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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has tested positive for COVID-19 after developing a fever this afternoon.

Devwest Group has recommenced construction of an $80 million nine-storey office building and 13-storey residential tower after a seven-year hiatus.

Hospitality operators are calling for substantial support packages and level two COVID-19 restrictions to be removed as soon as possible to reduce job losses and save businesses.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior journalist Claire Tyrrell examines the risk to WA builders amid steep cost escalation.

The combined firm is the fourth largest on the Business News’ list of advertising and branding agencies in Western Australia.

Understanding defence exports and dual-use technology will benefit those businesses seeking to participate in the sector.

Qube has been ordered by the Fair Work Commission to reinstate and back pay six workers who were asked to cross a picket line amid protected industrial action taken by the MUA.

Mary Stuart, the great play Shakespeare could never write, has a flawlessly conceived and delivered staging at the Heath Ledger Theatre, writes David Zampatti.

Aged care provider Rosewood will spearhead the development of a new aged care facility in the Perth Hills as part of a contract with the state government.

Atlas Iron’s Miralga Creek mine has produced its first iron ore, with the project built by a joint venture including Indigenous contractor East West Pilbara.

Investors are betting the war in Ukraine will deter central banks from raising rates, as they moved the ASX higher for a third consecutive day.

Fortescue Future Industries and Williams Advanced Engineering have started developing a regenerating battery electric train as one of the first projects under their new partnership.

Growth in Perth’s home values have slowed in February, tracking national trends.

Packer & Co’s $2 billion investment fund is down 12 per cent for the month of February after its large portfolio of Russian stocks collapsed in value.

COVID WRAP: The total number of cases in Western Australia is fast approaching 6,000, as Premier Mark McGowan defends the state's enhanced public health measures.

A Danish company is hoping to secure environmental approval for an ambitious offshore wind farm spanning the coast from Bunbury to Mandurah, among the largest proposed globally.

The Supreme Court has thrown out two appeals by the state’s conservation council to review the approval of Woodside’s $16.5 billion Scarborough project.

IGO has walked away from talks first reported last month regarding Glencore’s CSA copper mine in New South Wales without a commercial agreement.

As WA opens to the rest of the country, business leaders are debating which industries the state should target for growth.

Consumer confidence dropped 2.6 per cent in the past week as the war in Ukraine began and storms battered Australia's east coast.

The nation’s financial intelligence agency is set to take Crown Perth to the Federal Court over claims it breached anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws.

Aussie investors dump Russian assets

WBHO Infrastructure’s parent company had pledged continued financial support until at least October 2022, after the subsidiary made a $35 million loss in the 2021 financial year.

Perth has the most expensive public transport of all Australian capital cities.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Jordan Murray reflects on the state of polling headed into the upcoming federal election and how independents may push for major reform in a hung parliament.

Edge Visionary Living will add 1.95 metres to its 224-dwelling, 16-storey Applecross development, despite council opposition.

The Australian share market has closed 0.7 per cent higher on the back of gains in mining stocks but investors remained cautious.

Barrenjoey Capital Partners has greatly bolstered both its local team and its national mining credentials by recruiting the head of Goldman Sachs’ Perth office.

Mader shares were boosted on the back of a half-yearly update that observed a $44 million uptick in revenues as the heavy equipment and services provider works to build its international presence.

Gina Rinehart-led Hancock Prospecting’s Mulga Downs iron ore project will be subject to a major review by the environmental watchdog.

The state government will strengthen public health restrictions this week ahead of what Premier Mark McGowan warns will be the most difficult month of the pandemic.

Limited exposure to COVID-19 and nine home games in front of crowds last year has bolstered the West Coast Eagles’ bottom line, with the club turning a profit of $7.2 million in 2021.