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More direct flights between Perth and Indonesia will start operating later this month with the new routes expected to bring in nearly 190,000 seats to the market annually.

A Perth building company and its sole director have been fined almost $250,000 after conducting unauthorised and botched work on four properties.

Acting Treasurer Katy Gallagher has called on the states and territories to better "phase" their massive infrastructure projects, but stopped short of labelling them inflationary.

A new ranking system offers a direct assessment of universities’ efforts to address global challenges.

RBA holds as economists expect more interest rate rises

A company owned by the Indonesian government is evaluating a $100 million equity investment in BCI Minerals after signing a non-binding offtake agreement.

More than 20 e-waste recycling projects have received state government funding, with about $4 million allocated to a Western Australian group.

Mark Pownall and Jack McGinn discuss interesting developments in mineral exploration in the state's South West.

Some US lawmakers still have concerns about the nuclear-powered subs deal with Australia.

National business Clemenger International Freight have partnered with German-based Bertling Logistics, with the companies' joint venture to be headquartered in Perth.

The Supreme Court of Western Australia has ruled over a dispute on the $21.5 million sale of a Perth CBD site that was formerly earmarked for the first Holiday Inn Express in Australia.

Civil West Construction, linked to MGroup’s construction arm Marawar, has entered voluntary administration this week.

The local share market jumped 0.69 per cent in under 15 minutes to finish 0.45 per cent higher after the Reserve Bank kept the cash rate steady at 4.1 per cent.

Mining giant BHP has awarded an $8 million contract to car hire company Cedrent Enterprises, partly owned by the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation in the Pilbara.

Westgold Resources has exited the takeover contest for Musgrave Minerals after announcing it didn’t intend to improve its $177 million merger proposal following Ramelius Resources’ offer.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has offered mortgage holders some relief after it held the nation’s cash rate target at 4.1 per cent following its July meeting today.

Global accounting and advisory firm branch Nexia Perth has merged with Subiaco-based peer Cicero Group, taking on board four of its five staff members.

The financial services regulator has fined BNK Banking Corporation $247,500 after the Perth-based digital bank breached its data reporting obligations.

Allegro Funds has committed to invest $100 million in Scyne Advisory, the new public sector firm with about 130 former PwC partners, including at least six in WA.

Silver Lake Resources has recorded a record quarterly sales result with 83,540 ounces, driven by production from its Western Australian operations.

Increased travel access for Indonesians is set to be announced when Joko Widodo and Anthony Albanese meet on the first day of the Indonesian leader's visit.

Demand for lithium is driving resources companies into unexplored territory.

Pay growth pressures RBA on rates

After sidestepping a merger proposal from Westgold Resources, Musgrave Minerals is on board with a competing cash and scrip offer from fellow Murchison resident Ramelius Resources.

Simone Grogan and Jack McGinn speak on a recent interview with David Flanagan which highlighted Western Australia’s potential to play a role in the burgeoning space sector.

The local share market has finished 0.59 per cent higher, with traders casting an eye ahead to Tuesday's Reserve Bank interest rate decision.

Linear Clinical Research is on track to double capacity with the completion of a $7 million expansion at the QEII Medical Centre.

Junior miner Australian Critical Minerals has made a solid debut on the Australian Stock Exchange after its shares closed the day 12 per cent higher.

The state government will establish more dedicated teams to assess renewable energy projects as part of a $22.5 million overhaul of WA's environmental approval pathway.

The most recent accounts data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed that the national economy grew by 0.2 per cent in the quarter to March 2023.

West Perth-based Ten Sixty Four has gone into voluntary administration after a tumultuous period for the gold miner's board of directors.

Develop Global has lined up a $150 million scrip deal to buy lithium junior Essential Metals, after securing the backing of major shareholder Mineral Resources.