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A re-run of the GFC could be brewing in China’s property sector.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the border backflip, business disruptions, iron ore price surge, unemployment falls, apartment plans, retail vacancies and HBF acquisitions.

Swick Mining Services has completed the demerger of its technology business, Orexplore, which listed on the ASX this morning at 15 cents a share.

WA has recorded seven new local cases of COVID-19, while Mark McGowan says his border opening delay has received strong support.

Centaurus Metals has garnered $75 million in funding from the likes of Sprott Group and Harmanis Holdings to pin down feasibility of its nickel project in Brazil.

Bethesda Health Care's plan to grow its Cockburn mental health centre to 70 beds has been given the green light.

Property groups say Mark McGowan’s decision to delay the border re-opening risks the state’s economic future.

West Coast Eagles forward Jack Darling has been excluded from training or playing with the club after failing to meet the AFL’s Covid-19 vaccination deadline.

Property magnate Adrian Fini has offered a first look at his $280 million plan to transform Smiths Beach into a coastal village.

Serbia has revoked Rio Tinto's lithium exploration licences, bowing to protesters who opposed the planned $3.3 billion Jadar development on environmental grounds.

Premier shuts down hopes of WA reopening

Delaying the reopening of the state’s borders is an admission of failure to prepare the health system, Liberal leader David Honey says.

The planned February 5 reopening of the state's borders has been cancelled amid a surge in Omicron-driven hospitalisations on the east coast, but Mark McGowan has promised a more compassionate approach.

BHP has been fined $125,000 after a contractor was struck in the neck by a metal shard during maintenance work at Whaleback iron ore mine in September 2017.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, managing editor Sean Cowan outlines why he thinks Cricket Australia should overhaul the BBL.

National cabinet has agreed not to shorten the isolation time for positive COVID-19 cases from seven to five days.

Andrew Forrest-backed Emyria is slated to start human clinical trials within weeks for a cannabinoid drug to treat psychological distress.

US payments giant Block has made an unconvincing ASX debut while the traditional heavyweights - the miners - held the market higher.

The ANF has pleaded with the government not to reopen the border on February 5 after detailing the conflicting advice received by healthcare workers linked to yesterday’s COVID case.

A pharmaceutical company specialising in the treatment of common colds and viral diseases will list on the ASX this month, having raised $7 million through an IPO.

A local investor has bought a 1,383 square metre fully-leased site east of Perth.

Jay Weatherill has demanded the federal government provide Australia's early learning sector with free RATs and income support following today's National Cabinet meeting.

Perth Energy has more than doubled its business customer base, while Amanda Energy and CleanTech also grew their presence in the retail power market.

Higher sales volumes and LNG prices have dramatically boosted Woodside's revenue, with the company also reversing US$582 million of past impairments..

The opposition has plenty to do before it considers a return to the government benches.

WA has recorded five new local cases of COVID-19 overnight, including another case who contracted the virus from an unknown source.

The miners were both trading in the green after reporting mostly steady production through the December quarter had kept full year guidance on track.

BHP is mounting a legal claim against Western Areas after it was forced to fork out more than $1 million in compensation because of an alleged insurance bungle.

Western Australia's unemployment rate dropped to 3.4 per cent in December, its lowest in 13 years.

The Old Courthouse is among several heritage buildings in Fremantle given a new lease on life.

WA opening could disrupt BHP output

The City of Nedlands is on alert this afternoon as fire crews attempt to control a blaze in Karrakatta that is now a possible threat to lives and homes.