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WA's largest multiple sclerosis charity has committed to giving $10 million to neurological research this financial year.

Investors have bounced back from lockdown gloom on the Aussie share market, but were warned the wide-ranging stay-at-home orders will dent national productivity.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Jordan Murray discusses the state's draft inaugural infrastructure strategy.

Improving asset management and planning for an Aboriginal cultural centre are among prominent recommendations made in WA's inaugural infrastructure strategy document.

Industry has hit back at claims the residential building industry is facing widespread delays of three years or more for the construction of new homes.

Westgold Resources subsidiary Minterra has been slapped with a $102,000 fine after an employee sustained serious injuries in a fall at its Starlight underground mine in 2018.

Construction has begun approved for the SKA-Low telescope in the Mid West.

Three crew members from a coronavirus-infected cargo ship have been moved to hotel quarantine in Perth after 10 of their colleagues tested positive.

National wage subsidies will not be reintroduced despite millions of workers losing pay cheques as coronavirus lockdowns sweep Australia.

Perth company Zella DC has secured federal government funding for half the cost of developing its next generation of micro data centres.

Claremont-based property technology company Openn Negotiation started trading on the Australian Stock Exchange today, with shares up more than 54 per cent.

The state opposition has slammed the state government over the eligibility criteria attached to its latest COVID business relief package which result in a raft of businesses being excluded.

Perth manufacturer UON has scored a notable win in the long-running legal battle over the intellectual property for its submersible pumps.

Perth-based IT business Empired has been contracted by the Victorian government to provide services to the state’s environmental authority.

Liberty Flexible Workspaces has opened its sixth location, establishing an office within the Lakeside Shopping Centre complex.

Ahead of Infrastructure WA releasing a draft of its inaugural strategy document, agency chair John Langoulant spoke to Business News about the future of infrastructure in the state.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia chief executive Matt Comyn says his bank stands ready to assist customers with over half the population now in lockdown.

The promise of ongoing federal funding for Western Australia’s preschools is clouded by a lack of details, according to an academic in education studies at Edith Cowan University.

Lockdown losers as small businesses miss out on aid

South Australia will spend the next seven days in lockdown as authorities try desperately to contain an outbreak of the fast-moving Delta coronavirus variant.

The state government has signalled it may rethink its market-led proposals policy, after planning minister Rita Saffioti questioned the process.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, Katie McDonald discusses the fortnight in property news.

Australian shares ended lower for a second straight session as the growing uncertainty due to widening coronavirus lockdowns kept investors nervous.

Australians under 40 will not be eligible for Pfizer coronavirus jabs ahead of schedule despite increasing hospitalisations of younger people.

The City of Subiaco and its largest private landholder are at odds again, this time over the implementation of a $60,000 building order.

Mining services provider Macmahon Holdings has secured new work from Northern Star Resources following $1.3 billion in recent contract wins.

Australia's resources industry has backed tougher rules to prevent workplace sexual harassment, describing its pervasiveness within mining as alarming.

Western Mines Group is the newest explorer to list on the ASX, with its share price lowering slightly ahead of planned drilling programs in Western Australia.

There’s no template when it comes to choosing winners in sustainable energy.

Victoria’s inquiry into Crown Resorts has been told the company was not suitable to hold its casino licence, as WA’s inquiry prepares to call three prominent business figures as witnesses.

BHP chief executive Mike Henry has declared the mining giant is in great shape after a strong quarterly report showed good results on production and costs.

Two Western Australian-based aged care operators will become one, following Curtin Heritage Living’s announcement of plans to acquire SHINE Community Services.