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Renewables reset for the regions 

Nadia Budihardjo and Claire Tyrrell discuss updates on the ownership of The Joondalup Resort.

The local bourse has been unable to push further into record territory, suffering its biggest loss in three months following a similar rally in the previous session.

Tivan and Sumitomo have established a joint venture over the Speewah project in WA, while entering another fluorite collaboration in the NT.

OPINION: Mining giant has some tricky calls to make in its pursuit of opportunities to mine the ‘devil’s copper’.

ANALYSIS: Recent news that the WA government has purchased an East Perth apartment block for social and affordable housing has generated a deal of indignation.

Bauxite production is ramping back up at South32’s Worsley alumina refinery after the miner got the green light to mine new areas in the state’s jarrah forests.

Len Buckeridge’s widow Siok Puay Koh has bought a 143-hectare Gidgegannup property for $5.5 million in a receivership deal.

Wheatbelt granola maker Merre Granola expects to be selling one tonne of produce per week by the end of the year due to strong demand from east coast cafes.

Jolimont-based data consulting firm Veris has booked a contract for engineering survey work in Victoria, with an estimated value of up to $20 million.

Graphic designer Neil Turner, whose agency designed the Boxing Kangaroo flag for Bond Corporation and put the purple in the Fremantle Dockers, has died at age 74.

Listed contractor Perenti told the market it expected to soar past its free cash flow guidance by almost 87 per cent for the financial year.

Solara Minerals has moved to acquire a series of gold-copper tenements near Meekatharra from private hands, in an all-scrip deal which gives it a landholding in an active development region.

Goldminer Regis Resources has banked nearly $500 million from the sale of about 97,000 ounces of gold to close the financial year strong.

Farmers market operators will be offered business training and infrastructure support under a grants scheme launched by the state government this week.

Federal Labor holds a 57 per cent to 43 per cent two-party-preferred lead over the coalition, the first Newspoll since the May 3 election shows.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite ended little changed, overcoming a brief dip triggered by a report indicating Donald Trump was pushing for new tariffs on European Union products.

ATO probes data centres profit shifts

The City of Perth has started consultation on a bid by Gina Rinehart to build a helipad, as part of a planned multi-million-dollar development of Hancock Prospecting’s West Perth business hub.

Claire Tyrrell and Nadia Budihardjo discuss Premier Roger Cook's appearance at an architecture lunch.

The Australian share market has finished at a record high for the third time this week, with every sector gaining ground in the bourse's biggest rally in three months.

A Brightstar–Aurumin merger may be just around the corner after both companies entered a trading halt pending a change of control transaction.

Iron ore miner Fenix Resources has finished its private haul road linking two of its Mid West assets, alongside building a new maintenance workshop and truck driver wellness hub.

New South Wales-based ACE Power has lodged a $212 million plan to build a battery system, in the state's Peel region, to the peak planning body in Western Australia.

OPINION: Recent cyber incidents affecting Qantas and the United Australia Party – and its associated entities like Trumpets of Patriots – offer a startling contrast in crisis management.

Perth-based Burgundy Diamond Mines has announced layoffs and a temporary suspension of its Canadian operations, citing challenging market conditions.

Perifa has proposed to build a nine-storey apartment and medical centre development in Bayswater, to offer a one-stop health facility at the town centre.

Beer excise payment terms are stifling efforts to rebuild Western Australia’s beer industry, according to the state’s largest brewer.

OPINION: WA’s dining scene needs support and understanding from customers of the costs involved in creating their experience.

Swan Districts Football Club has looked east in its bid to replace long-serving chief executive Jeff Dennis, appointing Victorian sports administrator Jarrad Wright to take the role.

Mark Pownall and Tom Zaunmayr discuss Rio Tinto's new boss; Mid West green iron; New Dunsborough hotel; Construction costs and more.

Boom Logistics chief executive Ben Pieyre has tendered his resignation, set to leave the company at the end of the year.