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On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior journalist Matt Mckenzie goes behind the scenes of WA's healthcare system to explore whether the state gets the best outcomes from the growing health budget.

Adbri subsidiary Cockburn Cement has received a small extension to its contract with Alcoa of Australia, worth at least $25 million.

The state government is pushing ahead with implementing an expedited planning pathway.

The Supreme Court has ordered the sale of a multi-million dollar property in Bentley after a two-decade partnership between two Perth businessmen soured.

A large-scale event to open the 2022 Perth Festival on February 11 will not go ahead due to the organiser’s concern about the potential spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.

Analysis: The Australia Institute claims WA earns a paltry return from oil and gas companies, while estimating state government royalties from the North West Shelf will likely surpass $17 billion over 25 years.

Investors have raised the ASX a little after China's central bank cut loan rates on more signs of a slowing economy.

Belmont-based recruitment business The GO2 People may have to pay more than $3.1 million to the Australian Taxation Office after failing to pay superannuation on time.

Vertex Minerals has made a soft start to its first day of trading, with shares in the WA-based explorer down 10 per cent on its public offering.

A Sydney fund manager has bought a property leased by St John of God.

WA has recorded no new local COVID cases since the return of the mask mandate overnight, but the Premier has warned Omicron is likely lingering in the community.

The mask mandate may have taken some of the edge off consumer activity in WA over the Christmas season, but retail spending to the end of 2021 appears to have remained strong.

BHP plans to acquire and trial four battery electric locomotives for its iron ore rail network in WA, following suit from fellow mining giants.

South32 has unveiled initial analysis for a potential $US1.7bn multi-decade metals development at its Hermosa project in Arizona.

Osborne Park-based medical goods supplier Pacific Health Care has become the exclusive distributor of SuprCuvr, a hospital-grade disinfectant created by ASX-listed outfit Skin Elements.

Belmont-based GenusPlus Group has been named preferred supplier to Australia’s first hyperscale national fibre network, with its contract worth at least $50 million.

Wesfarmers is on track for first-half earnings that meet investor expectations despite Kmart and Target struggling from coronavirus impacts.

Labour shortages and construction cost increases are making projects unviable for developers.

A Williams-based ag business is growing its case for cultivating clean WA produce.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says taxation will be a clear battleline between the coalition and Labor at the upcoming federal election.

‘High-wire act’ looms, warn mining bosses

Aboriginal business Kimberley Civil and Drainage has been appointed to start work on an 11-kilometre wastewater pipeline as part of an infrastructure upgrade in Broome.

Making headlines, Andrew Miller tells businesses to prepare ahead of WA border reopening, Hancock Prospecting progresses Mulga Downs iron ore project and CBH Group's $25 million rail loading facility gets the green light.

Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has cancelled the visa of world No.1 tennis player Novak Djokovic days out from the Australian Open.

Investor lending in WA has risen 95 per cent in the 12 months to November 2021.

The state’s largest grain handler has been given the green light to build a $25 million rail loading facility, as it breaks ground on its new $50 million Kwinana fertiliser project.

Shares had their biggest loss in more than a week as a US technology crash spilled over into the Australian market.

Hepa filters, CO2 monitors and N95 masks should be on the list for WA businesses as they prepare for state borders to reopen, Andrew Miller says.

Phoenix Academy and Curtin University were among 16 businesses appointed to a $240 million panel contract for teacher development.

Tim Winton is bringing Ningaloo Reef to the world with a three-part documentary series supported by a $1.4 million grant from the Western Australian Screen Fund.

Hancock Prospecting has lodged documents with the Environmental Protection Authority for a 20 million tonnes per annum iron ore project at Mulga Downs.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Crown Resorts, Troy Pickard, Minnovare, tech start-ups, BN's projects list, COVID disruptions and the latest corporate finance deals.