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The opposition has criticised the state budget, claiming the promise for 530 hospital beds is a band-aid solution and the one-off power credit is "pocket change" amid rising living costs.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the state budget, DAP reforms, 40under40, John Van Der Wielen, Rebecca Tomkinson, Ron Sayers, arts dividends and special reports on lawyers and architects.

As a means of exerting pressure on countries that refuse to meet international standards of behaviour, sports bans have a proven track record.

Eric Streitberg will hand over the reins of Buru Energy to an executive moving from Beach Energy, later this year.

A Chinese spyship has been tracked off the coast of Western Australia, Defence Minister Peter Dutton has revealed.

Union figureheads have decried the state government's public sector wages policy despite the premier insisting it will deliver wage growth in line with inflation.

Daily COVID cases in Western Australia have dipped overnight, but the numbers of COVID-positive people in hospital and intensive care have risen.

Australia should move away from the business-as-usual approach to resources development, particularly regarding battery metals.

40under40: The journey from an idea to an approved medication is as difficult as putting a person on the moon, Rohan Hockings says.

EXCLUSIVE: Zempilas in talks to cut radio hours, while two food and wine institutions - Broadfield and Jordan - depart the morning paper.

New home sales increased 8.8 per cent in April, as national sales fall 1.2 per cent.

Derryn Belford is working on how to attract international students back to WA.

Graham Upson is sharing his knowledge with a company seeking to grow mushrooms for mental health.

Labor pledges $1b fund for new technologies

A special royalty rebate for potash producers was announced in the budget today, as big hopefuls such as BCI Minerals develop projects.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, political editor Gary Adshead and senior journalist Matt Mckenzie review the highlights from today's budget announcement.

Japan's Mitsui & Co has joined Mitsubishi Corporation, Shell and KKR as major corporate investors in carbon farming operators in Australia.

Property groups welcome state government investment in housing, but say its infrastructure spend could further stifle private sector development.

Fiscal discipline may be Mark McGowan's bread and butter, but today's budget announcement was packed with new spending commitments for the state's health, education and tourism sectors.

Five years after the state government declared it wanted to make electricity prices cost reflective, Synergy is set to receive about $1.7 billion of subsidies over the next four years.

Australian technology stocks have suffered their worst single-day losses since early in the pandemic, while the local bourse hit a fresh 14-week low after declining for a fourth day in five sessions.

BHP has signed a $9.2 million contract with Aboriginal business Karlka FenceWright and pledged to more than double its annual spending with the sector.

The state government has awarded $108 million worth of contracts to provide drug and alcohol support services throughout regional WA.

A scaled back version of the initial $32 million Busselton Jetty expansion has been given the go-ahead by the city, after a drastic costs spike almost made the project "impossible".

Junior gold and lithium explorer Kairos Minerals has appointed Klaus Eckhof and Peter Turner to lead the company.

Perth voted the preferred national capital to invest in property in the next 12 months.

ANALYSIS: With close to a dozen industrial agreements under negotiation and a forecasted salaries bill of $16.2 billion, the state government is holding firm on its public sector wages policy.

Rising costs for the Yanchep and Thornlie to Cockburn rail lines, and two new investments, have helped lift the state government's bill for 18 Metronet projects to $9.1 billion.

A $5.7 billion surplus, lower net debt than forecast and an unemployment rate six per cent below the national level. It’s enough, said Premier and Treasurer Mark McGowan, to make the other states and territory treasurers “green with envy”.

A new gallery focused on matching local early-career artists to people wanting to buy their first pieces of art is opening a temporary exhibition in Northbridge tonight.

A Dampier Port redevelopment designed to facilitate Perdaman’s $4.3 billion urea project and tipped to diversify trade has been referred to the environmental watchdog.

West Australian creator of the Pink Lady apple John Cripps has passed away at the age of 95 this week.