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A new electorate in Perth's south-east has been confirmed by the WA Electoral Commission, in a shift that further reduces the number of regional seats in the state parliament.

Local investors have snapped up an industrial property, in a transaction brokered within 24 hours.

ANALYSIS: Tinkering with regional seats north of the 26th parallel is likely to play into Labor's favour in a key seat prized by all three major parties.

Premier Roger Cook is expected to announce a three-year extension to operating subsidies paid to embattled miner Griffin Coal, with the total bill set to exceed $150 million.

The state's independent infrastructure project advisory body has cautioned on the potential for congestion in the Kwinana industrial zone in years to come, as development ramps up.

A trial to reduce odour emissions from Cockburn Cement is being probed over concerns it failed to adequately test how well a new system would work under normal operation conditions.

Three WA universities are locking in plans to expand their facilities next year.

The Western Australian capital recorded the strongest house price growth in the nation in November, with its largest increase in two and a half years

States insist GST fix for NDIS deal

Lifeline WA, Bestbar Reinforcements and Topdrill were among the winners of the 2023 RISE Business Awards.

The boss of a WA copper miner in hot water for failing to come clean about destroying Aboriginal artefact sites for five years has spoken up after confirming the failure to the ASX.

Isabel Vieira and Mark Pownall discuss 50 years of The University of Western Australia's MBA course.

The ASX200 had a strong afternoon, turning around its slight morning losses to close the day up 0.74 per cent.

The death of an Indigenous teenager from a self-inflicted injury has prompted Western Australia's government to close a youth detention facility.

Good Sammy has posted a $6.3 million turnaround in financial year 2023, pulling the charity out of a $4 million deficit in the prior period.

UWA's first cohort of MBA students started 50 years ago, with the list of graduates since then a who's who of Perth business.

Bill Johnston has announced he will step down from Western Australian cabinet next week.

Mineral Resources has committed $1.5 million to fund front-line support positions at the under-construction Ruah Centre for Women and Children.

City of Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas has doubled down on the closure of an East Perth crisis accommodation centre, calling Premier Roger Cook's comments undermining.

Owners of the Claremont Hotel, which reopened this year after a $12 million refurbishment, have launched legal action against a contractor for alleged breach of contract and delay.

The amount of unclaimed money in the Department of Treasury's register has grown almost 35 per cent since 2020, to around $160 million in 2023.

Port infrastructure at Cockburn Sound and major roads servicing the area, including parts of the Kwinana Freeway, will be upgraded in advance of the proposed Westport development.

Major project delivery and an increased wages bill pushed public sector cash flow into deficit in the September quarter; a $1.2 billion turnaround on the cash surplus reported a year earlier.

The nine-storey apartment project, which was scaled down from its initial form, has been given the green light at a JDAP meeting today.

WA leads the nation in the rate of increase in housing and unit approvals, with an 11 per cent uptick in October.

Spending in Western Australia's mining sector rose 7.5 per cent during the September quarter, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics figures.

Fortescue's former chief financial officer Ian Wells has joined the ranks of Liontown Resources as an independent non-executive director.

A WA copper miner has drawn the ire of traditional owners for failing to disclose the destruction of two heritage sites to authorities more than five years ago.

WA's abundance of lithium, gas and renewable energy leaves it poised to reap the economic benefits of Singapore's decarbonisation journey.

Banks call for crisis talks as cash transport giant teeters

Isabel Vieira and Tom Zaunmayr discuss the state of play for WA's largest employers.

BGC is concerned its employees could be targeted by abusive behaviour on social media after an aggrieved customer uploaded a parody video about building delays.