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A new antenna and a strengthened relationship with the European Space Agency is set to take WA's space aspirations to new heights.

Alcoa Foundation has committed a further $655,000 to not-for-profit Waalitj Foundation's employment and business support programs over the next three years.

Sell shares or else, PM tells ministers

Boris Johnson says he is resigning as Britain's prime minister, bowing to calls from ministerial colleagues and lawmakers in his Conservative Party.

Monadelphous has secured a handful of contracts valued at $220 million, while subsidiaries of NRW Holdings have extended a fleet contract worth up to $1.2 billion.

One of Western Australia's biggest fund managers, Packer & Co, has spelled out the impact of Russian sanctions as it revealed a negative 1.2 per cent annual performance which still beat its benchmark markets.

Liontown Resources chair Tim Goyder has paid $17 million for a home overlooking the water in Peppermint Grove.

Sun Brilliance boss Dilawar Singh has mounted an $8.5 million lawsuit against the company he once helmed for allegedly capitalising on his name and reputation long after his departure.

The Simon Lee Foundation is supporting the Art Gallery of WA to establish a five-year curatorial initiative to exhibit and collect work by contemporary Asian artists.

Senior editor Mark Pownall digs into how school foundations are buying up land for school camps in the South West region.

Gains by the heavyweight mining sector have helped lift the Australian share market by 0.8 per cent as industrial metal prices rebound.

After two decades of local ownership, Churchill Consulting is set to change hands and come under the ownership of global consultancy group Sia Partners.

Shares in BCI Minerals dropped 11 per cent after pushing back its targeted date for first salt shipments, with the extent of cost hikes on the billion-dollar project still to be confirmed.

Greens MP Brad Pettitt has lashed the state government for its utility's “opaque” South Fremantle Power Station sale process, amid news the buyer could be media mogul Kerry Stokes.

The Shire of Ashburton is hoping state and federal government funds can help establish it as a regional hub.

An Islamic banking group that offers loans without interest repayments has been sanctioned by Australian authorities.

Crown Resorts boss Steve McCann has stepped down after just over a year in the top job, as John Van Der Wielen is sworn in as casino licensee Burswood Limited's new chair.

WA's deputy premier conceded the state has in the past struggled to build a strong relationship with India as he prepares to lead a major trade delegation to the country later this month.

A fortified muscat from Gralyn Estate has turned heads with its win at a prestigious international wine competition.

A recent report found Australian businesses reported a combined loss of close to $2 billion to scammers, with investment scams topping the list.

A disability support service that hires professional athletes has landed in Perth and recruited players from the Fremantle Dockers and the West Coast Fever.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics says payroll jobs rose 0.1 per cent in the month to June 11, with the trade surplus coming in at $15.9 billion in May.

Survey results from Property Council members found Western Australia reported the highest confidence in the property industry compared to the rest of the country.

Several leading girls' schools are buying tracts of land in the South West with backing from their foundations.

Ahead of the release of payroll figures and the latest data on Australia's trade surplus, job advertisements are showing potential signs of decline.

Chevron learns its carbon capture lessons at Gorgon

The first of a three-part series focused on WA's culture of giving looks at the not-for-profits turning to endowment funds for financial security.

Apartment developer Finbar Group has forecast a net profit of $11 million for the financial year, which would be a 15 per cent increase from the previous period.

The ASX's mining and energy sectors have fallen sharply after global commodity prices plunged on fears of a global recession.

Roger Cook has conceded the state government may have changed tack on infrastructure spend had it had the benefit of hindsight.

New measures have been implemented to stop the spread of foot and mouth disease to Australia after cases were detected in livestock in Bali.

Senior journalist Claire Tyrrell goes behind how the collapse of three prominent construction outfits in the last 12 months has affected WA's building sector.