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West Perth-based goldminer Ten Sixty Four's former administrator Simon Theobald has taken on the surprising role as chief executive two weeks after resigning from the restructuring role.

Nadia Budihardjo and Jack McGinn discuss today's Federal Court finding around Santos' Barossa gas project, and the Environmental Defenders Office.

The ASX200 has finished basically unchanged, with oil, gas and uranium companies doing well and lithium producers continuing their slide.

A Federal Court judge has raised concerns about the Environmental Defenders Office in an almost 300-page judgement over the $U4.7 billion Barossa gas project pipeline.

Locus Development Group went back to the drawing board on its Fremantle townhouse plan after an assessment panel knocked back the proposal twice.

The state's environment minister has approved a proposal by Andrew and Nicola Forrest's investment vehicle, Tattarang, for an $85 million redevelopment of the Exmouth Lighthouse Caravan Park.

ASX-listed Zenith Minerals announced on Monday it had appointed Azure Capital to oversee a strategic review of its lithium operations.

Home care provider Silverchain and pathology services company Australian Clinical Labs have inked a partnership to launch an at-home testing service.

Pilbara Minerals shares dipped 4.81 per cent on Monday, despite announcing plans to expand its Ganfeng offtake agreement.

DP World estimates around 50,000 containers are backlogged due to industrial action by workers, despite the Maritime Union of Australia's move not to enact longer strikes.

A new chapter of football operations has officially begun at the West Coast Eagles, with two-time premiership player Don Pyke starting as the club's new chief executive officer on Monday.

Depressed nickel prices have affected another operation in Western Australia, with mining at TSX-listed First Quantum Minerals' Ravensthorpe project to be suspended as part of a three-year plan.

Shares in Perth-based Global Uranium and Enrichment climbed on Monday, after plans to sell an 80 per cent stake of its Lake Johnston project were announced.

The state government has contributed $7.5 million towards a St Patrick's Community Support Centre project to build social housing for people experiencing homelessness.

Perth-based gold and lithium explorer MetalsTech has received a $120 million offer from a Canadian private equity fund for its gold exploration project in Slovakia.

Augustus Minerals aims to build on foundations laid at its prosperous Ti-Tree Shear project this year.

Former Western Australian governor Kim Beazley has joined the board of Murdoch-based biotechnology company Orthocell, chaired by John Van Der Wielen.

Grain receivals in WA have collapsed 45 percent as low rainfall brings the state's agriculture industry back to earth following three seasons of strong crops.

The Federal Court has lifted the injunction on Santos $U4.7 billion Barossa gas project, finding the evidence of claimed cultural heritage risks insufficient.

With many tens of thousands of employees working at Woolworths, a boycott could have a significant impact on retail workers, the PM has warned.

Ex-Fortescue Future Industries finance guru Felicity Gooding has joined net-zero lithium hopeful Vulcan Energy.

Tense Taiwan status quo

A family investment company has proposed to build an eight-storey apartment block in North Perth, estimated to cost $35 million.

The local bourse closed the day 0.1 per cent lower to finish the week slightly higher, after alternating between gains and losses all week.

Isabel Vieira with the latest on Woodside's community spend, industrial action at Fremantle port and a Port Hedland accommodation upgrade.

The state government is spending $3.1 million developing new functionality in a mobile app to boost the number of skippers logging their trips.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Alcoa's refinery closure; Panoramic's shuttered mine; Stockland's retirement living vision; another Creasy deal; a new Yallingup resort, and preview the upcoming magazine.

MTM Critical Metals plans to speed up exploration of its newly acquired West Arunta and Mukinbudin Niobium-REE projects, after raising $5 million from investors.

A development assessment panel has approved a $79 million proposal to double the capacity of a Port Hedland accommodation that houses BHP workers.

Monthly household spending increased by 4.6 per cent in Western Australia during November 2023.

Work has commenced on Water Corporation's $238.5 million upgrade of its wastewater treatment plant servicing Perth's southern suburbs.

Perth remains one of the tightest rental markets in Australia, with its vacancy rate sitting below 0.75 per cent.