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Bids for Pilbara Minerals spodumene concentrate have fallen for the first time since the company began selling product via its battery material exchange platform a year ago.

An appeal by Christian Porter over the removal of his leading barrister in the now-settled defamation case against the ABC has been dismissed.

The Nedlands council’s protest against a hospice for terminally ill children has left many bewildered.

The developer behind East Perth’s $23 million Ibis Styles hotel is suing one of its subcontractors for damages after a water leak forced the closure of several rooms within months of it opening.

The number of Western Australians hospitalised with COVID has hit a new record today, as the spread of Omicron sub-variants propel the state towards its next pandemic peak.

The West Australian government has added four companies to its list of preferred suppliers for computing and mobile devices.

Occupancy rates are at their highest level since COVID restrictions eased, Property Council figures show.

Developer Megara's $73.7 million vision to revitalise the Sorrento Plaza precinct is being advertised for community feedback.

The second instalment of Donating Differently details the rise of organisations harnessing the power of collective giving.

About 9,100 fewer Western Australians were in work in June as the state’s jobless rate defied an improvement nationally.

The national unemployment rate is set to fall further to 3.8 per cent when new labour force figures are released on Thursday.

Fortescue seeks green light for export increase

Barking Gecko, Tim Watts and Arielle Gray make wonderful theatre out of Cicada, Shaun Tan’s parable for all ages, write David Zampatti and junior reviewer Pippa Turnbull.

The ASX has closed up 0.2 per cent, although energy companies were under pressure after Brent crude prices plunged to a four-month low.

A hospitality duo with experience at The Flour Factory, Bar Lafayette and The Ritz Carlton are gearing up to open a bar just off St Georges Terrace.

Western Australia’s oldest coal company Griffin Coal has been ordered to pay $4,000 for failing to lodge annual financial reports from 2018 to 2021.

A recent report shows Perth's housing market was off to a strong start this winter despite a decline of new property listings.

First-mover advantage awaits a WA university willing to offer an apprenticeship degree.

Senior editor Mark Beyer talks about his feature on corporate finance, delving into why the market is slowing down and what opportunities lay ahead as access to capital recedes.

Regional Express appears to have its sights set on a foray into the fly-in fly-out sector, entering a trading halt after revealing it was vying for a slice of Cobham Aviation’s operations.

Colliers’ research shows Perth’s industrial market is the tightest in the country, with vacancy rates at new lows and rents growing at record levels.

A national strategy is needed to address gender pay gap after little has progressed since the publication of the 'Filling the Pool' report, the Committee for Perth says.

New home builds in Western Australia have plunged 32.2 per cent in the latest quarterly data, the most significant drop in almost four decades, as rising costs slow the construction boom.

Western Australia's Liberal and National opposition partners will face off in a by-election for the state's largest electorate.

As the days of easy equity draw to a close, companies are pivoting to different methods of raising capital.

Shares in Structural Monitoring Systems jumped 10 per cent on the news that seasoned professional director and consultant Ross Love had been appointed executive chair.

Buyers earning up to $180,000 on a single income will be able to access a new home loan as part of the state government's bid to have more people living in apartments closer to the Perth CBD.

Hesperia, led by Adrian Fini and Ben Lisle, has flagged a $35 million plan to develop a retail centre on a 87,812 square metre piece of land in Mirrabooka.

WA Police commissioner Chris Dawson has dismissed fears a spate of resignations could derail the force’s expansion plan, but conceded wages were critical to competing with the private sector.

Corporate advisers expect a more difficult market after a very buoyant period, but also see a silver lining.

While the inflation challenge is expected to get worse before it gets better, Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the government is awake to the pressure on pensioners.

US critical minerals deal