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Junior miner Metals Australia has appointed mining executive Paul Ferguson as chief executive to lead the development of its exploration projects in WA and Canada.

Plans to demolish an existing apartment building to make way for luxury townhomes have been approved by council.

Mark Pownall and Jack McGinn discuss the major stories playing out for the state's richest people in 2023.

The auditor general has issued an unprecedented opinion over finance controls at the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, following a process deterioration last financial year.

Spanish engineering giant ACCIONA has won the contract to design and build WA's next desalination plant at Alkimos after beating a rival bid from CPB Contractors, according to industry sources.

Australian shares have continued their year-end rally with the ASX200 posting a 0.6 per cent gain and setting a new ten-month high.

Local contractor Decmil Group has secured $78 million worth of work on a major road project in Victoria.

BCI Minerals has secured a syndicated facility agreement for its Mardie salt project near Karratha, with nearly $1 billion locked in for the under-construction asset.

Two experienced legal figures will join the Supreme Court bench in 2024, among a suite of appointments announced by Attorney General John Quigley this week.

There has been push-back against a proposal to tax international students and redistribute the funds across the tertiary sector.

WA's wealthiest have flown the Australian flag in several big deals.

Former Department of Premier and Cabinet director general and government special advisor Darren Foster has been appointed chair of the state's Heritage Council.

Arcadium will be the world's third-biggest lithium producer, a combination of Brisbane-headquartered Allkem and Philadelphia-based Livent.

Facebook parent company Meta has pleaded not guilty to charges brought by billionaire Andrew Forrest over an alleged cryptocurrency clickbait advertising scam.

Monadelphous has furthered its long-term relationship with Woodside Energy through securing a $540 million contract extension.

The $9.5 million building is set to be the first hotel in the regional town.

The Chamber of Arts and Culture WA has announced Tania Hudson as its inaugural chief executive, a new role created after a seven month-long review of the chamber's business model.

Planning authorities deferred the Southern Cross proposal, saying more information is required about the impact on aviation safety.

The WA government hopes to foster new technologies in the state's mining sector through a new innovation funding program announced today.

If the mining and defence sectors have a shared mantra it must be ‘housing, skills and infrastructure'.

The building industry will be required to undertake mandatory inspections of high-rise apartments and commercial buildings from 2026, in the most significant industry reform in more than a decade.

The consumer watchdog has poured cold water on merger reform models proposed by Treasury and says its compulsory notification model strikes the right balance.

Red Sea attacks risk imports, oil

Emeco will walk away from underground contract mining after selling its Pit N Portal business to rival Macmahon, in a deal allowing it to focus on underground equipment rental.

If organic farming was economically viable, more farmers would be doing it.

The local bourse has closed up 0.8 per cent to finish at its highest level since early February, in what one analyst called a textbook Santa rally.

Last month's announcement by Austal is a significant moment for the future of the WA defence industry.

Allkem shareholders have given the tick of approval for the major merger with Livent Corporation to form Arcadium Lithium valued at $16 billion.

The jointly WA and Saudi-owned Merredin Farms Wheatbelt portfolio is expected to fetch about $200 million.

Quintis Forestry's entity Sandalwood Properties Limited has moved to wind-up 10 of its financially troubled plantation investment schemes after facing challenging market conditions.

Nadia Budihardjo and Jack McGinn discuss the implications of the US Inflation Reduction Act on the state's energy transition push.

WA's energy investment push comes while debate continues over the opportunities and threats posed by the US Inflation Reduction Act.