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Political editor Gary Adshead talks about the state government's record on facilities management.

The local share market has finished little changed for a second straight day, despite double-digit losses for a number of lithium producers.

Three of the biggest mining companies in WA have launched a program in their bid to combat sexual harassment, bullying and racism in the resources industry.

Georgiou gets the deal of the century while a juvenile detention centre’s woes worsen.

The industrial dispute between the government and nurses has been resolved with ground given on both sides.

The Supreme Court has rejected claims by multinational builder Acciona that Western Australia’s pandemic border rules amounted to a force majeure event over a $700 million project.

Edge Visionary Living has been given the green light to build on a site that has been earmarked for development for more than two decades.

The premier has rallied around the state’s corrective services minister amid damning reports of restraining practices used at Banksia Hill Detention Centre.

Commonwealth Bank says its cash net profit after tax in the September quarter was up 13 per cent from the same time a year ago.

Consumer confidence has recovered a little after weeks of declines, with people feeling slightly less bleak about the future of their finances and the economy.

The heavy rain on the eastern seaboard will affect crop quality, while WA farmers eye potential premium prices.

Technical setbacks hit Gorgon carbon capture project

WA’s regional housing market has remained buoyant throughout COVID, with a 7.21 per cent year-on-year increase.

Byron Bay Bluesfest has announced it will visit the Swan Valley in 2023 for the festival’s 34th annual event and a first for Western Australia.

Development of a cotton gin in northern WA is set to proceed after ASX company Namoi Cotton, NSW wheat grower Ron Greentree and the federal government backed the project.

Senior journalist Matt Mckenzie talks about California's space industry, Elon Musk and similarities between Las Vegas and Perth.

Mining services group Perenti is anticipating higher revenue for the current financial year, pointing to improved operating conditions.

The Town of Cottesloe remains opposed to an increase in the height limit of Leonie Baldock's project site to 10 storeys, despite state government’s orders.

The ASX's mining giants are hitting their highest levels in months, countering losses by the banks and consumer stocks.

Newly-listed Leo Lithium has engaged Lycopodium to deliver engineering, procurement and project managing services at its Goulamina lithium project in southern Mali.

If Mahler or Metallica require it, a chamber-sized version of Perth Symphony Orchestra is ready to get heavy, writes Claire Coleman.

Warrego Energy has agreed to a takeover offer from Kerry Stokes-backed Beach Energy, bypassing a competing offer from its joint venture partner, the John Poynton-chaired Strike Energy.

Safe Work Australia has reported a decline in workplace fatalities across the country, but highlighted road transport and farming as by far the most dangerous sectors to work in.

From cost blowouts to deadline extensions, the much-vaunted plan to revitalise Perth’s CBD appears to have been placed on the backburner.

Reducing Australia's dependence on China will be an important step for securing the nation's resilience, as Anthony Albanese seeks a meeting with Xi Jinping.

The SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket has already left the launchpad hidden behind the hills, and its exhaust glows as it emerges from the low fog hanging over Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Australians can expect the number of cyber attacks targeting their sensitive data to double, with a cyber security report making other key warnings.

Barrick Gold eyes De Grey Mining

Christ Church Grammar School has taken another step in its contentious bid to restructure its sporting fields, having lodged a $20 million proposal.

Matt Mckenzie and Jordan Murray debate the extent to which local and state governments should be spending public money to attract arts, sports and technology businesses.

A battle is looming for Perth Basin hopeful Warrego Energy, with Beach Energy lobbing the second takeover offer revealed in two days.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Clough, Mrs Macs, BGC, a film studio in Malaga, Alannah MacTiernan, industrial relations, Liberal Party WA, Sharon Warburton and WA’s biggest accountants.