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Controversial billionaire businessman Stanley Ho was meant to have no involvement in Crown Resorts or its proposed new Sydney casino.

In this week's podcast Mark Pownall and Matt Mckenzie discuss state and federal budgets, hydrogen developments, gold merger, Cambridge win, IPOs and our feature on the creative side of WA.

Behind the headline black ink in Ben Wyatt's 2020 state budget is an indulgent and self-interested fiscal stimulus.

A major bank believes the factors point to a surge in Perth residential property.

The parliamentary inquiry into Rio Tinto’s destruction of Indigenous heritage sites at Juukan Gorge will hold three public hearings next week.

Home buyers took advantage of a virus-flattened housing market in August, as borrowing rose by 12.6 per cent on the previous month.

Mount Gibson Iron is targeting first ore sales from its previously deferred Shine operations in Western Australia by mid-next year.

A team of Perth creatives has used the downtime provided by the COVID-19 pandemic to launch a new theatre company in Fremantle.

One of Australia’s longest-standing property companies, Richard Noble & Company, has purchased a 50 per cent stake in Perth-based property funds manager Quadrant Investments.

BHP workers could be tested for Legionnaires’ disease following reported contamination at the company’s Nickel West refinery south of Perth.

Western Australia's economy is the envy of the nation but a second coronavirus wave remains a massive risk.

Percent for Art schemes have led to growth in the amount of public art in WA, and the boom is just beginning.

Allowing retailers to choose their opening hours and rethinking rules around tenancies, pop-ups, and approvals could help bring life back to Perth CBD.

Taking inspiration from the venture capital sector to shake-up cultural funding could support the tireless work of emerging talent, and unleash creativity.

Record $57b reserve set aside for virus blowouts.

An in-depth analysis of the re-emerging case for a west-east gas pipeline, which could provide a demand source for projects like Equus.

Western Australia’s property groups have welcomed the state budget, in particular no new taxes or charges for property, but continue to call for housing stimulus timeframe extensions.

The state government’s response to COVID-19 is smaller than investment after the Global Financial Crisis, shadow treasurer Dean Nalder claims.

A future Labor government will pump more than $6 billion into child care, cutting costs for almost all families and allowing more women to return to work.

Murdoch University has confirmed it will discontinue face-to-face lectures in 2021.

Recruiting 800 new police officers and $201 million for remote communities were among the initiatives announced in the state budget today.

The state's public sector workers who have had to accept flat annual pay increases of $1,000 a year for the past four years will have to get used to it.

Both Ben Wyatt and Josh Frydenberg have avoided big reforms to boost productivity this week, with CCI today arguing the state government missed an opportunity.

Australia's share market finished higher for the fourth consecutive session and major sectors thrived after a stimulus-led rally from Wall Street.

A big boost in royalty income has largely offset the revenue hit of COVID-19, as Treasurer Ben Wyatt borrows in the hope of an infrastructure-led recovery.

A second wave of COVID-19 in Western Australia remains the single biggest threat to the state’s economy, according to Premier Mark McGowan.

Perth-based designer Hassell has secured work on the redevelopment of TAFE's Balga campus, while T&Z Architects has won a contract related to upgrades to Carine Senior High School.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has taken aim at Western Australia and Queensland over their strict border closures, saying they should only be in place for health reasons.

Gibb River Diamonds has announced a major discovery at its new gold project in Western Australia, sending its shares up by more than 300 per cent.

Strike Energy and Warrego Energy have signed a binding heads of agreement to jointly develop the West Erregulla gas field in the Perth Basin.

University of Otago vice-chancellor Harlene Hayne has been named the next vice-chancellor of Curtin University.

UPDATED: The state government has promised a debt-fuelled record $27 billion infrastructure spend over the next four years in a pre-election budget.