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Clive Palmer's Mineralogy was the nation's largest political donor last financial year, while a private WA company donated more than $1 million to the group behind the Voice to Parliament referendum's No campaign.

South32 has launched legal action against IGO, claiming it was owed $122 million in royalties from the Tropicana goldmine operations since 2014.

Belmont-based Paradigm Engineers will be acquired by Mipac, a wholly owned subsidiary of GR Engineering Services, for $9 million.

The Adina Hotel on Barrack Street has been flagged for a refurbishment by its new owners, Sydney-based boutique fund manager Serene Capital.

Backers of a multi-million-dollar aquaculture precinct mooted for Esperance are hopeful of luring major seafood companies to the greenfields site.

The West Coast Eagles posted a $1.97 million surplus in the 12 months to October last year, down from $3.46 million in 2022.

Kerry Stokes-backed BCI Minerals is asking investors for $315 million to help fund the final component of its Mardie project near Karratha.

Sentinel has submitted an application to build its fourth project in Subiaco's Fine China Precinct, a $65 million build-to-rent development of up to six storeys.

The state development panel has cleared the way for construction of a long-awaited hotel on Albany's Middleton Beach foreshore.

Former Northern Territory chief minister Michael Gunner is the latest high-profile executive to depart Andrew Forrest's business empire, walking away from his role at Fortescue Energy.

Julie Bishop's transition to a post-political career is a high-profile example of a broader trend.

Denholm lashed over Musk riches

CoreLogic has singled out Perth as a strong performer in the housing market, as it clocks up another rise in its home values.

Perth was the only city to see a decrease in its CBD vacancy rate in the last six months, to 14.9 per cent.

Cost inflationary pressures impacted Westgold Resources throughout its second quarter of the 2024 financial year, the company revealed on Wednesday.

Mark Beyer and Isabel Vieira discuss the top corporate finance moves made in the past year.

The ASX200 has closed at a new record high, boosted by cooler-than-expected inflation data that raises the chances of quicker rate hikes.

The Liberal preselection contest in Bateman, Forrest, Dawesville, Jandakot and Riverton appears to be a formality, with sole nominees, including some familiar faces, raising their hand in each electorate.

Information and communications technology service provider NEXION Group has sued its founders over allegations of contractual and confidentiality breaches.

The machinery group has purchased 5.2ha of vacant industrial land in Forrestdale from a syndicate that includes the Della Bona family.

The ousted chief executive and the current chairman of Harvest Technology Group are battling for control of the ASX company, which counts some well-heeled Perth investors as shareholders.

The annual Business News corporate finance survey has highlighted the top advisers in the WA market and the emergence of a new style of strategic investor.

Innovating within a corporate culture can be challenging, so it pays to know the unwritten rules.

Perth will host the International Boxing Federation's lightweight world title bout between George Kambosos Jr and Vasiliy Lomachenko on Sunday May 12 at RAC Arena.

The family behind collapsed building firm Diploma Group has emerged as the developer of a seaside apartment complex in Carnarvon, the first in the north-west town.

Uranium explorer Bannerman Energy has announced a series of key appointments, as preparations for its Etango project in western Namibia continue.

Another two Bankwest Perth locations are set to close as the bank grapples with the decline in branch use due to surging digital transactions.

The state and federal governments have committed to invest $1.6 billion towards education in WA, which will make it the first state where all public schools will be fully funded.

LNG exporter Woodside Energy will adopt a United Nations methane reporting framework across its operations, in a move to assure the public of its responsible emissions management.

Inflation continues to fall with the Australian Bureau of Statistics recording a 4.1 per cent rate nationally and 3.6 per cent in Perth for the past year.

A proposal to add a swimming pool and pavilion to the late Alan Bond's Dalkeith mansion has caused planners and lawyers to lock horns at a Nedlands council meeting.

Galan Lithium is tapping investors for $19.5 million to help fund the phase 1 development of its Hombre Muerto West lithium brine project in Argentina.