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Western Australia has recorded another 16,670 COVID cases overnight, sending the number of active infections in the state beyond 75,000 for the first time since the pandemic began.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia third quarter cash profit has remained steady at $2.4 billion as growth in home and business lending was offset by the impact of ongoing margin pressure.

Outgoing Football West chief executive James Curtis is making a shift into the planning space.

Premier to announce cost-of-living energy bill bonus in election eve State Budget

Liberal, Labor and independent candidates fight for the seat of Curtin in a live Business News debate.

A major US movie has committed to postproduction in WA, as the ABC struck a deal with Screenwest to feature local documentaries during a primetime slot.

Shares in Mark Creasy-backed explorer Galileo Mining tripled today after it reported a major palladium and platinum discovery at its Norseman Project.

Fremantle’s Victoria Quay is set for a transformation with the government investing in other opportunities while flagging the relocation of the livestock and motor vehicle trade.

The Australian share market has finished in the green for the first time since last Thursday, rising slightly higher ahead of key US inflation data due to be released overnight.

Australian Mines’ Benjamin Bell has resigned as a director after the corporate watchdog moved to strip him of his right to manage a corporation over disclosure allegations.

Major Western Australian arts companies have reaped huge benefits from Fortescue Metals Group shares donated by Andrew and Nicola Forrest in 2011.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Madeleine Stephens uncorks the last two years in business for WA's wineries.

Minister Simone McGurk has remained tight-lipped about the settlement that ended her lawsuit with psychologist Tracy Westerman, revealing only that the state paid $16,500 in costs.

The opposition has slammed the state government's rush to revive the SDAU, labelling the deferral of its permanent replacement an admission it is flawed.

Contractor DRA Global says its revenue may drop by as much as 25 per cent this year after contract losses and project delays.

Nigel Satterley’s property group is taking the tax commissioner to court, claiming a $2.5 million payment to compensate shareholders after a failed development should be tax deductible.

COVID cases in Western Australia have surged by more than 17,000 overnight, as Premier Mark McGowan warns the pandemic is not over yet.

Rebecca Tomkinson will start as chief executive at the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia in the coming months, the first woman to hold the role in the chamber's history.

An innovative coding school recently opened in Australia has big plans.

Opposition leader Anthony Albanese effectively put a figure on Labor's position, supporting a wage increase of 5.1 per cent, in line with the highest inflation spike in two decades.

The first months of 2022 felt like the start of the pandemic all over again for the arts sector, but with more fatigue and less financial support, according to Jenny Simpson.

‘Flush’ McGowan eyes healthcare fix

WA wineries are preparing to open to the world after avoiding the worst of the global disruption.

The local bourse has suffered its third losing session in a row, but the damage ended up being not nearly as severe as it had been in early trading.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Nadia Budihardjo gives an update on major developments in Fremantle.

Black Mountain Energy has applied for approval to more than double groundwater extraction for its planned fracking exploration program in the Canning Basin.

The not-for-profit behind the Busselton Jetty has rescoped the $32 million underwater observatory project after cost hikes rendered it unviable, keeping it afloat by splitting it into two stages.

The state government plans to extend its powers to implement COVID measures for six months through a Bill, which the opposition has criticised.

Exploration company Australian Mines and its managing director Benjamin Bell are facing allegations of breaching disclosure obligations about the Sconi Project.

Opposition figureheads have called for a greater focus on servicing debt and funding hospitals in the state’s upcoming budget.

The state government has unveiled plans to push through an extension of its controversial COVID-19 development pathway and defer plans to make it permanent.

The state government will allocate nearly $60 million in the upcoming state budget to prepare for the "rapid uptake" of electric or hydrogen fuel vehicles, including $36.5 million for rebates.