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Janet Reah has vowed the nurses’ union won’t again defy the industrial relations commission’s orders as the threat of deregistration lingers following last month’s strike.

The state’s economy grew 0.6 per cent in the three months to September, despite a fall in business investment.

The local share market has fallen 0.85 per cent, its biggest drop in a month amid fears the US Federal Reserve may keep hiking interest rates aggressively.

The court has ordered more than $4.5 million taken out from Marc Cardaci’s trusts to fund the legal proceedings between his widow and brother to be repaid.

West Australian Ballet has announced three of its prominent dancers would be retiring amidst the celebration of the company’s 70th year.

The defence sector’s culture and growth was on display at an industry event earlier this month.

The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies council has elected Regis Resources chief executive Jim Beyer as its new president, following the unexpected death of Peter Bradford.

Inflation and sluggish wage growth has barely affected pay for many of WA's top executives.

The Claremont Hotel is set to open in early January after nearly three years of closure, with the $12 million refurbished bar becoming Australian Venue Co's largest WA asset.

Nonstop flights to Manila will begin early next year, the first time Perth travellers can fly directly to the Philippines.

Strike Energy has muscled back in amid the fight for ownership of its joint venture partner Warrego, lifting its stake in the target to 19.9 per cent to become its biggest shareholder.

Half a million dollars committed to West Tech Fest as state government outlines a new innovation strategy.

Holocaust survivor and major Western Australian real estate developer Harry Hoffman has passed away at the age of 92.

Mitsui & Co says it is confident of finding a workable solution for its Waitsia gas project as the share price of its joint venture partner Beach Energy continues to slide.

Pilbara Minerals boss Dale Henderson says moving down the value chain is a ‘no-brainer’ but the lithium success story will stop short of pushing all the way to full-scale battery production.

Australia's defence and foreign affairs ministers are in Washington DC for annual ministerial talks with their United States counterparts.

Clough hit to green energy

The chief executives leading Atlas Iron and Roy Hill will be bumped up to new overarching roles within the broader Hancock Prospecting group as it moves on big growth plans for iron ore.

Senior editor Mark Pownall talks about how fund managers can make a virtue of being based in WA.

Potential buyers are assessing bids to rescue Firm Construction, which entered administration in late November.

The local share market dropped by 0.47 per cent on Tuesday after the Reserve Bank of Australia hiked interest rates to the highest level in 10 years.

Clough’s collapse into voluntary administration could set back a planned $6.4 billion urea project in the Pilbara by months, Regional Development Minister Alannah MacTiernan has said.

WA-based not for profit Good Sammy has announced a new partnership with Centurion Transport to provide jobs for people with disability.

More than $1 billion worth of renewable energy projects in Western Australia are closer to fruition following a regional planning body’s approvals today.

Up to 1 per cent of energy on WA’s main electricity network will be drawn from renewable hydrogen as part of a comprehensive overhaul of the sector’s regulatory framework.

Bellevue Gold is looking to bolster its bank balance by $70 million as it continues construction on its namesake project and prepares to award a material mining contract in the coming weeks.

The cash rate has hit its highest level since December 2012, with a $500,000 home loan now costing $880 more per month than before the hikes started in May.

Gascoyne Resources shares will remain suspended until it can negotiate a financial restructuring programme, which had been due to be finalised today.

The gap year does not deserve its poor reputation.

Experts expect the Reserve Bank to lift interest rates again in December, but there's also a chance it could finally hit the brakes.

West Perth startup Neurotologix has been awarded WA’s top innovation prize for a device for remote patient monitoring of neurological disorders associated with dizziness and vertigo.

Endeavor Asset Management and Afterwork Ventures highlight how connectivity is changing the sector.