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Kathleen Valley developer Liontown Resources has once again assured its lithium asset is on budget and on track towards production mid-2024 amid volatile market conditions.

The $3.7 million asset was sold to an eastern states investor.

A highly respected Indigenous elder, who built bridges between some of the world's largest miners and traditional owners, has died.

Half of the nation's high-income earners back Labor's proposed tax changes as analysis shows most of the benefits will still flow to the rich.

IGO's Cosmos nickel mine has become the latest victim of the nickel price crunch, with the company revealing it will shift the project to care and maintenance from the end of May.

CEOs urge talks to end tax ‘malaise'

Fortescue's energy division chief financial officer Deborah Caudle is set to depart the empire, following a corporate restructure at the Andrew Forrest-led company.

WA Cricket has received a $5.2 million Lotterywest grant from the state government, as part of the WACA ground improvement project.

Tom Zaunmayr and Isabel Vieira discuss long-running plans to develop a port in Exmouth.

Nicola Forrest has signed up two experienced Minderoo executives as co-directors of a new foundation but says she remains committed to her philanthropic endeavours with ex-partner Andrew Forrest.

For a second time this month, the local share market came close to eclipsing its record high set back in mid-2021 but most of its gains faded in the afternoon.

Plans to establish a children's mental health and wellbeing centre in the City of Swan are under way, with the Mental Health Commission seeking out a service provider for the job.

Transport companies have swooped in on bus depots in Canning Vale and Midvale.

Emerald Resources is on track to increase both its resources and reserves across the 2024 financial year, according to managing director Morgan Hart.

Vigilance and adaptability will be the watchwords for producers as they navigate fluctuations in livestock markets.

Former regional development minister Alannah MacTiernan will lead a fresh probe to address shortcomings in telecommunications services in regional Australia.

Western Australian rare earths developer Hastings Technology Metals is looking abroad to eastern Europe to process ore from its mine under construction in the Gascoyne.

Property industry groups have backed the state government's raft of planning reforms, including the medium-density code policy, which was reworked after receiving mixed reviews.

Uranium company Peninsula Energy announced on Tuesday that its $10 million securities purchase plan had closed significantly oversubscribed, yielding $33.7 million from more than 2,000 investors.

After a quiet period, ambitions for a deepwater port in Exmouth have a fresh focus.

The WA government has relaxed planning laws for granny flats in a bid to bolster housing supply.

Vacuum cleaner retailer Godfreys Group has entered voluntary administration, impacting about 15 stores across the Perth metropolitan area.

Gold producer Ramelius Resources has increased its annual guidance for 2024 financial year following increased production during its first half.

Qantas has discounted more than half a million seats on most of its international network, including Paris, London and New York, as part of its International Red Tail sale.

Property developer Ricky Hirsch's building company FTD Construction has collapsed following a series of complaints and its registration being stripped last year.

Consumers are shifting their spending habits ahead of Christmas to lean into discounting over the cyber weekend sale period.

Wind power myths can be dispelled through community engagement.

Don't risk Future Fund on ‘pet projects'

Mineral sands producer Sierra Rutile announced on Monday it will suspend its Area 1 operations in west Africa from March 11, following a decision by the Sierra Leone government to renegotiate terms of their third amendment agreement.

WA beef wholesaler V&V Walsh has inked a $40 million memorandum of understanding with a Chinese trade group to boost its supply of cattle.

WA firm Euroz Hartleys has reported a modest profit off the back of two years of subdued markets but has capitalised on major block trade activity within the lithium sector.

Tom Zaunmayr and Jack McGinn discuss the state political ambitions of City of Perth lord mayor Basil Zempilas.