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Duratec boss Chris Oates says he is confident the engineering firm is ideally placed heading into the second half of FY26.

Prominent lawyer Peter Gordon has vowed to bring decades of indecision to an end as he launches a $1.5 billion case to clean up Wittenoom against the WA government.

Mining still leads WA's private business rankings, but the list is quietly rewriting itself.

Macallum made its ASX debut on Wednesday morning, valued at $28 million.

The first inflation data post-Federal government energy subsidy has revealed a 16-month-high underlying inflation reading, but experts still expect just one more cash rate rise this year.

Perth City Apartment Hotel boss Eddie Kamil has lost a legal battle with WA Consumer Protection Commissioner Trish Blake.

Shares in Fleetwood fell by more than 20 per cent early on Wednesday, despite posting a first-half net profit after tax of $8.6 million.

US Senator Tim Kaine has pressed the Department of Defence on what it's doing to help Australia process critical minerals, and called for more support to move away from Chinese processing.

Traditional owners have launched legal action against the Western Australian government over its failure to clean up mountains of deadly asbestos at Wittenoom.

US stocks rose Tuesday after getting a reminder that the artificial-intelligence boom may also have an upside.

Fortescue has booked a $2.7 billion profit due to record iron ore sales, helping its founding family to a tidy $690m dividend.

Recent data shows that the Western Australian capital had stronger growth in retail turnover than other cities.

Deloitte to staff: don't use public AI tools

Land developers are struggling to keep pace with the demand for lots as average lot prices exceed $400,000.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been evacuated from his official Canberra residence following an alleged security incident.

Euroz Hartleys has more than doubled its first-half profit amid a rebound in WA's capital raising market.

WA-based arts non-profit FORM leveraged the launch of its new exhibition to prove 22 years of cultural investments had delivered tangible financial returns for the state's economy.

Two West Perth office buildings have changed hands following four decades of ownership.

Australia's share market has edged lower as a rout in tech stocks counterbalanced a rally in energy stocks and miners.

FROM THE HILL: US-founded conservative action group heading to Perth.

Plans for a $5 million mixed use development on a side street parallel to Scarborough Beach Road in the middle of Mount Hawthorn have been approved by the development authority.

Mark Pownall talks to Elisha Newell about how Wesbeam has overcome significant challenges.

The private company that owns Rottnest Express has struck a deal to buy the SeaLink ferry business and Captain Cook Cruises, substantially boosting its share of the key market.

Former long-serving Pacific Energy boss Jamie Cullen been appointed executive chairman of renewables aspirant Frontier Energy.

A $21.4 million early learning centre will be built in Derby through a funding deal inked with the state and federal governments, and Minderoo Foundation.

Partners Wealth Group has acquired Perth-based Investment & Financial Partners, with its acquisitive streak lifting local funds under management to $1.5 billion.

OPINION: Nice words aren't going to cut it for a sector that relies on trust, cohesion and culture.

The firm lifted half-year revenue above $400 million after bolting on the workforce solutions firm last year.

Bridgetown's community newspaper will hit the streets for the first time in nearly two years through a printing deal with Post Newspapers.

The land developer has notched a record profit of $39.6 million, amid strong performing WA projects in a tight land market.

Premier Roger Cook would support removal of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from line of succession.

Former local government minister Tony Simpson has warned compulsory voting will open the door to party politics in council elections.