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BHP is poised to substantially increase its exposure to copper and nickel after the board of takeover target OZ Minerals backed an increased offer.

Grain farmers "nailed the jackpot" in a financial year where transport, ICT and the arts also delivered double-digit growth; and the state's economy increased by 3.1 per cent.

The signposts towards a global recession are looming larger.

Trade talks at the APEC summit in Thailand could be a chance for the prime minister to progress moves to remove China's sanctions on Australia.

Hopes high for Genesis deal as Western Areas' Lougher joins St Barbara

A $27 million misstatement of the Department of Communities' cash reserves is the latest example of “sloppy” financial management in the public sector, the Auditor General has warned.

Mining giant Alcoa has disclosed the departure this month of its Australian boss while confirming its global chief executive has been in Perth meeting with Premier Mark McGowan.

The local share market ended 0.2 per cent higher on Thursday, helped by gains in financials, health care and consumer stocks.

Motor repair giant AMA Group has pursued another legal action against its former CEO, Perth-based entrepreneur Andrew Hopkins.

Senior editor Mark Beyer talks about his recent conversation with Sharon Warburton, and what her success as a company director means for women in search of board positions.

The Shire of Collie has backed international power producer Neoen's proposal for a $675 million, 1,000-megawatt battery energy storage system on a 31.4-hectare piece of land in Palmer.

Properties & Pathways has sold off its industrial and logistics portfolio, comprising 120,000sqm of property across three states.

Emeco Holdings has announced a new chief executive for its underperforming Pit N Portal division while also renegotiating a major contract with Mincor Resources.

Mark McGowan has called on east coast energy providers to wear some pain amid an expected surge in energy prices over the next two years.

Options await a reinvigorated New Zealand favourite.

Chris Ellison has no current plans to spin-off Mineral Resources' lithium business and remains keen to build a refinery at the company's Wodgina mine in the Pilbara.

Longer opening hours and fewer trading restrictions on key public holidays could be on the way for Perth's small bars.

A Perth-linked tech company that has worked with Boeing and Google, and counts Malcolm Turnbull as a backer, has secured $108 million from investors including KKR.

Sharon Warburton epitomises the rise of female company directors but the number of women chairing major WA companies remains very small.

Rising interest rates and economic pressure have failed to dent WA's jobless rate, steady at 3.5 per cent, while national data hit a fresh record.

A cross-party federal parliamentary committee has given the green light to a new trade deal between Britain and Australia.

Miners to top ‘Rudd tax' campaign

The Dale Alcock-led group has posted a loss for the first time in its 40-year history, citing unprecedented challenges felt by the industry nationwide.

Former WA solicitor general Robert Meadows has died, aged 81.

A report says hundreds of hospital patients are occupying much-needed beds for thousands of days because there are no community facilities to release them into.

Hit hard by four months of lockdowns last calendar year, national shoe retailer Betts Group has been buoyed by the positive market despite marking a loss for the year.

Perth-based tech startup ULUU has raised $8.6 million to develop and distribute its plastic alternative made from seaweed.

The local share market has closed lower, with investors apparently treading cautiously as the war in Ukraine threatened to spill across the border into Poland.

OZ Minerals has placed its shares in a trading halt as it evaluates a “potential change of control transaction”.

Another high-rise has been proposed for the Scarborough Redevelopment Area, a region already occupied with projects amounting to more than $300 million.

Senior editor Mark Beyer discusses this year's changes to Data & Insights' accountants list and highlights some of the biggest issues affecting the sector.

Birds of a different feather may flock together if Elon Musk changes Twitter's content rules.