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Poseidon Nickel chair Peter Harold has reflected on the torrid time for local nickel producers and the axed Mineral Resources deal that ultimately led to the Horizon Minerals merger.

Nadia Budihardjo and Jack McGinn discuss the challenges and opportunities facing first movers in the state’s hydrogen sector.

Jim Beyer-led Regis Resources has had a minor win in the Supreme Court of Western Australia, over a dispute about its mining licenses.

A bid by federal Coalition senators to overturn Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek’s decision to block the development of Regis Resources' McPhillamys gold has fallen flat.

The ASX200 has finished 0.6 per cent lower, taking a breather after four days of gains as Ukraine launched US-made missiles into Russia.

The bottleneck in housing construction in recent years was worse in WA than any other state but the increase in construction costs was lowest in WA, a new report has found.

A UWA graduate has been named as the inaugural Geoff Gallop John Monash Scholar.

OPINION: Disappointing results for Australian universities in the latest global rankings come at a challenging time.

The country's gender pay gap has marginally narrowed but WA has the biggest income disparity out of the states and territories, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency found.

Paladin Energy’s bid to acquire Canada-based Fission Uranium Corporation has hit further delays, following news overnight.

The Australian Signals Directorate’s annual threat report has revealed a nine per cent increase in ransomware attacks for the year, as parliament seeks to urgently pass new cyber security laws.

Southern Ports has inked a sweet deal with Australia’s largest sugar refiner to offload its product at the Port of Bunbury.

The $5.45 million purchase paves the way for the developer’s medical facility at the site.

UPDATED: Mining services provider Emeco has received a second strike against its remuneration report, despite amendments it made in response to shareholder feedback last year.

Rio Tinto has published the findings of its workplace culture review, which showed staff still experienced unacceptable and harmful behaviours.

The Victorian syndicator that owns several WA retail assets has bought a 7-Eleven for $5.1 million.

Gold-focused junior Labyrinth Resources has announced plans to raise $19.5 million, in order to rapidly fast-track exploration at its Comet Vale, Vivien and Mulwarrie gold projects.

Public sector union boss Rikki Hendon has been picked to lead Western Australia’s trade unions peak body following the resignation of Owen Whittle.

Economic challenges have dominated discussion in a hydrogen sector where driving ideology and market need are yet to align.

Anthony Albanese has backed commitments by global leaders to deepen climate change action as Australia positions itself as an attractive place for renewable investment.

Super chiefs risk pay cut for failings

NiCo Resources’ Wingellina nickel-cobalt project has been granted major project status by the federal government.

Mark Pownall and Nadia Budihardjo discuss the ongoing sale of Castelli Estate.

A Perth-based geospatial tech firm has unveiled its latest innovation, a data visualisation tool which can display the distribution and severity of pesticide resistance across Australia.

OPINION: Today marks three months since Frontier Energy announced Mark McGowan as its new chair but we still don’t know when he will take up the role, if at all.

Shares in uranium-focused junior Aurora Energy Metals closed trade on Tuesday up 68 per cent to 7.2 cents, following two significant market updates.

Family-owned agribusiness group Craig Mostyn has completed a $25 million expansion of its Linley Valley Pork facility, upgrading processing and cold chain capacity to meet export demand.

The ASX200 finished up 0.9 per cent to set a new record closing high after climbing above 8,400 for the first time in afternoon trade.

Western Australia could miss out on growth opportunities over startups in evolving sectors because of its focus on the resources industry, a report found.

The South Perth developer plans to build an 18-dwelling, seven-storey, apartment building on Hampden Road.

Bunnings Group’s use of facial recognition technology breached the privacy of thousands of Australians, Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind has found.

Mineral Resources’ joint company secretary will become the company’s specialist legal counsel role, as the miner continues to navigate through a turbulent time.