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Perth Airport’s outgoing chief executive Kevin Brown is leaving on a high, announcing today a strong profit as aeronautical income recovers and its property portfolio jumped in value.

WestStar Industrial subsidiary SIMPEC has won a new contract and extensions for work on two WA projects, lifting its contracted revenue to $132 million nearly six months into the financial year.

Poseidon Nickel has put a $99 million price tag on restarting its Black Swan operations as it continues sounding out potential investors to make the call on a final investment decision next year.

UPDATE: The premier has claimed he is unaware of a CCC investigation that is reportedly concerned with potential misuses of electoral office funding.

The Furnace Road building was on the market for less than a week, selling for $2.37 million.

A $6 billion plan to expand the Roy Hill iron ore operation to 100mtpa will be put at risk by the federal government's proposed IR changes, Hancock Prospecting has warned.

A development assessment panel has unanimously approved Edge Visionary Living’s $70 million proposal for a nine-storey apartment opposite Steve’s Bar and Café in Nedlands.

Richard Wilson’s resignation as the Liberals’ WA president more than a year after an internal party review makes clear the reasons for the 2021 wipe-out remain.

Senators have received an open letter from Australia's chambers of commerce, calling on them to vote down workplace relations reform if the Bill is not split.

John Quigley says the McGowan government wants to standardise and bring clarity to directors’ liability laws.

Tax and IR reform ‘a risk to jobs’

Nurses must wait until later this month to vote on the state government’s pay deal, after a ruling by the Industrial Relations Commission this afternoon.

The local share market closed 0.2 per cent higher on Friday but posted a weekly loss after three straight weeks of gains.

Matt Mckenzie and Jordan Murray discuss WA's high-growth industries and assess key takeaways from the latest crypto collapse.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss ABN, commercial builders, Perth City Deal, ACCIONA, Alcoa, BHP, OZ Minerals, startup funding, Betts Group and Wilson Parking.

Buildkite has become the third tech company with strong Perth connections to announce a major capital raising this week following ULUU and Advanced Navigation.

Successful in business they may be, but two big names are finding enthusiasm for their plans in short supply.

Copper producer Sandfire Resources is undertaking a $200 million capital raise to improve its financial flexibility, including repaying an outstanding debt of $50 million.

The Housing Industry Association says rising interest rates will bring the state’s housing boom to an end, but the impacts are likely to be delayed until mid-2024.

BHP is poised to substantially increase its exposure to copper and nickel after the board of takeover target OZ Minerals backed an increased offer.

Grain farmers "nailed the jackpot" in a financial year where transport, ICT and the arts also delivered double-digit growth; and the state’s economy increased by 3.1 per cent.

The signposts towards a global recession are looming larger.

Trade talks at the APEC summit in Thailand could be a chance for the prime minister to progress moves to remove China's sanctions on Australia.

Hopes high for Genesis deal as Western Areas’ Lougher joins St Barbara

A $27 million misstatement of the Department of Communities’ cash reserves is the latest example of “sloppy” financial management in the public sector, the Auditor General has warned.

Mining giant Alcoa has disclosed the departure this month of its Australian boss while confirming its global chief executive has been in Perth meeting with Premier Mark McGowan.

The local share market ended 0.2 per cent higher on Thursday, helped by gains in financials, health care and consumer stocks.

Motor repair giant AMA Group has pursued another legal action against its former CEO, Perth-based entrepreneur Andrew Hopkins.

Senior editor Mark Beyer talks about his recent conversation with Sharon Warburton, and what her success as a company director means for women in search of board positions.

The Shire of Collie has backed international power producer Neoen's proposal for a $675 million, 1,000-megawatt battery energy storage system on a 31.4-hectare piece of land in Palmer.

Properties & Pathways has sold off its industrial and logistics portfolio, comprising 120,000sqm of property across three states.

Emeco Holdings has announced a new chief executive for its underperforming Pit N Portal division while also renegotiating a major contract with Mincor Resources.