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A Dalyellup site has been earmarked for a $40 million Bunnings development, which has been submitted to the state's peak planning body.

A slump in forward bookings has prompted a third of tourism businesses to cut down on employee numbers and staff hours, according to Tourism Council WA.

Southern Cross Media Group chair Heith Mackay-Cruise is the latest victim of the battle for control of the media conglomerate, which owns the Seven television network and The West Australian newspaper.

A $70 million fertiliser storage facility leased by Nutrien Ag Solutions and built by a Cardaci family business has been opened.

The state government has finally moved to end no-grounds evictions in Western Australia, bringing the state in line with the rest of the country.

Westgold Resources has divested its Peak Hill gold project to West Perth-based junior Great Boulder Resources in a deal worth at least $58.3 million.

Perth-founded proptech Openn Negotiation has been removed from the Australian Stock Exchange after a two-year trading hiatus through several financial woes.

One of Australia's largest proposed battery storage projects has been earmarked by a team of former investment bankers for a site north of Perth.

Geopolitical tensions driven by the Middle East crisis and high fuel prices have created a volatile macroeconomic environment, Australia's biggest business bank says.

A Perth-founded diving company has reinvented itself and is now delivering world-leading resource-recovery results.

Two mining services firms have notched five-year contracts this morning, both in the Northern Territory.

West Perth-based American West Metals has announced plans to raise $10 million, as it moves fast-track drilling activities at its West Desert critical minerals project in the US.

A $2 billion investment in housing promises to ensure young people have the opportunity to buy a home, with 34,000 new dwellings to be built.

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq have advanced to record closing highs, boosted by ‌robust earnings and a dip in crude prices.

WA mining services group SSH has agreed to acquire Elphinstone Mechanical Services in a deal worth up to $3 million, marking its expansion into Queensland.

Public service faces jobs cull

Tradie-turned-entrepreneur Kyle Ringin was named the First Amongst Equals at the 2026 40under40 awards, coming out on top of a cohort of WA's emerging business leaders.

Rare earth miner and processor Tronox has won a permanent Supreme Court injunction against self-styled whistleblower Alexander Cokic.

The descendant of a Pilbara Strike leader has laid down a challenge for miners to lift royalty payments and help native title holders build their own mines.

Claire Tyrrell speaks with Ella Loneragan about a charity preparing to open WA's first school for traumatised youth.

Australia's share market has broken its worst losing streak since 2018 as oil prices eased from four-year highs and strong US earnings boosted investor sentiment.

Tyson Sutton has moved to expand his automotive retailing empire with a deal to purchase Mandurah-based dealerships owned by Lane Group.

National seafood group KB Seafood will be taking over operational control of Indian Ocean Rock Lobster's Cervantes processing facility, in a move that doubles its capacity in WA.

Costs of a landmark trial over an iron ore empire are yet to be assessed, as lawyers for the mining billionaires continue to disagree in court.

David Campbell Transport is taking Aurizon to court in an attempt to recoup some $8 million it says it's owed over haulage at Glencore's Murrin Murrin operations.

The total taxpayer bill for the purchase and fit-out of St John of God Mount Lawley by the state government has been revealed.

The state government has promised to allocate more than $200 million in the upcoming budget to boost TAFE and training initiatives.

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Mark Pownall, Tom Zaunmayr and Claire Tyrrell discuss the big events of the week in WA business and politics, spanning gas tax speculation, renewable energy, lithium's contradictions, Perth house prices, and more.

Profit from CITIC Pacific's Pilbara magnetite project has fallen again, making $US105 million for its Hong Kong-based owners last year.

Mining boss Peter Bartlett cops $50,000 fine for contempt of court in his battle with former lieutenant Patrick Keogh.