Giving casual workers the right to become permanent employees will not affect business profits, the employment minister says, as the federal government seeks to shake up industrial relations laws.&
Descendants of two WA mining pioneers are gearing up for a legal battle more than a decade in the making over iron ore royalties believed to be worth billions of dollars.
West Perth-based Chalice Mining is set to enter a joint venture agreement with Northam Resources to expand its West Yilgarn exploration, near its Gonneville deposit.
It seems clear not all that glitters is gold when it comes to how the Fair Work Commission’s recent 15 per cent pay rise for aged care workers will be funded.
A skin cancer test has entered the clinical trial phase in Karratha as part of a global search for innovations to fix acute health issues in the Pilbara.
Botanix Pharmaceuticals has secured commitments from investors and is on track to raise $12.5 million via a placement to fund the buyout of financial obligations owed to another company.
In this podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss mining cost challenges at IGO, BHP and Northern Star, MinRes China pullout, cultural heritage, Comm Games, gold miners, fund managers, indigenous business, Cottesloe development and George Kailis.
Investigations will continue despite the WA Radiological Council having cleared Rio Tinto over the radioactive capsule that went missing en route from the mining giant’s Gudai-Darri mine.
New electoral boundaries proposed by a review committee would amalgamate two regional districts currently held by state opposition leader Shane Love and fellow Nationals MP Merome Beard.
Economic diversification and green trends can ensure WA’s prosperity in an increasingly protectionist world, according to Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC).
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has described the latest jobs figures as a "good surprise" despite fears low unemployment could fuel further interest rate hikes.
The state government says it will change legislation to address a planning issue at the centre of a dispute involving a proposed Shalom House rehabilitation facility in Craigie.
A high-profile broker, boutique fund manager, lithium executives and media outlets have been dragged into a defamation action brought by a pair of prominent Perth resources directors.
Fortescue Metals Group has marked its 20-year anniversary by changing its branding, while its green energy arm has acquired the owner of a proposed green hydrogen project in the US.
A new study has found tourism activity in Western Australia has dropped for the first time since the pandemic, with the state's north-west experiencing the largest decline.
The Corruption and Crime Commission has called the state government's investment in private company Goldmaster a disaster that has incurred a loss of at least $30 million.
Western Australia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell back 0.1 per cent in June to 3.6 per cent, as the national figure held steady at 3.5 per cent despite an employment uptick.
The amount of assistance provided by taxpayers to Australian industry increased last year to $13.8 billion and it is increasingly difficult to assess its value, a report has found.
