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The nursing union has hit back at claims it is being disingenuous in its wages deal talks with the state government, arguing the package had a lot of weasel words but was light on detail.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss interest rates, stockmarket wobbles, house prices, biggest taxpayers, Lawson Apartments, Burgess Rawson and CBH Group.

As China ramps up the rhetoric, a host of international companies are taking their business elsewhere.

CEO Alan Joyce has told shareholders at its annual general meeting the airline is returning to its pre-COVID levels of service.

Rio Tinto’s new chair is cleaning house and planning the miner’s next steps.

State and territory authorities are bracing for an uptick in COVID-19 infections as new variants of the virus spread across Australia.

Cybercrime rises to one every seven minutes

Parents of Loreto Nedlands students have demanded a swathe of documents amid a probe into the sudden decision to close the school.

Senior editor Mark Beyer discusses shifts atop Data & Insights' ranking of environmental services firms and offers highlights from his recent conversation with Ecocene.

Ecocene blends a traditional environmental consultancy with new technology.

Commuters battling their way onto freeways from Perth CBD in peak hour may be in for some relief, with Infrastructure Australia endorsing early-stage plans to ease the infamous congestion.

The local share market has fallen sharply after the chairman of America's powerful central bank declared rate hikes had "still some ways to go".

Amber-Jade Sanderson branded the nursing union's rejection of a second wages deal “disingenuous”, claiming it was now the only thing standing in the way of getting its key demand.

Firefinch’s ailing Morila goldmine in Mali is tipped to fall into insolvency, with the company unable to raise capital to revive the operation or find a suitable buyer.

HBF has acquired its second Queensland-based business in 18 months with the purchase of QCHF.

Investor relations and communications firm Citadel-MAGNUS has closed a bumper $50 million sale to US company Morrow Sodali, with two Perth executives among the big winners.

Lovegrove Turf Farm’s founders are selling 15ha of land in Wattle Grove worth more than $20 million, after years of interest from some of the country’s largest developers.

A series of big mergers and acquisitions has reshaped the ranking of environmental consulting firms in WA, with WSP and GHD topping the sector.

Jim Chalmers has acknowledged the business community may not end up in agreement with the government on its industrial relations reforms.

New data reveals just how much WA businesses contributed to the federal treasury during the pandemic, with 10 corporates paying $27.5 billion in the year to June 2021.

A project proposed on the former Ford Motors and Matilda Bay Brewery site is off to a rocky start with the City of Fremantle’s planning committee opposing the $185 million proposal.

Mineral Resources’ battle with a former contracts manager has spilled out into the Supreme Court, with the Chris Ellison-led miner pursuing a partner in the alleged secret commissions deal.

The federal opposition is calling on the government to allow extensive debate on controversial workplace law changes.

Woolworths says that inflation accelerated during the September quarter, with food prices rising an average of 7.3 per cent.

Bookies face probe into dirty money

Property mogul Allen Caratti has been ordered to pay more than $1.2 million under a deed of guarantee drawn up 12 years ago.

WA’s DomGas Alliance has hit out at suggestions the state’s gas should be used to fix an east coast energy crisis.

A group of Perth investors are set to overhaul the old Mirrabooka Tavern site to create a new main street, after months of delays in the approvals process.

Iluka Resources chair Rob Cole is set to lead the board of Perth Airport, just weeks after chief executive Kevin Brown announced his departure.

Political editor Gary Adshead discusses his cover story on Andrew Hastie and reviews highlights from his appearance at this morning's Politics & Policy event.

The ASX200 has finished slightly higher after crossing above and below the key 7000 level for most of the day.

Vulcan Energy is seeking to broaden its pursuit to develop zero-carbon lithium by expanding exploration and marketing efforts across the border into France.