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Punters will be able to watch cargo ships dock while enjoying a pizza and a pint at Gage Roads Brewing Co's new waterfront brewery when it opens next Thursday.

NRW Holding's mining division has signed an agreement with MaxMine to use its technology across a $300 million Dalgaranga gold mine contract in Western Australia.

Making headlines, latest COVID-19 case acquired from an unknown source, Oliver Wyman buys Azure Consulting, GWR shares up 13 per cent and BHP's South Flank moves to autonomous haulage.

Two sets of data released today confirm the tight labour market conditions across the country, with Queensland and Western Australia the worst affected.

Bethesda's $60m Cockburn facility to grow to 75 beds.

A broad-based rally on the ASX could be forgotten within hours as Wall Street investors brace for figures which one analyst tipped will show peak inflation.

Liontown has found its first binding offtake partner in South Korean battery giant LG Energy Solution, who is lined up to acquire one third of Kathleen Valley's start-up production capacity.

Stealth Global has doubled the size of its national retail store network by acquiring United Tools, which has been trading at close to break-even.

A property developer linked to two contentious Nedlands proposals has secured 2,000 square metres of riverside real estate in Dalkeith for $12.4 million.

BHP's South Flank mine site will transition to autonomous haulage, less than a year after the site's first production of iron ore.

Western Australia has recorded two new local cases of COVID-19 overnight, one of whom acquired the virus from an unknown source.

The state government has selected local business Crothers Construction to rebuild Hillarys Primary School.

The state government's superannuation board is outsourcing some of its services to Melbourne-based Frontier Advisors, having awarded the firm a $12.2 million contract.

GWR shares were up some 13 per cent on the news that mining operations would recommence at the C4 project in Wiluna after being put on hold in September last year.

The federal government has flagged filling gaps in essential service roles with temporary visa holders, older Australians and the unemployed.

Global management consulting firm Oliver Wyman has agreed to buy boutique practice Azure Consulting, which has 20 staff across offices in Perth and Melbourne.

State ‘could face fuel and food disruption'

International real estate agent Colliers International brings in new boss as it rebuilds in WA.

Making headlines, WA records four new local cases of COVID-19, Hexagon acquires Minnovare and Gina Rinehart used to market an alleged crypto scam.

Foodservice distributor Bidfood has lodged plans to build a new $16.5 million warehouse in Malaga to support its growing operations in the Perth metropolitan area.

Supermarkets and chicken suppliers were among the shares ditched on the ASX as the latest coronavirus wave poses a serious challenge to earnings.

Iluka Resources has moved closer to developing a rare earth refinery in the Mid West after clearing its first environmental hurdle for the project.

After selling seafood in the state for more than half a century, Catalano's is looking to use capital from a planned ASX listing to fund an expansion into the east coast.

Willing Group reduces apartments, amends floorplans for $40m development.

Andrew Forrest-backed Swoop Holdings is completing its first acquisition of the year, having agreed to buy South Australian network provider iFibre for $1.5 million in cash.

Swedish company Hexagon has expanded its WA presence with a second local acquisition, buying drilling technology business Minnovare in a deal potentially worth in excess of $100 million.

Universal Constructions has bolstered its work in the education sector, having won a $23 million contract to build a new primary school in Mandurah.

WA has recorded four new local cases of COVID-19 overnight, with the health minister warning that it was likely there had been community spread of the virus.

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has become the latest high-profile businessperson used to market an alleged crypto scam, with photos and fake quotes appearing online.

Rio Tinto has joined fellow Pilbara miners Fortescue Metals Group and Roy Hill Holdings in acquiring battery-electric locomotives as part of plans to curb carbon emissions.

Retail sales soared by 7.3 per cent in November after last year's easing of COVID-19 restrictions, but there are signs the subsequent emergence of the Omicron variant has since curbed spending.

Consumer confidence has fallen across Australia as a result of the rapid spread of the Omicron strain of COVID-19, potentially dampening the outlook for retail spending.