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BlueScope has posted a drop in first-half net profit and warned of a "material impact" from proposed emissions rules for firms with big industrial facilities.

Industry, government and financiers need to invest more than $20 billion per year for the Australian economy to expand without dangerous levels of pollution.

Jim Chalmers will push to legislate a common objective for superannuation funds to stop early withdrawals and limit the use of super to accumulate wealth.

Albanese’s pledge to make WA visit count

Housing Minister John Carey has doubled down on his call for industry to provide more affordable housing, as the state’s housing supply shortage worsens.

Jordan Murray and Matt Mckenzie talk billionaire battles, Alcoa and parking levies.

The ASX fell another 0.9 per cent on its way to a 1.2 per cent loss for the week, as more speculation over US interest rates drove the market.

With new cars rolling off the docks, the second-hand market is looking decidedly second hand.

Australia’s consumer watchdog has launched legal action against a subsidiary of ASX-listed Swift Networks for alleged bid rigging and price fixing when tendering to WA mine sites.

Information technology company GetSwift has been slapped with a $15 million fine, the largest penalty ordered against a company for breaching continuous disclosure laws.

Federal Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has been drawn into the public spat between Perth billionaires Andrew Forrest and Kerry Stokes.

BP’s $1 billion renewable fuels project in Kwinana will convert used vegetable oil and oilseed crops grown in the US into biofuel once online in 2026.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Andrew Forrest's feud with Kerry Stokes, plus the latest on cost blowouts, the Perth Parking Levy and car imports.

In a post-COVID world, the workplaces of choice will be those that are flexible and fair, equitable and empowering.

Piedmont Lithium has signed a deal with South Korea-based LG Chem for a USD$75 million, roughly equivalent to AUD$109.5 million, equity investment over four years.

The Queensland and federal governments have signed a landmark $7 billion deal to build and upgrade venues for the Brisbane Olympics in 2032.

Theatre 180 has appointed professional director Sam Walsh as its new chair and welcomed Leanne Walsh on board as secretary.

Rationalisation of WA’s domestic gas sector has taken another step with Mineral Resources securing control of its joint venture partner Norwest Energy.

The Reserve Bank has not been spooked by the unexpected uptick in the headline jobless rate and will stick with its hawkish stance on interest rates.

GURNER Group has submitted further changes to the controversial Stirling Highway development, following a State Administrative Tribunal mediation.

WA’s mission to ‘steal’ Britain’s best & brightest with the promise of sunshine and better wages

Matt Mckenzie and Jordan Murray discuss the impact of nine rate rises and the level of WA homeowners behind on mortgages.

Losing a seat in a costly by-election is an unforced error the Liberals can ill afford.

Australian Unity has bought two childcare centres for a combined $13.5 million, including one of the single largest childcare centre transactions in the state.

A blockbuster US retail sales report for January and a surprise increase in Australian jobless claims have pushed Australian stocks 0.8 per cent higher.

Western Australia’s unemployment rate has risen one percentage point to 3.6 per cent in January, according to data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Leading lithium producer Albemarle has skyrocketed its fourth quarter net sales by 193 per cent after hiking the price and production of lithium.

Perenti has confirmed that two of its employees, previously missing Barminco miners, have been killed after an incident at the Dugald River Underground mine in Queensland.

Business News gauges the impact of rising interest rates in part one of a series revealing the pressures on borrowers and builders.

A Cottesloe-based contractor is taking legal action against a subsidiary of goldminer Superior Gold chasing payment for $1.9 million worth of haulage and loading work it claims to be owed.

Perth-based NRW Holdings has reported strong growth in revenue and underlying earnings but suffered a fall in net profit after accounting for impairments linked to gold miner Gascoyne Resources.

The country’s largest grain handler has called an end to the harvesting period, with Western Australia delivering a record 22.7 million tonnes of crop into the network.