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Favourable seasonal conditions on the land aren’t always reflected in the share price fortunes for listed ag firms.

A communications platform used by the Department of Defence has been hit by a ransomware attack.

Anthony Albanese is defending his decision to pump money into long-term investments rather than handouts for struggling families.

Clough executives exit amid pressure

A Perth-based vanadium aspirant chaired by former National Party of Western Australia leader Brendon Grylls is looking for $35 million to list on the ASX.

Design work for the Westport project is moving ahead, although it is unclear when the $4 billion-plus development will be needed as container traffic stalls.

After being closed for 14 years, one of the oldest hotels in the Peel Region will reopen in late 2023 to flaunt its redevelopment under new operators Karl and Janine Bullers.

EXCLUSIVE: Two Yolk Property executives have bought a majority stake in the WA arm of the commercial property giant.

Two companies have been fined $800,000 and ordered to pay costs over the death of a worker at a Welshpool factory.

The local share market has finished down 0.9 per cent, with big losses for the mining giants after government statistics showed a drop in iron ore exports.

Roger Cook has faulted excessive visa processing times for the state's difficulties attracting international workers.

Five hectares of land in Wandi, next to Satterley Property Group's Honeywood Estate, have been earmarked for a future residential development.

ASX-listed Kelsian Group has bought another Western Australian business, bolstering its presence in the state’s transport sector and BDO’s growing pipeline of buy-side deals.

The legal bid to stop the construction of the Bunbury Outer Ring Road’s southern arm has been resurrected, with a new appeal poking holes in the offset plan its approval hinged on.

Jesinta Burton looks at who should foot the bill amid a raft of overturned planning decisions in Perth's western suburbs.

Rio Tinto and its Japanese partners have marked the 50-year anniversary of a joint venture that has seen the highs and lows of the iron ore industry.

Stockbroking and investment group Argonaut will launch its third fund next week, focusing on the hard-hit gold sector as a counter cyclical play.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss interest rates, IR changes, Tattarang, AusBiotech, WSP and environmental services, biggest exporters, Andrew Hastie and the purpose of a listed company.

A national storage company bought the 2,390sqm warehouse from Singaporean property fund Peakstone.

The Attorney General has lashed Clive Palmer for threatening the federal government with an international damages claim, accusing the magnate of using expensive lawsuits to “get his own way”.

Recent spats between councils and developers have raised questions about who should foot the bill when a ruling is overturned.

Spring in the Swan Valley wouldn’t be the same without a glass of chenin blanc.

Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke says he's having productive discussions with industry groups about new worker laws.

Rio's Labor IR warning

A proposed 4.5-star hotel in Kununurra is one step closer to construction after the Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley council endorsed its application.

The Australian sharemarket has posted it fourth consecutive day of gains, equalling a streak last set in mid-September.

MACA is seeking damages from Karara Mining over claims it is harboring infrastructure set up as part of a $920 million mining services deal for the miner's magnetite project east of Geraldton.

The man accused of threatening western suburbs real estate highflyer Vivien Yap has been found in contempt of court after sending an intimidating email in a bid to have her drop the lawsuit.

Higher input costs and a weaker iron ore price were evident during Fortescue’s first quarter of the new financial year, along with Chairman Andrew Forrest’s green energy ambitions.

Michael Chaney has led a chorus of criticism of the federal government’s proposed workplace laws, after plans for multi-employer bargaining and other changes were detailed this morning.

Jordan Murray explains how Australia's defence industry will need to evolve in order to operate and sustain nuclear-powered submarines.

Albemarle Corporation’s plan for a 500-person workers' accommodation village in Binningup has cleared a hurdle following a four-hour meeting.