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Less than 24 hours after being hit with charges for failing to supply documents to WorkSafe, Fortescue Metals Group is now being forced to answer on the future of more than 1,000 jobs.

Collapsed builder Jaxon Construction is suing a Subiaco-based engineer for alleged negligence they claim led to severe cracking in a slab during construction of the Enclave Apartments in East Perth.

De Grey Mining has received proposals from 14 lenders to finance the development of its $1 billion star asset in the Pilbara.

Ross Waring has been named as director of a $200 million Curtin University-led hub which aims to develop commercial products and services from its research on critical minerals.

Housing Minister Julie Collins has introduced legislation to set up a housing future fund which aims to increase the number of social and affordable homes.

The trade minister says an improvement in the trade relationship with Beijing is welcome as the first coal shipment in years awaits Chinese customs clearance.

Production has resumed from Santos’ John Brookes offshore platform in the Carnarvon Basin after a gas leak took the operation offline for more than two months.

Nine snatches Olympics in $305m deal

GDI managing director Steve Gillard has called on Australian industry to “get its act together” when it comes to addressing climate change.

Jordan Murray interviews Mark Beyer on his latest special feature analysing Western Australia's biggest private companies. Plus: Fortescue charges, a BHP fatality and display house disputes.

Al Taylor has stepped down from the chief executive role at Triple-1-Three, the owner of Otherside beer brand and several venues.

Investment banker Michael Britton is to head business development at Wesfarmers, a key role with a who's who of past titleholders.

The ASX200 has finished up 0.35 per cent after Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell struck a moderate tone in a question-and-answer session in Washington.

Fortescue Metals Group has been charged with 34 counts of failing to supply documents to WorkSafe relating to alleged sexual harassment at its WA mine sites.

We’re only a couple of years away from starting the decade during which it’s expected AI will take 40 per cent of Australian jobs.

Developer Webb & Brown-Neaves has succeeded in setting up a display house in Dalkeith after being entangled with the City of Nedlands in the State Administrative Tribunal.

Good Drinks revenue has grown 80 per cent on this time last year but the Single Fin brewer is anticipating reduced spending on liquor over the next 18 months.

Wesfarmers has lodged plans to more than double its ammonia production capacity in Kwinana, hoping to cut reliance on imports.

Perth-founded tech company Nearmap has implemented big staff cuts shortly after global investor Thomas Bravo completed a $1 billion takeover.

Our updated ranking of WA’s largest and most profitable private companies has a mix of familiar and little-known names.

WA's predicted population rise has raised both concerns and expectations in the housing market, consulting firm Urbis and Property Council of Australia say.

BHP has confirmed a 51-year-old man was killed at the miner's iron ore operations in Port Hedland after being hit by a locomotive.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says while the recent interest rate hike would slow the economy, forecasts show Australia would not go into a recession.

Fortescue Metals Group has inked a mining agreement with the Republic of Gabon for the Belinga iron ore project with ambitions to break first ground by the second half of 2023.

Battle for renewables money ‘hunger games’

Mark Pownall talks about WA's potential future as a hub for data centres. Plus: Moves in WA's shadow cabinet, RBA raising rates and construction industry forecasts.

The opposition’s new energy spokesperson doesn’t support the use of nuclear energy in WA but remains open to revisiting the issue with federal colleagues ahead of elections in 2025.

The Australian share market has fallen 0.5 per cent, notching its worst loss in a month after the RBA indicated it would keep hiking rates.

EV Resources has penned a $25 million investment commitment with Sapphire Global Energy Fund resulting in a more than 50 per cent jump in its share price.

The real estate fund manager says its absorption of Primewest has helped buoy its funds under management to a record $21.1 billion in its recent half-year results.

Cyprium Metals is looking to raise $35 million in a placement to fund a restart of its Nifty copper mine in the north-eastern Pilbara region of Western Australia by next year.

Nick Goiran has been sent to the backbench with one of Libby Mettam's key backers stepping in as the opposition’s newly minted justice spokesperson.