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Former WA Football Commission chairman and ex-hospital boss Neale Fong has been appointed chair of the troubled Western Australian Institute of Sport among other board changes.

Australian businesses are still faring pretty well, but consumers remain fearful despite the interest rate hiking cycle drawing to a close.

WA is setting the pace for higher prices with a strong economy and tight housing market.

Renewable energy company PWR Hybrid has lodged plans to build a $19 million solar facility to potentially power Iluka Resources' Cataby mining operations.

Prominent prospector Tim Goyder has upped his stake in Chalice Mining after buying more than $24 million worth of shares in the past several days.

A potential new precinct could home about 1000 people in a rapidly-growing South West town near Margaret River.

Delta Lithium's executive chairman David Flanagan has been ousted from the explorer's board and replaced by MinRes boss Chris Ellison after amassing a substantial stake.

A $1.6 billion desalination plant north of Perth, expected to produce 100 gigalitres of drinking water a year, is one step closer to fruition.

An electrical contractor has been fined $50,000 after failing to install safety devices when upgrading switchboards at three homes occupied by miners in the Pilbara.

A $10 billion housing investment fund is set to be debated in the Senate and passed by the end of the week after the government struck a deal with the Greens.

Myriad issues are crippling WA's road freight network. It is leaving truckies with hefty damage bills, towns with no produce and governments with huge headaches.

Landlords: We'll weather storm

Gina Rinehart's private investment business owns a substantial stake in Albemarle takeover target Liontown Resources and may seek a seat at the board, a disclosure from the group has revealed.

Chevron has returned its Wheatstone domestic gas facility to working order, as it awaits Fair Work Commission updates on industrial action at its projects.

A delegation of eight WA-based defence businesses will head to London this week to showcase their products on the world stage alongside Defence Industry Minister Paul Papalia.

De Grey-backed gold explorer Novo Resources made its debut on the Australian Stock Exchange on Monday, ending the day up 20 per cent.

Mark Pownall and Jack McGinn discuss a spate of investment in the downstream battery materials sector in Western Australia.

The local share market has rebounded to close 0.5 per cent higher, after being down as much as 0.3 per cent in morning trade.

The state's third-largest vegetable producer and two of its directors have been fined more than $50,000 for using excess water at properties in Perth's north east.

Wages growth in Western Australia has outpaced other states and territories, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

A WA cement producer has successfully appealed for a reduced fine after being found guilty of releasing emissions with an “offensive” and “horrendous” odour.

A WA invention using silkworms to fix perforated eardrums is nearing human trials having been buoyed by promising pre-clinical tests.

Roger Cook has backed in the state's close relationship with its resources industry, amid concerns over the government's handling of environmental guidelines scrapped in 2019.

Education Minister Tony Buti says a new western suburbs high school is one of several options being considered to address the growing education needs of the area.

Sydney-based technology business Atturra has offered to acquire Paul Everingham-chaired IT solutions provider Cirrus Networks in a $49 million deal.

Clough has been contracted by the Northern Territory Government to deliver engineering, procurement and construction services to develop a new ship lift facility in Darwin.

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.