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Genesis Health + Fitness franchise network will introduce three new sites in Western Australia, converting high-profile fitness personality Adam Bailey’s pre-existing Bailey Fitness clubs.

California-based financial services giant Capital Group has bought a 5 per cent stake in Fortescue Metals Group for an estimated $3 billion.

A Supreme Court ruling has detailed the bitter falling out between the two founders of insurance broker Reliance Group and their key backer, Jon Fogarty.

Technology shares have plunged and the incredible story of Afterpay stock came to an end as ASX investors suffered broad losses.

Lynas Rare Earths and WA Kaolin have managed to progress their respective Western Australian projects during a quarter fraught with shipping delays.

Text messages between Mark McGowan and John Quigley will become public as part of his defamation battle with Clive Palmer.

COVID-19 uncertainty and the rise of e-commerce have contributed to a high retail vacancy rate in CBD, JLL research indicates.

A new education lobby group aims to highlight the views of those who sit outside the university management arena.

BHP remains on track to meet production guidance for the financial year despite pandemic-induced labour constraints, but has flagged further headwinds as Omicron enters the state.

WA has recorded another two local cases of COVID-19 overnight, one having contracted the virus from an unknown source.

Shares in MetalsX spin out NiCo Resources were up 80 per cent on its ASX listing today, after the nickel company’s IPO raised more than $12 million.

The Town of Claremont supports a reduction in dwellings at the western suburbs development, where buyers are asking for bigger apartments.

“It has been a busy year and it continues to be,” is how Simon Reed describes current market conditions in Western Australia.

Economists are still confident of a further drop in the unemployment rate and a relatively solid rise in employment when the December labour force figures are released on Thursday.

WA’s health budget has tripled during the past 15 years, but there are concerns about patient outcomes amid workforce, bureaucracy and governance pressures.

Two separate surveys have found consumers and bosses are showing some resilience in the face of the Omicron outbreak.

Privacy fight for BHP vax order as miners caught faking jabs

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Claire Tyrrell and Jesinta Burton explain the history of the SDAU and detail efforts to make expedited approvals for major projects a permanent part of the planning process in WA.

Last year’s Troy Story was one of those sneaky little surprises that makes getting out and about at Fringe World worthwhile.

A court has overturned a June 2020 ruling requiring Synergy to pay the owners of the Newgen Kwinana power station a fee for periods when the plant was in reserve.

City to Surf and Crab Fest have been cancelled for the third year in a row due to the threat of COVID-19.

A second-half fade for the ASX caused by rising bond yields has reminded investors higher interest rates could dominate 2022.

The Australian Hydrogen Conference will come to Perth in November 2022, with hydrogen minister Alannah MacTiernan flagging the state’s significant potential in the budding industry.

The construction of an exclusive $100 million country club in Bindoon spearheaded by Singaporean developer Ascapia Capital has officially begun.

In partnership with the US, the Australian Defence Force will have a key role to play in the Indo-Pacific region.

A panel to review governance in the state's health system will include the premier's former deputy chief of staff and the former head of Victorian health who resigned weeks after a hotel quarantine inquiry.

REIWA data shows home sale values in 10 Perth suburbs grew by more than 28 per cent in 2021.

BHP has brought on one of CIMIC Group’s subsidiaries to oversee a debottlenecking project at the miner’s Nelson Point iron ore port in Port Hedland.

Western Australia has recorded two new local cases of COVID-19 overnight, both of which are connected to the ever-growing Cockburn Omicron cluster.

The state government has cracked down on councils obstructing the around-the-clock delivery of goods to supermarkets, as concerns mount about supply chain disruptions.

Zuleika Gold shares have surged 90 per cent on the back of a sizeable cornerstone investment from prominent Western Australian mining investor Mark Creasy.