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Plans for a 300-room, four-star hotel in Port Hedland's West End have been submitted by a Singaporean developer.

Incoming IGO chief Ivan Vella says he regrets the events leading up to Rio Tinto sacking him a month before his scheduled departure.

BGC has been taken off the job, after it unexpectedly downed tools at the $140 million project.

US stocks have closed mixed as investors digested data pointing to possible slowing economic conditions.

Establishing a remote school facility to offer an on-country learning model is needed but comes with some challenges.

US e-scooter company Bird is understood to have exited the Western Australian market, leaving several local governments scrambling for new electric share-scooter operators.

China link to firm in rare earths fight

Former WA senator Mathias Cormann has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Notre Dame Australia for his commitment to higher education.

Chris Ellison-led Mineral Resources has continued its acquisitive streak of lithium interests, securing more shares in Develop Global and Delta Lithium.

Nadia Budihardjo and Claire Tyrrell discuss the work of Gresley Abas Architects as it pushes for good design in affordable housing.

Prominent property development group Nicheliving has hit back at media reports about a disgruntled buyer and a Fair Work investigation.

The local share market closed the day 0.2 per cent higher but finished the week down 0.1 per cent.

WA's apartment sector has become embroiled in an aggressive campaign led by consumer advocate Samantha Reece as she has ramped up her drive for mandatory construction inspections.

The Port Hedland Green Steel project has progressed after Posco and DevelopmentWA agreed on the commercial terms over a 900-hectare site in the Pilbara.

The state government will spend more than $12 million on road upgrades at the Port of Esperance, building on work already undertaken at the Southern Ports facility.

AVZ Minerals shareholders have cast their votes amid a boardroom ousting campaign at the company's annual general meeting yesterday.

Amid the rush to incorporate ESG principles into their operations, some companies seem to have forgotten why they exist.

China Eastern Airlines will trial direct flights between Perth and Shanghai over a four-week block early in 2024, reviving an offering suspended in 2020 at the onset of the pandemic.

In this podcast: Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss FMG; Austal; IR reforms; office occupancy; Burswood Park; apartment dramas; Scyne Advisory; CEO salaries and WA's biggest employers.

Gina Rinehart has bought into South West tourism icon the Bunbury Farmers Market through making a "majority investment" in the business.

An eastern states property group has secured approval to build a $30 million, seven-storey apartment development on Oxford Street.

Australian banking customers will be better protected from scammers under a suite of changes introduced by the industry.

Another Perth building company faces collapse after the tax office issued a winding-up application against Presidential Building Services.

Perth Mint's new boss says the gold refiner is well on its way to fixing compliance issues chairman Sam Walsh admits have hurt its reputation in WA.

Australians are tipped to spend more than $6 billion on Black Friday bargains, providing a boost to retailers grappling with a slow year of sales.

Gresley Abas Architects is on a mission to convince the public about the importance of good design in affordable housing.

AusSuper blasts ‘low-ball' offer

The local share market closed down 0.6 per cent to hit its lowest level in a week following a speech by RBA governor Michelle Bullock.

Nadia Budihardjo and Jack McGinn discuss opportunities emerging around the state's renewables push.

Poynton Stavrianou chair John Poynton has invested in Subiaco-based tech company Frugl Group, raising $225,000 in a private placement.

Takeover target OreCorp has received a bolstered bid from Canadian miner Silvercorp Metals, in a move that's been backed by mining billionaire Tim Goyder.

Reactive domestic gas policy changes by the state government present a threat to stable supply in Western Australia, according to Strike Energy chair John Poynton.