Defence analysts, government bodies and political figures agree that WA needs a dry dock, but how the federal government builds one is less straightforward.
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 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.
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.
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.
ASIC has banned a Landsdale-based director from managing companies for more than four years after three of his businesses collapsed with $10 million in debts.
Western Australia has recorded a dip in daily COVID cases, dropping to the 8,000s overnight, but the number of people with COVID in hospital has risen.
Travel booking company Trivago has been fined $44.7 million after a Federal Court judge found it intentionally misled consumers about hotel room rates.
Most sectors, including energy, property, industrials and financials, have recorded strong trader interest, pushing the Australian share market higher.
RLF AgTech is looking to expand the profile of its crop nutrition products on the back of an $8.5 million initial public offering and ASX debut this morning.
A WA doctor has been sentenced to seven months' jail for failing to comply with court orders to lodge 18 outstanding income tax returns and business activity statements.
Perth could soon be home to the world's tallest timber building, after Victoria-based Grange Development lodged plans to build a $350 million apartment tower in South Perth.
WA a “clear outperformer” in anticipated housing price growth and the state with the highest sentiment among property industry professionals, a NAB survey shows.
Control of the Tawarri Hot Springs deal has been taken from the City of Nedlands, but the city's mayor is pushing for the state government to reconsider.
WA's daily COVID cases have spiked again, with 9,134 new infections and two historical deaths recorded overnight, as the state government expands the flu vaccination program.