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The Ocean Beach Hotel owner has shaken off the council's opposition to his proposed $220 million facelift, with the state government's peak planning body to assess it in the coming months.

Barking Gecko gets the balance just right in its latest production – a delightful daydream that brings out the child in us all, writes Claire Trolio.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Jordan Murray and Matt Mckenzie talk about why record inflation shouldn't be a mystery to onlookers.

A recent survey found Australians were optimistic about their economic futures, however, we're not immune to global forces.

The Australian share market is down for its third consecutive day, this time with tech stocks and the banking sector hit after Tuesday's commodities sell-off.

Fiore Group has lost its bid to hold on to the $15 million Peppermint Grove heritage home it tried to buy from pearl farmer Lyndon Brown, ending a two-and-a-half year settlement debacle.

Centuria Capital has bought two WA healthcare centres, with its property fund acquiring $115 million worth of property nationally.

EXCLUSIVE: Legendary English Premier League team Manchester United will headline a four-club festival of football later this year.

COVID cases in WA have risen by 8,392 and 10 historical deaths overnight, as the state opposition calls for an end to employment vaccination mandates.

CBD and Yagan Square are getting more cash to end decay.

Inflated flower costs and nearly two years without large-scale events have forced prominent Perth florist Matthew Landers to shut his business after 15 years in operation.

Dexus is set to acquire close to $31 billion of assets under management from AMP Capital, including all of its domestic real estate.

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.