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Western Australia has recorded 13 new local cases of COVID-19 overnight, as the Coolbellup cluster continues to grow.

Fortescue Metals Group will acquire a UK-based engineering firm connected to late F1 team owner Frank Williams in a bid to bring race-bred battery technology to its iron ore fleet.

Young Western Australians are being encouraged to give of their time and boost volunteering in the state.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has been quick to point out that interest rate decisions are up to the Reserve Bank as speculation mounts for a rise this year.

A shift in focus to cattle in NZ provides an opportunity for Australian sheep producers.

Omicron, WA’s lockout to chisel into nation’s drilling bonanza

Former Perth Glory captain Jamie Harnwell has been appointed chief executive of the sport’s governing body in WA.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Gary Adshead and Matt Mckenzie discuss the challenge for the Liberals and the Nationals one year after the state election.

Stocks on the Australian market had their second-steepest fall of the year as investors brace for news next week of the path to higher global interest rates.

Vikas Rambal’s Perdaman Group is planning to enter the state’s retail electricity market, with a focus on greener energy.

Fortescue Metals Group has continued to surprise the market with its ambitious plans, striking an agreement with Sinosteel to evaluate a magnetite mine in the Mid West and a port at Oakajee.

Crown Perth boss Lonnie Bossi has stepped down after almost three decades with the embattled casino business, just months after fronting the royal commission.

Hazer Group shares fell 9 per cent today after a manufacturing defect in its reactor vessel further set back its demonstration project.

A disability support group plans to repurpose the building into offices.

The public’s enthusiasm for the Big Bash is waning.

A re-run of the GFC could be brewing in China’s property sector.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the border backflip, business disruptions, iron ore price surge, unemployment falls, apartment plans, retail vacancies and HBF acquisitions.

Swick Mining Services has completed the demerger of its technology business, Orexplore, which listed on the ASX this morning at 15 cents a share.

WA has recorded seven new local cases of COVID-19, while Mark McGowan says his border opening delay has received strong support.

Centaurus Metals has garnered $75 million in funding from the likes of Sprott Group and Harmanis Holdings to pin down feasibility of its nickel project in Brazil.

Bethesda Health Care's plan to grow its Cockburn mental health centre to 70 beds has been given the green light.

Property groups say Mark McGowan’s decision to delay the border re-opening risks the state’s economic future.

West Coast Eagles forward Jack Darling has been excluded from training or playing with the club after failing to meet the AFL’s Covid-19 vaccination deadline.

Property magnate Adrian Fini has offered a first look at his $280 million plan to transform Smiths Beach into a coastal village.

Serbia has revoked Rio Tinto's lithium exploration licences, bowing to protesters who opposed the planned $3.3 billion Jadar development on environmental grounds.

Premier shuts down hopes of WA reopening

Delaying the reopening of the state’s borders is an admission of failure to prepare the health system, Liberal leader David Honey says.

The planned February 5 reopening of the state's borders has been cancelled amid a surge in Omicron-driven hospitalisations on the east coast, but Mark McGowan has promised a more compassionate approach.

BHP has been fined $125,000 after a contractor was struck in the neck by a metal shard during maintenance work at Whaleback iron ore mine in September 2017.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, managing editor Sean Cowan outlines why he thinks Cricket Australia should overhaul the BBL.

National cabinet has agreed not to shorten the isolation time for positive COVID-19 cases from seven to five days.

Andrew Forrest-backed Emyria is slated to start human clinical trials within weeks for a cannabinoid drug to treat psychological distress.