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MACA has told investors that a merger proposal made public by contracting rival NRW yesterday is not superior to an all-cash takeover on the table from Queensland-based Thiess.

South West MP James Hayward will have to wait another year before facing trial on four charges of child sex abuse, after vowing to defend the allegations.

The international architecture firm has added to its team of Perth principals by adding Ian Png from its Shanghai firm.

The team behind the Busselton Jetty expansion has chosen South West company Perkins as the preferred builder for the $26 million project.

Australia's biggest gold miner Newcrest Mining has posted a drop in full-year profit for 2022 and warns of ongoing global cost pressures and labour shortages.

The state government has turned its back on the retirement village sector and with it has neutered WA’s response to the rapid ageing of its population.

Some banks are making hay while the sun’s out, but the clouds are rolling in fast.

Soul Patts may join WA bet licence bid

The Australian share market has finished lower for the first time this week, declining 0.2 per cent as tech, mining and utilities lagged.

A historic, iconic Clare Valley winery is working to produce some more modern wines with added finesse and complexity.

The developer has delivered Australia’s first two-storey nine-plus star NatHERS rated home at its Brabham estate.

NRW Holdings says its $375 million bid for WA’s largest mining services business MACA was rejected despite putting in a higher offer than rival bidder Thiess.

Former dealmaker Peter Landau has pleaded guilty to theft, forgery and providing false documents to the corporate watchdog during his time at two failed exploration companies.

Jordan Murray dissects the latest push for local government reform and how it stacks up against recent efforts to overhaul the sector.

Kalium Lakes has copped a 50 per cent haircut on its share price to raise $22 million in much-needed capital for its Beyondie sulphate of potash project.

Woodside Energy has removed four wells from plans for the Browse LNG project, reducing the impact on a green turtle nesting habitat, environmental documents show.

A platform suspended about seven-storeys high has reportedly tilted two floors, causing the construction site at One Subiaco to be closed off.

A WA mine operator has been fined after an investigation found the company spilled a large volume of hypersaline water and killed native vegetation.

Australia's unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest in almost five decades with more positions open than jobseekers to fill them.

A former partner at major Perth law firm Jackson McDonald is suing all 14 of its board members over allegations she was prematurely booted and stripped of her entitlements.

Qantas' $614 million takeover of resources sector charter flights provider Alliance Airlines could be heading into turbulence.

Amid "an almost unparalleled year" for energy markets, Origin Energy has posted a loss of $1.429 billion, reflecting a $2.196 billion impairment charge.

Local government reform is finally on track in WA, but some observers remain unconvinced what’s on offer is bold enough.

UUV Aquabotix will go ahead with a reverse takeover of emerging consumer fintech One Click Life after a successful fund raising effort that resulted in the maximum $5.5 million being accepted after oversubscriptions.

Seven West Media joins News Corp, Tripp for WA TAB play

The state’s forestry body and Minister Dave Kelly are at loggerheads over compensation for the axed industry, with conflicting claims over consultation and demands to return to the negotiating table.

Strong leasing activity in the industrial space was linked to its 41.9 per cent profit increase.

The local share market has closed higher for a third day, with gains for consumer companies and BHP outweighing losses by CSL and CBA trading ex-dividend.

Carnarvon Energy shares fell sharply after the explorer and joint venture partner Santos put a final investment decision for a significant WA oil development on ice.

Acting Chinese Consul General in Perth Fengzhong Wang weighs in on China-Taiwan relations.

Chalice Mining has appointed Jo Gaines as an independent non-executive director, effective immediately.

M8 Sustainable has failed to raise the minimum $8 million it needed to complete its entitlement offer and pay its debts, throwing its capacity to operate as a going concern into doubt.