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Liontown Resources and Albemarle have struck a non-disclosure and exclusivity agreement allowing the US lithium giant to proceed with due diligence.

Billions is being spent developing electricity storage from the mine gate to the end user.

A free pass on diesel use for the mining sector is preventing Australia from becoming an industrial powerhouse and battery manufacturer, a think tank says.

At 0.69 per cent Perth's rental market is one of the nation's tightest, according to new monthly data from PropTrack.

Office towers could drop 15pc

A Western Australian abattoir reopened last year will shut its doors in a major blow to south coast sheep farmers.

The local share market has finished 0.2 per cent lower, losing 1.7 per cent for the week.

The Market Herald founder Jag Sanger has fought back against legal proceedings brought by the HotCopper parent company by starting his own court action.

Liv Declerck and Jack McGinn discuss an innovative art project making its way from the East Kimberley to Perth.

ASX-listed miner Core Lithium will relocate its head office to 2 Mill Street in Perth's CBD from South Australia.

In this podcast Mark Pownall and Simone Grogan discuss Lithium deals, Qantas, BGC, brewery action, IR and Perth's mayoral race.

A group of aggrieved homeowners have gathered outside the State Administrative Tribunal to protest against BGC Housing Group, the subject of a proposed class action lawsuit.

The Murchison station offers visitors a perfect stop enroute to the north-west of the state.

Risk Communication Australia managing director Paul McLeod says incorporating potash as a critical mineral and nurturing the solar SOP industry could elevate Australia to a central role in the global potash market.

Established engineering firm Monadelphous Group has secured a $160 million contract from Talison Lithium for work on its Greenbushes lithium asset.

Perth will officially host an important Australian-Korean bilateral meeting in 2024, Premier Roger Cook has revealed in a speech at this year's event in Seoul this morning.

Among the huge list of council hopefuls is the usual swag of business people, community heroes, colourful characters and eyebrow-raising pitches which make elections great.

A loss of visibility for working women is one thing, never having it in the first place is another.

Western Australian wine producers have expressed cautious optimism about the potential reopening of China's market after high level trade talks.

Perth basin-focused developer Strike Energy has blamed inefficiencies in the WA gas market on government policy settings, while singling out Beach Energy and Hancock Prospecting.

The Western Australian Electoral Commission has confirmed a recount to replace disgraced MP James Hayward will be held in September.

Offshore Alliance is undertaking industrial action against Chevron at its Wheatstone and Gorgon projects, after negotiations between the two parties failed to deliver a resolution.

The financial services regulator alleges AustralianSuper charged members the same set of fees multiple times and failed to consolidate duplicate accounts.

An East Kimberley arts project six years in the making will tour WA, heading to its final home at the museum.

Albanese to meet Xi, ending seven-year Australia-China chill

Henderson-based shipbuilder manufacturer Austal has been awarded a $143 million contract for the construction of three vessels for the US Navy.

Claire Tyrrell and Jack McGinn discuss the portfolio responsibilities of Housing, Planning, Lands and Homelessness Minister John Carey.

The developer of a proposed luxury country club in Bindoon has successfully had a statutory demand for payment in the order of $1.3 million set aside in Western Australia's Supreme Court.

The local share market has closed 1.2 per cent lower after strong service-sector data in the US renewed fears about inflation there.

Estimated costs for the Cockburn ARC expansion have escalated, with the City of Cockburn having to update its business plan about nine months after releasing it to the public.

Rockingham brewery and restaurant Sound Brewing Co has appointed administrators from WA Insolvency Solutions, the second Perth brewer to do so in two weeks.

A sole trader has been fined more than $47,000 after an employee suffered serious injuries while working at a Great Southern mechanical workshop.