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Technology shares and the ASX are back in vogue for investors and the market cruised to a sixth consecutive day of gains.

Approval from the Foreign Investment Review Board means Rio can finalise its $825 million Rincon project buy, while Crown moves ahead with a proposed $8.9 billion Blackstone deal.

This first article of a two-part series examines the different perspectives of both sides of the conflict in Ukraine, and how NATO's charter may have hamstrung the alliance.

Three experienced figures from WA's property and hospitality sectors will revamp a derelict Northbridge nightclub into an "intimate" bar.

Retail sales took a battering in Western Australia in February, down 2.9 per cent.

COVID-19 protocols in WA schools will be eased next month as almost 9,000 positive cases of the virus were reported overnight.

Andrew Forrest has made a move into Western Australia's shipbuilding sector, acquiring an 8.1 per cent interest in Austal via his investment entity Tattarang.

Repeated government promises to help households facing financial pressures have failed to lift confidence or tame inflation fears.

Almost 25 years after rapper The Notorious B.I.G. released hit Mo Money Mo Problems, the song title may serve as a cautionary warning for central bankers.

Cobalt hard to dislodge: Greenstone

The federal government will now spend $1 billion on the Bunbury Outer Ring Road, almost double initial projections; amid a $1 billion top-up to projects also including the Yanchep and Thornlie-Cockburn rail lines.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior journalist Claire Tyrrell gives an overview of major purchases and emerging trends in Perth's property market.

New data has revealed more than half of WA's full-time mining and resources workforce is based in the Perth metro area, illustrating the dominance of the state's fly-in, fly-out workforce.

A Queensland property syndicator has bought a Weir Minerals warehouse in Kalgoorlie for $8 million.

Perth companies OncoRes Medical and PhosEnergy are among the latest recipients of federal government research grants, with OncoRes also looking to close a private capital raising.

WA mining company Griffin Coal has been charged after allegedly failing to lodge its annual financial reports since 2018.

More than 200 people participated in the 20th annual Hawaiian Ride for Youth and raised a record $2.9 million for mental health charity Youth Focus.

Australia's share market had a marginal gain as investors found bond yields increasingly attractive in a rising interest rate environment.

Price increases are an inescapable topic of conversation lately.

Carnarvon Energy is chasing institutional backing to support its Dorado oil discovery last week, earning newcomer Barrenjoey Markets its second WA deal.

The Corruption and Crime Commission will need a significant increase in funding to continue chasing the unexplained wealth of organised crime figures in WA, according to a review by Judge Peter Martino.

The federal government has shown its support for a $750 million comprehensive cancer centre and pledged $375 million to fund the project, but the state government is yet to commit its half.

Possible merger partners Vimy Resources and Deep Yellow have both placed their shares in a trading halt, citing a potential control transaction.

Western Australia has recorded 7,288 new COVID cases, bringing the number of active COVID cases in the state close to the 50,000 mark.

New work health and safety laws coming into effect this month have wide implications.

Tuesday night's federal budget is expected to include a cut to the fuel excise as well as assistance for more first home buyers.

The pandemic is weighing heavily on those tasked with caring for vulnerable older Australians.

Fuel tax cut, $18b extra for roads, rail on way

A dispute with Mondium, a $202 million loss on a Melbourne road project, and an overrun at Stockyard Hill Windfarm helped sink WBHO Infrastructure, with unsecured creditors set to get $11.7 million.

The developers behind South Perth's troubled Richardson Street development are being pursued by Singaporean funding partners for $1 million.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Jordan Murray and Matt Mckenzie discuss where the federal government's priorities should be ahead of preparing its ninth budget.

The GST distribution deal negotiated in 2018 will deliver a big lift in tax revenue to WA though the gain is partly offset by the effects of the mining boom.