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Inflation in Perth has hit the highest level since 1990 at 7.6 per cent, with rising homebuilding costs a key contributor.

Labor dominated Facebook and Instagram feeds across WA last week, trumping the Liberal Party's social media advertising outlay in the state by a nearly two-to-one margin.

WA will remain in a declared state of emergency until the "appropriate time" despite most public health measures being lifted on Friday.

Confidence eased slightly in the past week and could fall further as the latest inflation data highlights the extent of cost of living pressures.

Industry leaders are finding ways to address shortfalls in affordable housing and homeless accommodation.

Trio aims for an Essential lithium target

Environmental risk has emerged as the leading area of concern for global miners according to a new KPMG report, while the war for talent intensifies.

Former West Australian treasurer Troy Buswell has been handed a suspended prison sentence for repeatedly attacking his ex-wife.

The HIA Australian Housing awards were held at the weekend.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior journalist Claire Tyrrell traces the life and times of Cath Hart through her regional Queensland upbringing to leading the Real Estate Institute's state division.

The ASX has suffered its worst session since the start of the war in Ukraine, with miners and oil producers sharply lower following China's COVID outbreak.

Leichhardt Industrial's $280 million solar salt project in the Pilbara has received a major boost, with Melbourne's billionaire Smorgon family buying a 20 per cent stake in the project.

This month’s trade agreement with India is welcome news for producers of wool, fruit and sheep and goat meat, among others.

The state government has made its second payment, out of 12 instalments of $63 million, to the Noongar Boodja Trust.

The state government has announced plans to end the indoor mask mandate from Friday, following mounting pressure from the opposition and the state’s business community.

Cath Hart reflects on her time at the Housing Industry Association of WA as she prepares for a new challenge.

Mineral Resources shares have nosedived as iron ore miners headed lower and the company announced it would issue up to $US1 billion in unsecured notes to institutional buyers.

Woodside’s sales revenues were down 17 per cent for the first quarter of 2022 as the Russia-Ukraine conflict stoked LNG prices but hampered trading activity.

Elon Musk has reached an agreement to buy Twitter for $61 billion, promising a more lenient touch to policing content on the social media platform.

A hearing to consider wage rises of up to 25 per cent for aged care workers is underway at the Fair Work Commission.

Defence analysts, government bodies and political figures agree that WA needs a dry dock, but how the federal government builds one is less straightforward.

Woodside, Santos laggards in global green rankings

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Jesinta Burton and Matt Mckenzie discuss whether Australia's low unemployment is driven by the inflation environment.

The Australian share market has been saturated with red over concerns the global economy is headed for a difficult period.

Seafarms Group’s largest shareholder has sought to remove Mick McMahon from the board less than six months after he was appointed executive chair.

The state government has agreed to stump up an extra $26.9 million for businesses affected by its impending native logging ban, bowing to pressure from the state’s peak forestry body.

The need for greater self-sufficiency is coming into stark focus as established trade practices are upended by tariffs and war in Europe.

Wanneroo council has pushed for the refusal of Woolworths’ $16 million commercial precinct proposal, despite the city’s administration originally backing the plan.

Mark Beyer and Jesinta Burton discuss the PM's Perth visit, his promises for the mining sector, labour shortages, residential builders, BHP and Rio, Tawarri Hot Springs, OBH project, Dradgin and Chrysos Corp's IPO.

A development panel has overruled a council's recommendation to reject an $11 million apartment building in Nedlands.

The Child Protection Minister Simone McGurk has been in the headlines about dysfunction within the Department of Communities. Now, more than $100 million will boost funding.

The Maddington Road site sold for the first time in close to three decades.