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The nation's peak farmers' lobby group has rebuffed calls from its WA counterpart to sack Federal Agriculture Minister Murray Watt over his handling of a stranded livestock vessel.

Perth-based Javelin Minerals announced on Friday that exploration licences at its Husky and Malamute projects - located in central New South Wales - have been extended for a further three years.

Share prices of several of the state's resources companies took a hit mid-month amid ongoing economic challenges.

Men who commit acts of violence against women must be held to account.

Roger Cook has conceded a policy that requires 100 per cent of onshore gas to be used domestically will mean little if it stifles investment, as his government explore its domgas settings.

Pete Adams, who founded Fremantle's Yolk Property Group, has launched a new property development company.

Australian Potash has announced it exited administration yesterday, with its directors fully back in control of the company.

The State Administrative Tribunal has urged Satterley Property Group and the state's peak planning body to resolve a several-year dispute over the developer's Perth Hills proposal.

The next phase of Golden Group's $4 billion Belmont Park project is in the works, following approval of its $150 million apartment project in Burswood.

The federal government expects to open applications for shipping companies to join a national strategic fleet capable of servicing regions impacted by emergencies and national crises mid-year.

Uranium explorer Basin Energy is asking investors for $3.3 million as it aims to expand its exploration programs in Canada.

Stevedore giant DP World has reached an in-principle four-year agreement with the union, ending a protracted period of disruptive industrial action at ports including Fremantle.

As borrowers wait to see what the central bank does next week, the federal opposition has castigated three Labor premiers for publicly hoping for a rate cut.

CircusWA has introduced an experimental board structure to support its growth.

Coalition dilemma on Labor's cuts

Santos and its joint venture partners will invest millions of dollars in Aboriginal communities, in the aftermath of the legal action involving its $U4.7 billion Barossa project.

For the second time in the space of a month, Zhaojin Capital has re-extended its offer period for all fully paid ordinary shares in West Perth-based Tietto Minerals, in a bid to take over the company.

The Australian share market has dropped 1.2 per cent after Federal Reserve chairman Jay Powell said a March rate cut was unlikely.

Macmahon Holdings and Mineral Resources have recently announced major board moves with the appointment of new non-executive directors.

Shares in Subiaco-based Singular Health rose up to 17.5 cents a share on Thursday, following a landmark deal with Roseman University of Health Sciences in the US.

Jack McGinn and Nadia Budihardjo discuss the career transition of Julie Bishop.

John Poynton-chaired Perth Basin gas producer Strike Energy will join the S&P/ASX 200 index from Friday, replacing Costa Group Holdings.

The merger of Australian Vanadium and Technology Metals creates the leading ASX-listed developer of the ore used in non-flammable, long-term batteries.

WA has an opportunity to take the national lead in terms of exploiting an abundant natural resource.

Clive Palmer's Mineralogy was the nation's largest political donor last financial year, while a private WA company donated more than $1 million to the group behind the Voice to Parliament referendum's No campaign.

South32 has launched legal action against IGO, claiming it was owed $122 million in royalties from the Tropicana goldmine operations since 2014.

Belmont-based Paradigm Engineers will be acquired by Mipac, a wholly owned subsidiary of GR Engineering Services, for $9 million.

The Adina Hotel on Barrack Street has been flagged for a refurbishment by its new owners, Sydney-based boutique fund manager Serene Capital.

Backers of a multi-million-dollar aquaculture precinct mooted for Esperance are hopeful of luring major seafood companies to the greenfields site.

The West Coast Eagles posted a $1.97 million surplus in the 12 months to October last year, down from $3.46 million in 2022.

Kerry Stokes-backed BCI Minerals is asking investors for $315 million to help fund the final component of its Mardie project near Karratha.

Sentinel has submitted an application to build its fourth project in Subiaco's Fine China Precinct, a $65 million build-to-rent development of up to six storeys.