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Genesis, St Barbara work on new deal

New data shows fewer rental homes are available for tenants with prices rising nationally in the first three months of the year.

WA could position itself to attract more build-to-rent capital, if government provided more financial incentives to the sector, experts say.

Mincor Resources has told investors to accept a $760 million cash offer on the table from Andrew Forrest's Wyloo Metals in the absence of a superior proposal.

Jordan Murray and Matt Mckenzie debate the state's GST share, and funding for submarines.

Australian shares are near all-time highs following the Reserve Bank's decision to keep interest rates unchanged after 10 consecutive hikes.

While there are several deals available for airline passengers, those who prefer a more leisurely mode of travel haven't been forgotten.

Impala Terminals Group has officially opened its $150 million energy import, storage and distribution terminal at Kwinana Bay.

Perth-based explorer Meteoric Resources has appointed a new chairman and received commitments to raise $25 million to advance its rare earth elements project in Brazil.

Highly-feted Perth startup Tiller Rides is seeking a new owner to help commercialise its e-bikes after being hit by delays and churning through $5 million from investors.

Genesis Minerals has been forced to resume negotiations with St Barbara as the asset at the heart of their planned merger battles a litany of costs and production problems.

Further rate hikes still loom despite the RBA giving borrowers relief today following 10 consecutive rises, but Australia's banks are "strong" in the face of global headwinds.

Five months after striking a deal to buy Pfizer's WA manufacturing operation, Bridgewest Group has completed the purchase and outlined plans to add to its 400 local staff.

The $85 million Andrew and Nicola Forrest-led project is one step closer to fruition after the environmental regulator recommended it for approval.

COMO The Treasury and Cable Beach Club Resort & Spa were among the winners of the Australian Hotels Association Perth Airport WA Accommodation Awards 2023.

The state government has committed $40 million towards critical minerals initiatives in the upcoming budget, in a bid to find new resources and shift to net zero.

A round of trade talks is being held between Australian and Chinese officials as Canberra works to ease diplomatic tensions with Beijing.

Ahead of a key party room meeting about the Indigenous voice, Peter Dutton faces pressure to allow MPs a free vote on supporting the proposal.

When it comes to multi-billion-dollar defence programs, parochial interests shouldn't get in the way of the national interest.

Beware focus on lithium refining: mining tech boss

Analysis: The loss-making homebuilding arm of BGC has an uncertain future after announcing today it would stop new sales; more than 60 years after the business was founded.

Western Australian lithium operations have helped cement Australia as a global powerhouse for the commodity however a new report indicates surging prices may have peaked.

Perth-based contractor Whittens has been fined $425,000 over the death of a worker at Inpex's Ichthys LNG facility near Darwin in 2017.

The local bourse has finished 0.6 per cent higher to close at a three-and-half-week high ahead of the Reserve Bank meeting on interest rate hikes.

Senior journalist Matt Mckenzie talks to Jordan Murray about his recent conversation with opposition leader Shane Love.

Andrew Forrest's Wyloo Metals has capped its offer on the table for Mincor Resources claiming it was unaware of product discrepancies between the target and major customer BHP.

Meteoric Resources' deal to sell its Juruena Gold Project for $US20 million has fallen through, with the company planning a capital raising.

Shane Love insists there's a greater role for the Nationals in state politics beyond rural concerns.

US regulators have charged three Austal USA executives for their roles in an alleged fraudulent accounting scheme, six months after the shipbuilder settled with ASIC over similar breaches.

Perth home values have risen in the past month, although property groups CoreLogic and PropTrack have released different findings in their March reports.

Good Drinks Australia, Stella Bella Wines and Dardanup Butchering Company are among 10 WA businesses to win a share of a new round of state government grants aiming to help develop new food and beverage projects.