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Australia's biggest lender has lifted its half-year cash profit by 9 per cent and lifted interim dividend by 20 per cent to $2.10 a share.

The Reserve Bank's former governor has delivered a scathing assessment of its recent performance as current chief Philip Lowe faces a parliamentary grilling.

Nod for Santos project eases pain of write-down

Andrew Forrest has told Fortescue staff that a decision to pick German giant Liebherr over WesTrac for a major contract has caused a rift with billionaire Kerry Stokes' empire.

Matt Mckenzie interviews Mark Beyer about his latest article on royalty payments. Plus: Metro Homes, City of Perth and rare earths.

Perth Airport is on track to record a bumper year for passengers, with 6.83 million using the airport to December 31 2022.

BHP Minerals has lost an appeal over a Supreme Court ruling relating to boundaries covered by mining leases for iron ore tenements in the Pilbara.

Seafarms Group is preparing to place its struggling aquaculture development Project Sea Dragon into administration weeks after losing a $13.9 million contract dispute.

Hostilities have flared yet again between the state government and City of Perth after the transport minister today flagged major changes to the remit of Perth’s parking levy.

The Australian share market has finished up 0.2 per cent ahead of the release of another inflation readout in the US.

Karl Simich has joined the board of Subiaco-based Balkan Mining and Minerals after stepping down from 15 years at the helm of Sandfire Resources.

Inventor-turned-retailer Neil Hancock has been in business for virtually the entirety of the portable computing era.

Stockbroker and investment banker Tony Cunningham is departing CPS Capital, the firm he started more than 21 years ago, to join another boutique firm, Barclay Wells.

More details have emerged about the causes behind the administration of Metro Homes WA (Hamlen Homes), which collapsed yesterday owing $1.4 million.

Media conglomerate Seven West will not pay out a dividend after a decrease in half-yearly earnings, despite strong digital growth.

Political ambitions aside, Basil Zempilas remains firmly fixated on winning a second term as Perth’s lord mayor.

Lynas Rare Earths chief executive Amanda Lacaze plans to take legal action over conditions in the company’s Malaysian licence that could force the closure of part of its processing operations.

A Perth-based gas explorer has succeeded in challenging a decision by former prime minister Scott Morrison concerning the company's petroleum exploration permit.

Perth travel and leisure tech startup Quipmo has closed its doors after six years in operation.

‘IN Cognito’ delivers four heartfelt works to the Quarry stage, from a company at the top of its game, says Kim Balfour.

Mining royalties paid to all Aboriginal groups in WA are less than half the amount paid to four wealthy families, new research has found.

Whoever replaces Alannah MacTiernan in parliament may not be seated for another fortnight with a suspended party member facing criminal charges firming as a likely candidate.

With the coalition set to oppose a major Labor election promise on housing, the Greens want a number of improvements to the proposed $10 billion fund.

The latest cash rate hike has mortgage holders worried as consumer confidence sinks to the lows of the pandemic.

China moves to wind back beef, timber bans

Fortescue Metals Group has agreed to hand over documents relating to alleged sexual harassment to WorkSafe but will keep employee names redacted to protect their identity.

Another Perth builder has gone under, with administrators appointed to Metro Homes WA Pty Ltd, which also trades as Hamlen Homes.

Senior journalist Claire Tyrrell provides an update on the industrial property market.

Pantoro and Tulla Resources have announced plans for an all-scrip merger of the companies to consolidate ownership of the Norseman gold project in the state's Eastern Goldfields.

The automotive sector said it was very disappointed to discover the state government was considering a plan to shift motor vehicle imports from Fremantle to Bunbury.

The state government is working with local councils to plan for a mid-tier transport network, but its focus lies in upgrading the bus network.

A well-known Perth publican group is behind the acquisition of more than a hectare of beachfront land and its commercial buildings.