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Global uncertainty has prompted the Treasury to downgrade its predictions of growth for major economies before the May federal budget.

A Perth businessman has turned adversity into opportunity.

Outlook is ‘fraught and fragile'

Claire Tyrrell and Nadia Budihardjo discuss the growing trend towards alternative construction methods.

The ASX200 fell one per cent on Friday to end a horror week for equity traders as rising tensions between Israel and Iran sent bonds and oil prices soaring.

Management consultant Alvarez & Marsal's efforts to match the local presence of top-tier rivals have been boosted by its expansion to four partners and 20 staff.

Mark Pownall and Jack McGinn discuss subsidy warnings; WA Labor's next generation; Hancock's Lynas stake, tailings clean up, Minderoo job cuts, Macmahon's move for Decmil and Inpex's Ichthys decision.

WA grains breeder InterGrain will lead a new federal-funded oats research consortium designed to cement Australia's position as a high quality and valued added oat producer.

The state government has allocated $92.2 million in the upcoming budget, to support and expand more than 120 homelessness services across Western Australia.

The persistent gender pay gap is one of the many inequities women experience in the workplace, and the lack of progress is distressing.

Battery metals miner Pilbara Minerals said it recorded an uptick in spodumene prices towards the end of the March quarter, while pricing adjustments dented its cash stockpile.

Richard Goyder's replacement John Mullen will start his role as Qantas Airways chair next week, months earlier than planned.

A software product to help busy people deal with day-to-day business outside their career has been awarded a $15,000 grant at Curtin Accelerate's pitch event last night.

The state's peak planning body has retrospectively approved the first stage of a $400 million wind farm constructed on 3,600 hectares of land near Kojonup.

The US Commerce Department is scaling back export control requirements for Australia and the UK to foster defence trade under the three countries' AUKUS security pact.

Perth builders are increasingly embracing alternative construction methods.

Woodside Energy has reported a 12 per cent revenue slide between quarters in its March financials, owing to lower LNG prices and a dip in global production volumes.

Businesses raise alarm on lawsuits

The ASX200 finished up 0.5 per cent as rising commodity prices helped the minerals-heavy index bounce back from a five-day losing streak.

Liv Declerck and Isabel Vieira discuss 20 years of Sculpture by the Sea.

The Regional Development Assessment Panel has approved a $220 million battery energy storage in the Shire of Merredin.

Genesis Minerals remains on course to hit its annual production guidance of 130,000-140,000 ounces for the 2024 financial year, after producing 30,473 ounces of gold during its March 2024 quarter.

Victoria's economic woes provide a timely lesson for WA in how not to run an economy.

ASX-listed contractor SRG Global has won a series of contracts worth $150 million with new and existing clients across Australia.

The capacity to adapt to volatile prices and changing market demands will be key components for resources players this cycle.

Defamation lawyer Martin Bennett has been fined more than $20,000 after the state administrative tribunal found his conduct to be "grossly careless" over a court matter.

The number of Australian companies hitting the wall is expected to exceed 10,000 by the end of the financial year, underpinned by the collapse of construction firms.

A disused tennis club on the Busselton foreshore will be turned into a chocolate factory by the owners of the South West town's largest brewery.

Mineral Resources and Pilbara Minerals have become the first customers for the highly anticipated Lumsden Point facility in the Port of Port Hedland.

A creditor has sued FTD Construction founder Ricky Hirsch over an alleged $5 million debt and has applied to repossess his $2 million Marmion home.

Spartan Resources has announced it will raise $80 million to further accelerate exploration activities and development of its Dalgaranga gold project, located 475km north-east of Perth.

BHP has set a timeline for a review into its troubled Nickel West operations, as the company navigates a depressed market for its product.