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When it comes to multi-billion-dollar defence programs, parochial interests shouldn’t get in the way of the national interest.

Beware focus on lithium refining: mining tech boss 

Analysis: The loss-making homebuilding arm of BGC has an uncertain future after announcing today it would stop new sales; more than 60 years after the business was founded.

Western Australian lithium operations have helped cement Australia as a global powerhouse for the commodity however a new report indicates surging prices may have peaked.

Perth-based contractor Whittens has been fined $425,000 over the death of a worker at Inpex’s Ichthys LNG facility near Darwin in 2017.

The local bourse has finished 0.6 per cent higher to close at a three-and-half-week high ahead of the Reserve Bank meeting on interest rate hikes.

Senior journalist Matt Mckenzie talks to Jordan Murray about his recent conversation with opposition leader Shane Love.

Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Metals has capped its offer on the table for Mincor Resources claiming it was unaware of product discrepancies between the target and major customer BHP.

Meteoric Resources’ deal to sell its Juruena Gold Project for $US20 million has fallen through, with the company planning a capital raising.

Shane Love insists there’s a greater role for the Nationals in state politics beyond rural concerns.

US regulators have charged three Austal USA executives for their roles in an alleged fraudulent accounting scheme, six months after the shipbuilder settled with ASIC over similar breaches.

Perth home values have risen in the past month, although property groups CoreLogic and PropTrack have released different findings in their March reports.

Good Drinks Australia, Stella Bella Wines and Dardanup Butchering Company are among 10 WA businesses to win a share of a new round of state government grants aiming to help develop new food and beverage projects.

St George's Anglican Grammar School’s $53 million plan for 13-storey campus in the Perth CBD is one step closer to breaking ground.

Oil prices soared on Monday, posing a new inflation problem for the global economy.

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says the Liberal Party must change course from its increasingly right-wing agenda driving voters away.

A Canadian $15 million-dollar investment fund with a solid tech focus is growing a collaborative community worldwide.

Lithium surge to boost WA exports 

A move to lift electricity network costs by nearly 8 per cent annually until 2027 has been approved, six months after the plan was revealed by Business News.

Perth developer Hesperia is making progress with its East Perth plans after acquiring a site previously earmarked by Pindan for a $100 million apartment project.

Pressure is building on businesses to justify retaining personal data as consumer awareness of cyber security builds in the aftermath of the Optus, Medibank and Latitude hacks.

Thomson Geer Lawyers has recruited a third partner this year after appointing Nicholas Creed to its banking and finance team in Perth.

The tax on jobs is a clear disincentive for business and investment.

Macmahon Holdings has won two substantial contracts in as many days totalling nearly $1 billion after securing a contract extension with a gold project in Indonesia.

The ASX200 has recorded its first weekly gain by the close since February, finishing 3.2 per cent higher than where it was last week.

Senior journalist Matt Mckenzie talks to Jordan Murray about the benefits of payroll tax reform.

Real estate agency LAWD has opened an office in West Perth to expand its national reach and strengthen its growth in Western Australia.

Ravensthorpe miner First Quantum Minerals has inked a deal under which it will invest up to $651 million for a majority stake in a copper project in Peru with Rio Tinto.

Mark Olson’s replacement as chief executive of the Australian Nursing Federation has been named.

About 400 Esperance residents and businesses have switched from gas to electricity, with the local distributor to cease supplying gas to the town today.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss WA's booming critical minerals sector, plus the latest on Qantas and Activ Foundation.

Albemarle has strongly signalled it will proceed with an expansion of its Kemerton lithium plant after awarding work to Civmec and progressing plans for a $125 million accommodation camp.