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Westgold Resources is forging ahead with major growth plans in the Murchison region after approving the expansion of its Big Bell gold project.

Two building surveyors formerly employed by a now collapsed company have been fined over a height dispute for an apartment project in Scarborough.

While cute and integral to tourists’ Rotto experience, maybe it’s time to take better care of the island’s little marsupials.

The Western Australian government has formally apologised to thousands of Aboriginal people who worked with little to no pay for decades, as part of a historic $180 million class action settlement.

Workers planning industrial action at BAE Systems’ Henderson shipyard have been turned away from the facility today, according to the Electrical Trades Union’s WA branch.

Australian Aboriginal Mining Corporation executive director Fergus Campbell has bought a Winchester Road property for $2.45 million.

The state government will spend more than $70 million to tackle family and domestic violence, including funding to overhaul the aging Stirling Women’s Refuge.

More than 100 homes under construction by financially troubled Simsai Construction Group will be handed over to new builders as administrators begin notifying customers.

The disciplinary tribunal for chartered accountants has imposed the maximum possible fine on PwC and applied new reporting requirements as fallout from the tax advice scandal continues.

Chevron Australia has delivered $2.4 million in funding to domestic violence service provider Zonta House Refuge Association, extending its ongoing support for the organisation.

The Reserve Bank is set to scrutinise the latest retail trade figures as it continues its battle to wrestle inflation back to its target rate.

WA senator Pat Dodson has handed in his resignation to focus on recovering from cancer, which he says has left him physically unable to fulfil his duties to the nation.

The state government has been presented with five options to resolve the imbroglio threatening WA’s coal supplies.

Small firms ‘propping up’ cash flow, ATO warns

A NRW Holdings subsidiary has signed a four-year extension over a contract with Aberdare Collieries, valued at about $245 million.

Nadia Budihardjo and Jack McGinn discuss plans for a new on-country school in the state's Kimberley region.

The ASX200 has fallen almost 0.8 per cent, with every sector except technology losing ground as China issued a warning on iron ore pricing.

Regional Express Holdings has secured two contracts to offer additional weekly flights for the fly-in, fly-out market in Western Australia.

The City of Stirling’s trackless tram initiative will not receive state funding should it progress to the next stage of its implementation, according to Treasurer Rita Saffioti.

Clinical dermatology company Botanix Pharmaceuticals is tapping investors for $13.5 million to help fund the commercial launch of its lead treatment.

Addressing the protein needs of a growing world population will prove difficult, given emissions goals.

Perseus Mining has inserted itself in the middle of Silvercorp’s proposed acquisition of OreCorp, acquiring a major stake and declaring its intention to vote against the takeover.

Fortescue Future Industries’ South and Southeast Asia president Allard Nooy has joined the migration of senior staffers departing the company in recent months.

A motion which could allow police officers to run at the 2025 state election will be debated by the WA Police Union this week, following a path set by the Australian Nursing Federation WA.

Plans for a 300-room, four-star hotel in Port Hedland's West End have been submitted by a Singaporean developer.

Incoming IGO chief Ivan Vella says he regrets the events leading up to Rio Tinto sacking him a month before his scheduled departure.

BGC has been taken off the job, after it unexpectedly downed tools at the $140 million project.

US stocks have closed mixed as investors digested data pointing to possible slowing economic conditions.

Establishing a remote school facility to offer an on-country learning model is needed but comes with some challenges.

US e-scooter company Bird is understood to have exited the Western Australian market, leaving several local governments scrambling for new electric share-scooter operators.

China link to firm in rare earths fight

Former WA senator Mathias Cormann has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Notre Dame Australia for his commitment to higher education.