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In today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Jordan Murray and Jesinta Burton discuss a new ACIL Allen Consulting report looking at the challenges facing the aged care sector.

The first phase of evidence has concluded in a royal commission into Crown Perth, with the focus on the regulation of gambling in Western Australia.

In this week’s podcast, Mark Pownall and Matt Mckenzie discuss Pindan, Covid response, workplace death, Geraldton supercomputer, HBF acquisition, driver shortage, WA philanthropy, and indigenous bu

Creditors have given administrators the green light to delve into the affairs of embattled construction giant Pindan Group, with an investigation of whether there was any insolvent trading.

Entrepreneurs must be prepared to take the leap without a parachute.

Vaccines are one tool in the fight against COVID-19, quarantine is another.

Western Australia Furniture Manufacturer’s Association president Michael D'Andrea takes a deep dive into what Australian-made products should represent.

Former Rio Tinto iron ore boss Chris Salisbury has joined the board of potash company BCI Minerals as a non-executive director.

Mark Geary is seeking a return to Armadale’s council fewer than two years after finishing a two-term tenure representing the city’s southwestern suburbs.

Aged care sector leaders say it is difficult to recruit skilled workers when the award for nurses in the industry is about 30 per cent less than those working in disability or hospital settings.

The state government has pushed go on further reform, including changes to planning in local governments and encouraging more community participation.

Companies wanting to engage with Aboriginal businesses have been urged to look past their unconscious bias and think more widely about the opportunities.

Wally Newman is eyeing a return to CBH Group’s board, with the former chair in a four-way race to regain a position he held for nearly 20 years.

Fortescue Metals Group has again revised the cost of its Iron Bridge magnetite project in the Pilbara, to as much as $US3.5 billion.

The aged care workforce will need to grow by 60 per cent in the next decade to meet demand, according to a report launched at a Business News breakfast this morning.

Greg Hunt has fiercely defended Australia's sluggish vaccine rollout in a series of heated interviews, with the federal government under fire over the Victorian lockdown.

Qantas could soon offer frequent flyer points and other incentives to Australians who get the coronavirus vaccine.

A culture and commitment of constant improvement will underpin a major strategic rethink for St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls as it sets out on an ambitious overhaul of what the future of learning will look like in the coming decade.

Heat on for Pindan meeting

Social services executive Sue Ash has been named independent chair of the state government’s newly formed quarantine advisory panel.

ASIC is in line for a new program designed to stop it imposing too many fees across the economy.

In today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Jordan Murray and Madeleine Stephens discuss what business leaders can do to address sexual harassment in the workplace.

Perth’s new apartment sales achieved its second highest quarter since Q1 2018, according to the latest data from Urbis.

Victoria's coronavirus lockdown has sapped confidence on the share market as some companies brace for a considerable hit to sales.

Australia Post has stopped short of apologising to former chief executive Christine Holgate or heeding calls for the organisation's chairman to resign.

Three former directors of one of the state’s largest architecture practices have struck out on their own.

The owner of Forrest Chase has launched legal action against the City of Perth, seeking a court order which would force the vacation and demolition of Bocelli's Espresso in Forrest Place.

Nyoongar company Marawar has been named National Registered Supplier of the Year at Supply Nation’s Supplier Diversity Awards.

Shares in Andrew Forrest-backed telco Swoop more than doubled in value today as the company finished its first day of ASX trading with market capitalisation of $212 million.

The owner of Pizza Hut and KFC has proposed to acquire ASX-listed hospitality software company Dragontail Systems.

There’s strong interest from potential offtake partners for a Mid West urea plant, Strike Energy said today, while it works on deals for water and port access.

Clive Palmer’s mining company Mineralogy is suing Sino Iron and Korean Steel over an alleged $27.3 million debt stemming from a 15-year-old mining lease agreement.