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The jobless rate in WA is among the country’s lowest, with some workers finding jobs and some leaving the labour force.

More than 11,000 home builders and renovators have applied for federal government grants but fewer than 800 have received the money.

The state's health minister has refused to say when WA will reopen its domestic border as eastern states struggle to suppress fresh COVID-19 outbreaks.

The state government is introducing new laws to extend its payroll tax support for Western Australian businesses.

Western Australia's coronavirus border closures remain "appropriate and proportionate" but should be reviewed at the end of the month, the state's chief health officer has advised.

The state government has committed $13.3 million to establish a medical research centre in Perth.

Virgin Australia boss Paul Scurrah will step down within weeks once the airline's sale to US private equity group Bain Capital is completed.

Creative organisations are congregating in areas of Perth to maximise resources and encourage visitation.

We’ll give you more of Pilbara spoils: Rio

Gina Rinehart has made history, becoming the first woman to win the GJ Stokes Memorial Award at Kalgoorlie’s Diggers & Dealers mining forum.

There are signs that some Australian businesses that have been propped up by government support measures during the coronavirus pandemic are calling it a day.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has managed to survive two no-confidence motions in both houses of parliament but the fight for her political career isn't over.

Australia's share market has fallen short of an eighth consecutive positive session but an expert says the result is a good one given a poor US lead.

De Grey Mining managing director Glenn Jardine says the explorer’s heady market valuation is a fair reflection of the potential scale of its Hemi discovery.

Bellevue Gold boss Steve Parsons has played down speculation his company’s namesake gold project is in the crosshairs of some of WA’s most prominent gold miners.

Regis Resources head expects the current strength of the gold sector to last for a few years.

Kogas wrote down its 10 per cent stake in Prelude FLNG by $US361 million last year, as it reported a $US 304 million loss.

After a surge in new home sales in August, new home sales for Western Australia fell in September, but were still 36.8 per cent higher than the June quarter.

Prospect Resources is raising $6 million from a share placement to go towards its lithium project in Africa.

The risk of reopening Western Australia's borders has "substantially decreased" as COVID-19 cases continue to fall, the state's chief health officer says.

Shareholders of Victoria’s Boadicea Resources have approved the $7 million sale of its Fraser Range tenements to nickel miner IGO.

Warrego Energy has raised funds from a share placement to go towards the company’s West Erregulla joint venture with Strike Energy.

From traffic management to crime and utilities, smart city tech is advancing rapidly.

With the NBN having now reached practical completion, attention is turning to how the network will cope with an increasingly data-hungry nation.

Western Australian beers Swan Draught and Emu Export will be brewed in NSW or Queensland after Lion announced the closure of its West End Brewery this morning.

Labour costs make the construction of downstream processing plants a challenge in Australia.

Global consulting and engineering firm Hatch has expanded its Australian presence by purchasing Perth-based RobertsDay, which is ranked as WA's largest town planning firm.

Rockingham-based WA Kaolin has kicked off a capital raising to fund the scale-up of its WA operations; it joins several companies planning to mine the specialist industrial mineral.

A rush to consolidate mines could herald a flurry of mergers.

IFAP will cease operation of its Fremantle training centre at the end of this month, citing industrial manslaughter laws now widely tipped to pass state parliament as the reason.

Perth-based Mader Group will provide heavy maintenance equipment services to Nevada Gold Mines under a new contract.

Eastman Poletti Sherwood Architects has secured the works to design $2 million worth of upgrades for TAFE’s Geraldton campus.