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Billabong Gold- owned by Catalyst Metals backed by Gina Rinehart- has been fined half a million dollars over two workplace injuries at a mine in the Mid West.

From a small and innocuous factory unit in Osborne Park, local company Zella DC is exporting Australian technology to a global market.

The battle for the top honours in this year's wine of the year judging was a shootout between cabernet and chardonnay.

A $3.6m proposal to demolish Hay Street shopfronts has been deferred by authorities, as the developers plans stall in the SDAU.

A $148 million collection of works by pop art master Andy Warhol will be exhibited at Wanneroo Regional Gallery for two years from March next year.

Perth could benefit from European approaches to architecture, industry experts say.

The government will not go ahead with a plan first announced in 2006 to consolidate legislation governing the state's water resources management system.

Funds manager Greenpool Capital has bought northern suburbs neighbourhood centre Dianella Plaza for $76 million, flagging possible expansion plans.

Pilbara Minerals will buy LNG from Woodside Energy's Pluto facility for five years as part of a plan to slash emissions from its flagship Pilgangoora lithium project.

Claims by power companies their profit margins are under threat from price caps have been played down by the federal energy minister.

Liontown Resources has been hit with legal action by an east coast-based private company in a dispute over the interpretation of a third-party royalty at its Kathleen Valley lithium project.

Rate cut bets spark Santa rally

Andrea Sutton, the former head of Rio Tinto's majority-owned uranium unit, has been revealed as the new chair of the state-owned Water Corporation.

Junior miner Metals Australia has appointed mining executive Paul Ferguson as chief executive to lead the development of its exploration projects in WA and Canada.

Plans to demolish an existing apartment building to make way for luxury townhomes have been approved by council.

Mark Pownall and Jack McGinn discuss the major stories playing out for the state's richest people in 2023.

The auditor general has issued an unprecedented opinion over finance controls at the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, following a process deterioration last financial year.

Spanish engineering giant ACCIONA has won the contract to design and build WA's next desalination plant at Alkimos after beating a rival bid from CPB Contractors, according to industry sources.

Australian shares have continued their year-end rally with the ASX200 posting a 0.6 per cent gain and setting a new ten-month high.

Local contractor Decmil Group has secured $78 million worth of work on a major road project in Victoria.

BCI Minerals has secured a syndicated facility agreement for its Mardie salt project near Karratha, with nearly $1 billion locked in for the under-construction asset.

Two experienced legal figures will join the Supreme Court bench in 2024, among a suite of appointments announced by Attorney General John Quigley this week.

There has been push-back against a proposal to tax international students and redistribute the funds across the tertiary sector.

WA's wealthiest have flown the Australian flag in several big deals.

Former Department of Premier and Cabinet director general and government special advisor Darren Foster has been appointed chair of the state's Heritage Council.

Arcadium will be the world's third-biggest lithium producer, a combination of Brisbane-headquartered Allkem and Philadelphia-based Livent.

Facebook parent company Meta has pleaded not guilty to charges brought by billionaire Andrew Forrest over an alleged cryptocurrency clickbait advertising scam.

Monadelphous has furthered its long-term relationship with Woodside Energy through securing a $540 million contract extension.

The $9.5 million building is set to be the first hotel in the regional town.

The Chamber of Arts and Culture WA has announced Tania Hudson as its inaugural chief executive, a new role created after a seven month-long review of the chamber's business model.

Planning authorities deferred the Southern Cross proposal, saying more information is required about the impact on aviation safety.

The WA government hopes to foster new technologies in the state's mining sector through a new innovation funding program announced today.