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A marine technology company based in Canning Vale has been subcontracted to work on the federal government’s Hunter frigate program.

Western Australia’s labour market has continued to go from strength to strength as another month of labour force data rolls in.

Three crew members with COVID-19-like symptoms on board a bulk carrier vessel from Singapore will be evacuated by health authorities when the ship berths at Fremantle Port today.

Perth-based Titan Minerals has completed the sale of its Zaruma gold project in Ecuador to Pelorus Minerals for $US15 million in cash.

APIL Group has sold its multi-tenanted industrial estate in Welshpool for $23.3 million, having confirmed its purchase of a neighbourhood centre last week.

Labor and unions have renewed demands for JobKeeper to be reinstated but Josh Frydenberg is standing firm, saying current support measures are sufficient.

Local engineering and construction company Decmil Group is raising up to $32 million to begin work on a number of new projects.

Bill Shorten insists he has no interest in returning to the leadership of the Labor party, dismissing a story that he has been discussing this issue with colleagues as "boring" and unsourced.

Dunsborough faces a challenge navigating growth while maintaining its coastal town charm.

Australians are facing a renewed push to receive coronavirus vaccinations after new advice strongly recommending AstraZeneca for all adults in Sydney.

The Perth Casino Royal Commission resumes this week and for the first time will question people who oversaw Crown Resorts’ Western Australian operations.

WA’s low vaccination take-up rate

From Pilbara driverless trains to rapid virus testing, WA minds have created innovative technology.

Ian Cochrane, one of Perth’s most respected corporate lawyers and company directors, has passed away. Aged just 67 years, Mr Cochrane had been battling cancer for nearly two years.

Avicena Systems, Vix Technology and East Metropolitan Health Service were among the winners at the annual Incite Awards for WA tech.

Emergency Pfizer vaccine supplies will not be rushed to Sydney's coronavirus hot spots from other states despite new cases peaking in its latest outbreak.

Investors have extended an ASX record as they look beyond the coronavirus lockdowns plaguing about half of Australia's population.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Matt Mckenzie and Jordan Murray examine the massive costs of the Olympic games.

Doctors have urged Australia's expert vaccine panel to recommend the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine be used in wider age groups.

A construction material shortfall is reaching crisis point, with a pine shortage threatening to delay projects and prompting calls for restrictions on local mill output to be lifted.

The spinout company of GWR Group focused on exploring for gold in Western Australia has listed on the ASX after raising $7 million.

Australian Development Capital (ADC_) has unveiled a scaled down version of its $48 million plan to redevelop the Mosman Heights neighbourhood centre.

A lack of local content on major projects will hurt WA in the long run.

BARD1 Life Sciences has secured funds from a share placement to develop tests focused on the early detection of ovarian and breast cancer.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss South-West developments, the Infrastructure Strategy, Rita Saffioti, Crown Casino, the gold sector and WA's fund managers.

Jenny Seabrook, one of the state’s most senior and experienced non-executive directors, has been appointed to the board of health insurer HBF.

Shares in Silver Lake Resources have dropped 10 per cent today after the goldminer revealed the impact of labour shortages on its Mount Monger mine in WA.

Popular activewear brand Lorna Jane has been fined $5 million in the Federal Court for claiming its clothes prevent the transmission of COVID-19.

Osborne Park-based Decmil Group has narrowed its earnings forecast for the full financial year while flagging a $9.7 million write-down of a contract.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has popped the trans-Tasman travel bubble with Australia and urged Kiwis to come home.

Australian children as young as 12 could start to receive coronavirus vaccines this year after Pfizer was given the initial nod for those under 16.

A merger proposal for Crown Resorts has been withdrawn after a royal commission raised the prospect the gaming group could lose the licence for its Melbourne casino.