of the 43-storey tower.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced "exceptional leader" Samantha Mostyn AO will become the 28th governor-general of Australia in July.

Budget to fast-track investment

Perth-based consultancy Hunter Communications will close its doors at the end of the month, after Nicole Moody founded the firm eight years ago.

Resonance Health has acquired TrialsWest in a consideration package worth up to $8 million.

Claire Tyrrell and Nadia Budihardjo discuss a Perth architect’s homelessness housing initiative.

CIMIC Group subsidiary Sedgman has expanded its service offering in the critical minerals sector by purchasing Minsol Engineering just four years after the West Perth business was established.

The ASX200 has finished down 0.1 per cent despite setting a record intraday high on strength from the mining sector.

Perth-based marine solutions provider Bhagwan Marine has launched legal action against a shipping surveyor over its DP2 Seamaster vessel, alleging misleading and deceptive conduct.

Perenti's underground mining business Barminco has won a three-year $393 million contract with Regis Resources.

APM Human Services has suspended trading on the stock market and confirmed it has been approached over a potential takeover.

Evidence of commitment to the new defence development strategy will come in the May budget.