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Business investment has picked up because of solid growth across buildings, machinery and equipment, the Australian Bureau of Statistics says.

Flights from Port Hedland to Bali and Brisbane will resume for the first time since COVID through a new deal between the Town and its airport.

Miles from Nowhere’s Origin of Now range seeks to build on the winemaker’s 40-year reputation.

Battery metals miner IGO says it has reported its “strongest set of financial results” despite recording an almost $1 billion impairment charge against its acquired assets.

Shipbuilder Austal will book a $13.8 million loss for the year, as had been foreshadowed, and start a global hunt to find a new president for its US operations to replace Rusty Murdaugh.

Booming interest in a big box Pilbara business park has spurred a new land release which could net ratepayers $1.75 million.

Gold producer Perseus Mining has bolstered its profit by 70 per cent to $476 million after enjoying higher gold prices and increased production in the 2023 financial year.

Angela Bennett’s private company AMB Holdings has cleared a planning hurdle for its $20 million office move to another western suburb.

A proposal to house 152 workers near Kalgoorlie has been deferred for a second time, as authorities consider legal advice.

The consumer watchdog is taking Qantas to court, alleging the airline continued to sell tickets for 8000 flights that had already been cancelled.

From cattle stations to burgers, the truffle’s image is getting a working class makeover.

No overtime for gig workers in IR rules

Institutional and sophisticated investors have supported a $16 million raise for ASX-listed Ardea Resources to fund a study for its Kalgoorlie nickel project.

A Fortescue spokesperson has confirmed that team members working on the miner's Belinga iron ore project in Gabon are safe after reports emerged of a military coup.

Liv Declerck and Jack McGinn discuss the state's long-awaited 10-year vision for the arts and culture sector.

Oysters at a Forrest-backed farm near Carnarvon have been rendered unsellable due to a natural parasite taking hold at the site.

The local share market has posted its best performance in since July 13, rising 1.2 per cent as cooling inflation reduced the odds of another rate hike.

Market darling Chalice Mining has closed the day as the biggest loser on the local bourse after a hotly anticipated scoping study seemingly disappointed investors.

Updated guidance on medicinal cannabis use in the workplace and removal of barriers for industrial hemp production will be pursued by the state government.

The state government has again topped up its multi-million-dollar lifeline to fund the insolvent Griffin Coal Mining Company.

Two Perth-based gold explorers have reached a deal to have acquired mining projects in Kalgoorlie.

Celsius Property Group has again scaled down its North Perth apartment project following community opposition to its earlier designs.

Firebird Metals has laid down the blueprint to build its Oakover manganese project near Newman at an estimated cost of $123 million after releasing an updated scoping study.

WA opts for a fresh strategy to help the arts and culture sector build on its post-pandemic recovery.

Fortescue Metals Group plans to spend a further $570 million on energy infrastructure in the Pilbara, after recent investments in gas power, batteries and a solar farm.

Gold Fields joins the growing ranks of big corporates coming forward with workplace culture reports, the latest revealing half of the gold miner's staff have experienced bullying.

Carnarvon Energy management has used the company’s annual report to vent “personal frustration” over Dorado JV partner Santos’ delay in announcing a final investment decision.

A Perth vice-chancellor has no regrets in undertaking research that could have risked her career.

East coast gas experts have praised the state’s domestic gas reservation policy but highlighted challenges in enforceability and transparency to the state’s parliamentary inquiry.

Three international groups have declared their interest in building vast offshore wind farms between Perth and Bunbury after the federal government kicked off a regulatory review.

The court has found a request for Inpex to produce a portion of the more than 19 million documents relevant to $US45 billion Ichthys LNG plant project to be too burdensome.

Nowhereman Brewing Co is set to be acquired by Fremantle-based hospitality group Triple-1-Three in a deal that will re-brand the West Leederville venue as Otherside Brewing Co.