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Investors on the ASX removed some risk from their portfolios as the outcomes of the US Federal Reserve's policy meeting on Thursday loomed large over financial markets.

Perth’s urban areas continue to face green canopy loss despite growing awareness of the upside trees can deliver residential projects.

Residential land developers hope the positive market momentum prompted by housing stimulus measures can be extended long term.

Strandline Resources has the debt funding it requires for its Coburn mineral sands project after securing about $80 million from a senior secured bond issue.

Australian authorities have thrown their support behind the AstraZeneca vaccine despite a handful of new allergic reactions and increasing global trepidation.

Perth-based Canadian lithium miner MetalsTech has announced a spin-out of its lithium assets in a bid to accelerate development in the now booming battery metals sector.

Mark McGowan has expanded the number of members serving as parliamentary secretaries, possibly foreshadowing future ministerial appointments.

Parents need to ensure their kids aren’t overburdened with extracurricular activities.

Frankland River-based winery Swinney has been named Vineyard of the Year by website Young Gun of Wine for maintaining a large-scale vineyard with a small-scale approach.

Australia will send 8,000 coronavirus vaccines to Papua New Guinea to immunise frontline health workers and combat a spiralling outbreak.

The Nationals will hold just four seats in the lower house after former party leader Terry Redman lost the South West seat he’s held since 2013 this morning.

Subiaco-based Paladin Energy is using funds secured from a placement and fully underwritten rights issue to progress the restart of its uranium operations in Namibia.

Investigators from the Department of Fire and Emergency Services believe a mechanical fault to be responsible for a blaze at Elizabeth Quay's Oyster Bar overnight.

Red 5 says its King of the Hills project in WA is now fully funded, after the goldminer secured $235 million in debt and equity financing.

Australians looking for cheap flights are already benefitting from Rex's entry into the domestic market, after Jetstar and Virgin cut prices in response.

Labor does not believe stripping Christian Porter of some responsibilities will be enough for the attorney-general to return to work.

With the state election now gone and a federal election looming, can Labor look to its Shoalwater MP to understand how the west is won?

WA minister says Feds did heavy lifting

The federal government is torn on which way to step after more than 100,000 people protested across Australia demanding equality and an end to violence against women.

A delegation of time-poor nurses and carers wants 2021 to be the year of the aged care federal budget.

ICS Australia will start construction on a bar made from locally grown timber later this week, the latest project by hospitality entrepreneur Miles Hull.

There are still three seats in doubt in the Legislative Assembly as the vote count continues this afternoon, with Nationals MP Terry Redman and Liberal Sean L'Estrange at risk of losing their seats.

Australia's share market posted its strongest performance in more than a week, as the heavyweight financial sector was helped by easing bond yields and a reinforced message on low rates.

The path ahead for Premier Mark McGowan will be a challenging one, writes Simon Withers.

The construction and engineering arm of WestStar Industrial has secured $2.1 million in work on Fortescue Metals Group’s Cloudbreak mine in the Pilbara.

Local business Nickel X is planning to raise $5 million from an IPO, which will be used to explore its Western Australian projects.

Cyber threats can do harm to businesses of all sizes, with national security on the line when they are in the defence supply chain.

Casino and resort giant Crown has announced it will no longer make political donations.

Senior government figures and health advisers say the AstraZeneca vaccine is safe and effective, following calls from a backbench colleague to suspend Australia's rollout.

Industry surveys by BDO and PwC have highlighted growing risks associated with cyber attacks, with the COVID pandemic providing a cyber reality check.

The City of Nedlands and the planning consultancy it engaged are at odds over whether a $13 million mid-rise development in Perth’s western suburbs should have been approved.

Australian-Singaporean water and wastewater treatment company De.mem is paying $5.1 million to acquire a chemicals supplier in Perth.