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Mark Beyer and Jack McGinn discuss the big changes taking place at West Australian Ballet and Ingrid Puzey's plans for the organisation's future.

The local share market has finished 0.4 per cent lower, snapping its four-day winning streak on profit-taking ahead of an key monthly US jobs report.

Researchers have published a report on MH370, finding a possible location for the missing aircraft to be about 1,500 kilometres west of Perth.

Marine services supplier MMA Offshore has notched two contracts worth $12 million to provide liquefied natural gas field support.

NRW will be forced to fork out $25 million to cover the costs of a legal dispute it inherited as part of its acquisition of Primero Group in 2021.

A proposed enterprise agreement covering Chevron’s Gorgon and Wheatstone gas plants has been emphatically rejected as the oil and gas giant’s workers veer closer toward a strike.

A hotel, retail precinct and more than 300 dwellings could be on the cards for a 16-hectare waterfront site situated on the state’s south coast.

The state’s highest court has dismissed the corporate watchdog’s bid to reverse payments made to insolvency experts Martin Jones and Andrew Smith.

Ingrid Puzey talks about the big changes at West Australian Ballet and her plans for its future.

ANALYSIS: This week’s departure of three senior people from Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group highlights just how different the Perth company is from its ASX peers.

In this podcast Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Fortescue's revolving door, Qantas, Perth house prices, renewable deal, Frank Wilson, Federal IR changes and the Dowerin Field Days. 

The imposition of high-cost power supply changes in pursuit of zero emissions may start to bite at the ballot box.

HotCopper and Gumtree owner The Market Herald says a return to profitability is testament to strategy endorsed by its board and management team, amid a tumultuous period for the company.

The East Kimberley Chamber of Commerce and Industry has detailed the extreme impact to business and residents of the Martuwarra Fitzroy River floods.

Gary Dempsey has submitted a proposal for a 12-storey apartment building in Scarborough, with an expected end value of $80 million.

Stage two plastic bans begin in Western Australia today, with election bunting soon to follow.

The head of the consumer watchdog wants Qantas to face a fine of $250 million if a cancelled tickets case against it is successful.

Guy Debelle has become the third person to resign from a senior role at Fortescue Metals Group in the space of a week, after CEO Fiona Hick and CFO Christine Morris.

The city’s home value index has grown by 0.9 per cent, exceeding national growth of 0.8 per cent in August.

Another debt-laden Chinese property developer is on the brink, with potential repercussions for Australia and the world.

Bosses slam ‘radical’ IR

ASX-listed engineering business DRA Global has booked an upswing in earnings and moved to a net profit for the first half of 2023, despite a decline in revenue.

Fortescue Metals chief financial officer Christine Morris departs after less than three months in the role and days after the abrupt exit of chief executive Fiona Hick.

Claire Tyrrell and Jack McGinn discuss those picking up the pieces from fallen builders.

The local share market has finished 0.1 per cent higher, closing out August 1.4 per cent lower after being down as much as 4.3 per cent a week and a half ago.

A rise in failed builders has led to more indemnity claims, but taking on the stalled work can be fraught.

Lawyers for descendants of mining pioneers Lang Hancock and Peter Wright have stayed busy ironing out issues related to the ongoing trial over billions of dollars in royalties.

Perth-founded internet service provider iiNet is shutting down its email service in a move that is expected to impact thousands of businesses and individuals.

FMR Investments has brought civil action against two former employees who were acquitted by a District Court jury earlier this year of stealing from the company’s Kalgoorlie gold processing operations.

The Federal Government has lauded its planned industrial relations changes as world-leading, but new details of the proposed reform have been slammed by leading business groups.

Junior miner CGN Resources has launched an initial public offering to raise up to $10 million to fund exploration in the West Arunta region in northern WA.

Good Drinks Australia has reported record revenue of $107 million in the 2023 financial year, doubling its presence in the Australian beer market.