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Premier Mark McGowan has continued to defend Neville Owen, despite revelations about multiple links between the royal commissioner, Kerry Stokes and the Crown casino inquiry.

The Supreme Court has granted a freezing order over a property linked to former PMM Group chief executive Gui De Castro to support a legal claim over his alleged failure to transfer $550,000 in shares.

Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and its projects have won a $1.7 million grant from the state’s medical research fund, while UWA researchers will receive $1.2 million.

Younger Western Australians will be targeted in a coronavirus vaccination blitz as the state looks to boost its faltering rollout.

The Town of Cottesloe says it’s disappointed with the state government’s streamlined development assessment process, after it was left in the dark over revised apartment plans for Marine Parade.

Georgiou Group has been contracted to build a $17 million, four-storey office in Bunbury that will be used for government-related services.

Electric vehicles will account for a quarter of all light-duty vehicle sales by 2030, underpinning strong growth in demand for nickel, BHP has predicted.

Vaccinated Australians have been armed with more technology to prove their status as a new poll reveals majority support for domestic travel passports.

Qantas is temporarily standing down about 2,500 employees despite the federal government yesterday announcing extra support for airlines.

Changing market conditions pose a threat to China’s manufacturing sector.

Fair Work dumps Roy Hill deal

Tyre recycling company Pearl Global is raising $6 million to fund an expansion of its Stapylton productions plant.

Zoom Video Communications will pay $A116 million out-of-court for a class action lawsuit that claims it violated users' privacy rights.

After a combined 24 years with the company, Bentleys Perth audit partners are moving to business advisory firm Hall Chadwick.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Katie McDonald discusses the art of filling empty spaces.

A mega takeover deal for Afterpay ignited technology shares and helped the ASX to a record high level.

Red 5 has reversed the operating strategy for its Darlot and King of the Hills mines in WA, while fellow goldminer Ramelius Resources also unveiled a new production plan.

A $21 billion merger of Santos and Oil Search looks set to proceed after the companies agreed to revised terms.

Bill Beament has unveiled a new name and business model for Venturex Resources, which plans to combine mining and contracting in a similar manner to major shareholder Mineral Resources.

Australia’s house prices have continued to grow this month, but the market appears to be losing steam, according to the latest data from CoreLogic.

Poseidon Nickel has raised funds to progress the restart of its Black Swan mine and processing plant in WA as well as continue exploration activities.

Mitsubishi has acquired a 40 per cent stake in carbon developer Australian Integrated Carbon for an undisclosed sum.

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has joined the board of a Perth-created tech business with clients including NASA and Tesla, Advanced Navigation.

Despite the ongoing trade dispute, Australia has some inherent advantages in the meat trade with China.

Listed contractor NRW Holdings has secured new work through its Primero business, including on two iron ore projects in Western Australia.

Construction giant BGC Australia has launched legal action against its former accountant for allegedly accepting secret commissions and gifts from its steel supplier, Conview Victoria.

Federal Labor says Australia is in a housing crisis with a growing number of people finding themselves homeless.

The board of Cirrus Networks has rejected what is calls an inadequate takeover bid from Webcentral Group that valued the Perth-based IT services business at about $30 million.

Australian buy-now-pay-later group Afterpay has accepted a takeover offer from US digital payments giant Square in a deal worth $39 billion.

AstraZeneca is working on a booster shot for its coronavirus vaccine to combat mutations of the deadly disease.

Scott Morrison has warned lockdowns will be crucial until vaccination coverage targets are reached but he is confident of getting to a major milestone this year.

Fremantle has taken a creative approach to tackling commercial vacancies, with a little help from artistic locals.