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East Perth-based Lycopodium has won a $36 million contract to oversee construction and engineering at one of the largest copper-gold mines in Indonesia.

WA shows a 1.1 per cent drop in dwelling approvals, while nationally there was a 3.6 per cent rise.

The federal government is working to ease pressure on supply chains amid spiking Omicron cases as stock is thinning out on supermarket shelves.

Fortescue turns to contract mining to cut diesel truck spending

There have been a further five applications for apartment developments west of Perth this week.

A development application for the West Erregulla gas project in the Mid West has been lodged, ahead of a potential tightening of the domgas market.

Making headlines, mask mandate to be lifted from tonight, WA warned to brace for transport disruption, and dozens of new development applications reach the SDAU on the eve of its closure.

St John of God Health Care is seeking approval for a $247 million extension of its Subiaco hospital through the State Development Assessment Unit before the accelerated planning pathway closes.

A second broad-based rally helped the ASX close the first week of 2022 slightly ahead, although the prospect of earlier rate hikes remains a worry for investors.

The state has just more than a month to prepare for multi-million dollar supply chain disruptions similar to those hitting Australia’s east coast.

Maylands meal kit business My Foodie Box closed its first day on the ASX up 25 per cent on its initial public offer price.

Property developer Sanur has taken its $140 million Hay Street redevelopment to the state government’s expedited planning pathway, after a year at loggerheads with the City of Subiaco.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss COVID challenges, Harold Clough, house prices, political donations, BCI Minerals and My Foodie Box.

Shares in West Perth-based junior Fin Resources were up nearly 26 per cent after being granted a key additional licence for the Sol Mar project in the Pilbara.

The mask mandate implemented in the wake of the latest COVID-19 outbreak will be partially lifted from tonight, after Western Australia recorded no new local cases overnight.

Woolworths Group has withdrawn its bid for Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API), leaving Wesfarmers as the only suitor for the Priceline Pharmacy owner.

The surging number of omicron cases is causing unprecedented disruption to businesses, as industries from retail to hospitality are forced to shut down or scale back operations.

Making headlines, Western Australia records one new local case of COVID-19, plea to pubgoers to respect hospitality staff amid abuse spike, and Harold Clough passes away.

Former ABC journalist and Santos executive Tom Baddeley will replace the late Russell Woolf as ABC Radio Perth’s breakfast presenter.

British racing executive James Oldring has been appointed chief executive of Perth Racing, as the organisation seeks to put upheaval last year behind it.

Premier Mark McGowan and the hotel industry are urging pubgoers to respect hospitality staff after venues reported an increase in abuse directed at workers about COVID-19 rules.

One of Western Australia’s most successful engineers, business leaders and philanthropists has passed away at the age of 95. True to form, he was at his desk just two days ago.

Australian shares had their biggest one-day fall since September 2020 as investors panicked about interest rates rising sooner than expected.

The Golden Oldies festival is expected to attract about 2,000 visitors to WA and inject $5.7 million into the economy.

Peet sells 250ha site no longer considered part of its short-to medium-term development plans.

Fortescue Metals Group has bought two new electric locomotives in a bid to trim emissions across its mine sites.

Western Australia has recorded one new local case of COVID-19 overnight, a close contact of a hotel security guard believed to have contracted the virus at the Hyatt Hotel.

South32 and Alcoa will restart production at the Brazil Aluminium operation, with first output slated for the June quarter after a six-year hiatus.

There must be more to border management than keeping WA’s mining operations going, writes Brent Fleeton.

Australia and Japan are set to ink a security treaty that Prime Minister Scott Morrison describes as "historic" during a virtual summit with his Japanese counterpart.

Scott Morrison says Australians have no choice but to ride out the current COVID wave with case numbers expected to spiral past 100,000 a day by the end of the week.

Making headlines, WA records five new local cases of COVID-19, a $40 million expansion of Coogee’s chlori-alkali plant approved and Troy Resources undertakes a recapitalisation in a bid to save the company.