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Mining giant BHP has awarded an $8 million contract to car hire company Cedrent Enterprises, partly owned by the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation in the Pilbara.

Westgold Resources has exited the takeover contest for Musgrave Minerals after announcing it didn’t intend to improve its $177 million merger proposal following Ramelius Resources’ offer.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has offered mortgage holders some relief after it held the nation’s cash rate target at 4.1 per cent following its July meeting today.

Global accounting and advisory firm branch Nexia Perth has merged with Subiaco-based peer Cicero Group, taking on board four of its five staff members.

The financial services regulator has fined BNK Banking Corporation $247,500 after the Perth-based digital bank breached its data reporting obligations.

Allegro Funds has committed to invest $100 million in Scyne Advisory, the new public sector firm with about 130 former PwC partners, including at least six in WA.

Silver Lake Resources has recorded a record quarterly sales result with 83,540 ounces, driven by production from its Western Australian operations.

Increased travel access for Indonesians is set to be announced when Joko Widodo and Anthony Albanese meet on the first day of the Indonesian leader's visit.

Demand for lithium is driving resources companies into unexplored territory.

Pay growth pressures RBA on rates

After sidestepping a merger proposal from Westgold Resources, Musgrave Minerals is on board with a competing cash and scrip offer from fellow Murchison resident Ramelius Resources.

Simone Grogan and Jack McGinn speak on a recent interview with David Flanagan which highlighted Western Australia’s potential to play a role in the burgeoning space sector.

The local share market has finished 0.59 per cent higher, with traders casting an eye ahead to Tuesday's Reserve Bank interest rate decision.

Linear Clinical Research is on track to double capacity with the completion of a $7 million expansion at the QEII Medical Centre.

Junior miner Australian Critical Minerals has made a solid debut on the Australian Stock Exchange after its shares closed the day 12 per cent higher.

The state government will establish more dedicated teams to assess renewable energy projects as part of a $22.5 million overhaul of WA's environmental approval pathway.

The most recent accounts data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed that the national economy grew by 0.2 per cent in the quarter to March 2023.

West Perth-based Ten Sixty Four has gone into voluntary administration after a tumultuous period for the gold miner's board of directors.

Develop Global has lined up a $150 million scrip deal to buy lithium junior Essential Metals, after securing the backing of major shareholder Mineral Resources.

NRW Holdings has won a major $973 million contract to construct a processing plant under Northern Star Resources’ expansion plan for its Super Pit in Kalgoorlie.

Perth’s home value index has risen for the fourth consecutive month driven by an undersupply of new listings and record fast sales.

Jemma Iles appointment as CEO of healthcare software group Olinqua breaks a number of moulds in the corporate world of technology commercialisation.

Centurion Transport has acquired national express freight business Rocky’s Own Transport, as part of the transport and logistics provider's expansion to service other major industries.

The names of eight sacked partners from embattled constancy firm PwC have been revealed as the investigation into the tax leak scandal continues.

WA is ideally placed to play a role in NASA’s mission to Mars.

The federal government has assembled a crack team of scam-busting experts to target investment swindles that cost Australians millions of dollars a year.

Widodo to push for EV partnership

Jack McGinn and Claire Tyrrell discuss modular home development in Western Australia.

Woodside Energy paid US$1.8 billion ($2.7 billion) in taxes and royalties in Australia in 2022, the company has revealed.

ASX-listed medical and cosmetic cannabis company MGC Pharmaceuticals has sacked a senior manager after discovering they breached the company’s trading policy.

Sitting with a $7.6 billion endowment following a mammoth donation of Fortescue Metals Group stock, Minderoo Foundation has sought to refine its areas of focus.

The state’s auditor general has warned failure to address auditing issues in the state sector could erode public confidence, revealing a record number of qualification matters reported in 2021-22.