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Perth will host the Super Netball League grand final at RAC Arena next month after the event was reportedly sold to the highest bidder.

The social assistance and allied health sector is one of Western Australia’s fastest growing industries and biggest employers in the state.

The property is one of several CBD properties to hit the market in recent weeks.

Journalist Madeleine Stephens profiles the growth of a local meadery and details an uptick in demand for the medieval drink.

Long-serving not-for-profit leader Jenny Allen is to step down as chief executive of the Foundation for WA Museum, handing the reins to a recent appointee to the charitable organisation.

The local share market has dropped back below 7200, with losses for every sector except utilities and energy.

The building giant has stopped making new sales from its Commodore Homes brand while demand exceeds supply.

One of the state’s largest logistics operators is facing allegations of negligence over the mysterious disappearance of $1 million in silver bars it had been contracted to transport.

A state government development board has given Kerry Stokes-backed developer Flagship the green light to build a 27-storey tower, valued at $180 million, in the CBD.

Fresh from winning approval for its new production facility, Margaret River Brewhouse has a new investor in the form of an ex-partner from one of London’s 'magic circle' law firms.

A new, co-authored report has presented two different views of the future of public higher education.

Western Areas shareholders have voted largely in favour of a friendly takeover from IGO, drawing the $1.26 billion deal near to a close.

If a bitterly divided Liberal Party can’t unite on policies and candidates to win back mainstream voters, its chances at the 2025 state election are doomed.

CPB Contractors has been tasked with building a two-kilometre-long fence at BHP’s iron ore operations in Port Hedland in a bid to ease dust emissions in the area.

Mining entrepreneur and avid classic car collector Peter Briggs has passed away at the age of 83.

Amber-Jade Sanderson has reluctantly conceded the government is partly to blame for the negative perception of the state’s health system, after lobbing similar criticisms in opposition.

A Perth brewery is hoping to make a medieval drink popular again.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers remains coy on whether the Labor government will pull a gas trigger to shore up domestic supply, as energy prices spike.

Taxpayer subsidies a boon for billionaires

BHP has pushed the button on a $50 million project to automate iron ore shiploading at its export operations at Port Hedland, lauding the move as a world-first.

Property Council data shows a 13 per cent uptick in CBD office occupancy in May.

Senior editor Mark Beyer digs into the latest data underpinning Business News' list of Indigenous businesses.

Major lithium producer Pilbara Minerals has selected its 40-year old chief operating officer Dale Henderson to be the next leader of the company.

The City of Perth has knocked back Ruah Community Services' bid to relocate its Northbridge community centre, only leaving several months to find an alternative.

The Australian share market has ended modestly higher despite huge drops for lithium miners and electricity supplier Origin Energy.

Ralph Addis has been appointed chief executive officer of Lotterywest and Healthway for an 18-month period, after assuming the position earlier this year while a permanent leader was sought.

Victoria Park mayor Karen Vernon has acknowledged community frustration around the $4 billion project.

Mineral Resources has rubbished a lawsuit against the miner, boss Chris Ellison and its high-profile lawyers by a former employee who was sacked earlier this year.

A correction in the lithium market turned into a rout today, with Pilbara Minerals and Liontown Resources leading the fall after two bearish research reports.

A hopeful developer who threw their hat in the ring to buy the South Fremantle Power Station site has said they believe the sale process was “a complete stitch up”.

Decmil has further reduced its expected revenue but is set to bounce back in the new financial year, ending a difficult few months by announcing $137 million in new contracts.

The City of Perth has extended the deadline over a $25 million contribution towards the WACA pool but costs could pile up due to legal issues with its funding agreement.