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ECU has denied allegations of improper grading were unearthed amid a culture review that has led to the university's executive dean of education handing in his resignation.

A buoyant retirement village sector has positive flow-through effects on housing more generally, but over-regulation is stifling new investment.

Australians in isolation due to COVID-19 will be able to vote in the federal election following last-minute changes to electoral rules.

Given the looming commodities shock, rising interest rates and inflationary pressures, the May 21 election is increasingly looking like a contest worth losing.

Parties zero in on watershed west

Chalice Mining has been granted final approvals needed to undertake exploration drilling within its famed Julimar project despite concerns from the community over a surrounding forest.

An alcohol and drug treatment service will take over the former Esther Foundation facility in a two-year deal with the state government funding more than $4 million.

The Australian stock market has fallen sharply, with major retailers hitting multi-year lows on fears of rising fuel and freight costs.

A subsidiary of multinational conglomerate Koch Industries has been selected as Strike Energy’s sole offtake partner for product from a $2.3 billion planned urea project near Geraldton.

Political editor Gary Adshead discusses the outcome of the Legislative Council's inquiry into WA's ambulance services as well as reports of mounting pressure on the state's health system.

A renewable energy company will shed its name in favour of a new moniker representing its commitment to renewable hydrogen.

Governments’ obfuscation is a major factor behind the public’s frustration with politics and politicians.

Perth-based financial advisory firm PMM Group and property entity My Two Boys will be wound up, almost one year after investors lobbed $2 million in claims against them.

The City of Nedlands will be requesting a two-month extension to plan its next move over the fallen Tawarri deal, which has been described by the Lands Minister as risky “flip-flopping”.

A mega-merger between Woodside Petroleum and BHP’s oil and gas business has received overwhelming shareholder approval at an AGM in Perth this afternoon.

The City of Nedlands has opposed another apartment building, recommending a state government assessment panel to refuse the $9.5 million proposal at an upcoming meeting.

The unemployment rate in WA has fallen to 2.9 per cent in April, amid an environment of soaring inflation.

St John WA could take up to six weeks to respond to a report which recommended the state government bring ambulance services in-house if the non-profit could not improve operations within five years.

Western Australia has reached a new peak in its daily COVID infections with 17,105 new COVID cases reported overnight.

Arafura Resources shares are trading higher on the back of a new potential seven-year offtake deal with South Korean-based automotive business Hyundai.

Retailers enjoyed a buoyant sales period during April compared to a year earlier, but ballooning inflation is eating into business operations.

Like-minded groupings of universities are far more suited to mergers than those based on location.

This year most disruptive ever, says Toll chief

Senior editor Mark Beyer delves into how staffing changes behind the scenes have shaken up the law sector in WA.

Decmil remains locked in a bitter battle with Avid Australia over $1.3 million in bills subsidiary Avid Resources disputed before its collapse.

Fringe World Festival’s parent company, Artrage, has pointed to some signs of a recovery from the pandemic in a new report, posting a higher box office spend but overall lower attendance.

The major miners have led the ASX higher, with iron ore prices rising as China reopens.

Fire, police and health officers have been dispatched to St John HQ over the death of a Perth grandmother.

Subiaco-based SRG Global has booked a five-year contract providing civil maintenance works at Alcoa’s alumina refinery in Kwinana.

The state's auditor-general has found "significant weaknesses" in the COVID-19 contact tracing system, including allowing unnecessary and excessive access to personal information.

Australian Vanadium is powering ahead with plans to build a vanadium processing plant in the state’s Midwest, lodging the proposal with the environmental watchdog.

Building materials company Boral has shed $45 million off forecasted underlying earnings on account of heavy rainfall and ballooning fuel prices.