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As first flagged by Business News in February, Qantas has finally announced its nonstop Perth to Paris flights in time for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games and European summer.

Israel enters ‘second stage' of war

Simone Grogan and Jack McGinn discuss the view ahead for those in the restructuring and insolvency industry.

The local share market has closed slightly higher for the day, but finished the week down 1.1 per cent after hitting a one-year low on Thursday.

The Supreme Court of Western Australia has ruled in favour of Fat Tail Holdings to access AVZ Minerals' shareholders list and email details.

In this podcast, Mark Beyer and Simone Grogan discuss lithium takeover battles; the interest rate outlook; local government elections; and profit results from WA's biggest companies, including ABN Group, Perron Group, Roy Hill and Wright Prospecting.

Investors are starting to avoid companies promoting their environmental, social and governance credentials.

Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting has confirmed a strategic 18 per cent stake in lithium takeover target Azure Minerals, which has just agreed to a friendly $1.6 billion deal with SQM.

A tax pouring record funds into state coffers as insurers hike premiums in the wake of natural disasters needs to be abolished, according to a national consumer lobby group.

National union SDA has lodged a $150 million class action lawsuit against supermarket giant Aldi, potentially impacting about 1,800 workers in Western Australia.

Facility operator Compass Group plans to add hundreds of rooms in a $79 million expansion of a Port Hedland accommodation, to house workers of BHP's port debottlenecking project.

Dividends paid by Gina Rinehart's iron ore machine Roy Hill will be lower than last year - but still comfortably within the multi-billions - against the backdrop of more subdued iron ore prices.

Perth's super-rich Wright family has reaped a further $235 million in profits from iron ore royalties, but the most revealing number in their family company accounts was the big spend on lawyers.

A popular beachside cafe in northern WA is on the hunt for a new site after having its power supply from a Commonwealth defence base cut off.

The Matildas' win on Thursday night has been followed by a $9.3 million investment into grassroots football by the state government.

The engineering, procurement and construction business has moved its national headquarters to Adelaide Terrace.

Valuing Children Initiative development executive Sarah Quinton said sharing the stories of children experiencing poverty was key in campaigning for a Child Poverty Reduction Act in Australia.

The University of Notre Dame will deliver its most significant suite of upgrades in the history of the tertiary institution at its Fremantle campus.

Little Creatures founder Nic Trimboli and Adrian Fini, of Fini Group, have submitted an $8 million proposal to redevelop a heritage asset into a mixed residential and office building.

Biden warning on China

Infrastructure WA chair Nicole Lockwood says the freight route could be used to access southern industrial areas once Fremantle Port is out of action.

Atlas Iron has joined Mineral Resources in pointing to congestion issues at Utah Point as the reason for lower iron ore shipments, while airing grievances about approval delays.

Tom Zaunmayr and Jack McGinn discuss efforts by Space Angel to establish a spaceport in remote Western Australia.

The local share market has finished at its lowest level in a year amid war in the Middle East, rising bond yields and expectations of more rate hikes.

The boss of a junior Goldfields explorer has encouraged fellow explorers to back their instinct after proving disappointing assay results for a lithium prospect had been bungled.

The Australian government has backed Vulcan Energy Resources' zero carbon lithium project in Germany after offering up to $200 million in conditional financing.

Pilbara Minerals' revenue slumped during the September quarter on the back of softer lithium prices, with short-term pricing for the hot commodity set to stay volatile in the near-term.

Winemaker Clare Dry's influence shows in this latest annual Seppelt luxury release.

The former Master Builders Association boss will start in the position at the company next week.

Mediation is off the table for former DRA Global chief executive Andrew Naude, who is suing the company over allegations of fair work breaches.

An explosive Corruption and Crime Commission report has detailed a relationship between former WA Police Det-Snr-Sgt Cameron Blaine and a journalist.

Fortescue Metals' troubled Iron Bridge magnetite operation will produce fewer tonnes than previously expected for the year, but the miner has stuck to its guns on hitting targets regardless.