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Listed mining and civil contractor MACA is back in the black after achieving record full-year revenue of $1.2 billion.

Blackoak Capital Ventures has been selected as the preferred proponent for the restoration and redevelopment of the Edward Millen Heritage Precinct in East Victoria Park.

K+S Group has slashed the footprint of its proposed $350 million salt project in the Exmouth Gulf by almost one-third to reduce its environmental impact and increase output.

Western Australia's iron ore exports are breaking records, but are we at a turning point?

Premier Mark McGowan has cast doubt on the likelihood of allowing full interstate travel by Christmas, saying NSW could face months of restrictions.

Experienced director Sharon Warburton will join the board of Northern Star Resources in September, while Tony Kiernan has announced his plan to retire from the role.

There are very few chief executives who get to announce a company defining multi-billion deal on their first day in the job. That's what Meg O'Neill did last week.

Scott Morrison has challenged premiers to stick to vaccine coverage targets tied to ending lockdowns regardless of coronavirus cases.

Migrant farm workers from Asian nations will be offered a path to permanent residency under a long-awaited agriculture visa.

BHP takeover target blasts Forrest camp

The state's peak industry body has vowed to defend allegations its CEO told a staff member her family obligations meant the organisation ‘may not be the place for her'.

Basil Zempilas has revealed that the City of Perth and the state government are working on attracting a new “major global event” to Perth.

Western Australians in New South Wales have until Wednesday to return home after the state government announced it planned to upgrade it to an extreme risk jurisdiction.

Shares on the ASX had their worst week since January as uncertainty about the rate of global economic growth led to spiralling commodity prices.

Business registrations in Western Australia hit the highest level in at least 10 years, recent data shows.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Jordan Murray and Matt Mckenzie discuss the impact of an AFL grand final in WA.

The share prices of Australia's big iron ore miners have fallen by an average of 13 per cent over the past week, under the weight of a lower commodity price and higher costs.

Singapore-based developer Jean Yip Group has broken ground on its first Western Australian project, Elements at Carousel.

The EPA has recommended a ‘very high' level of protection for the Exmouth Gulf, after a year-long probe found the fragile area was under increasing pressure from uncoordinated activities.

Dozens of women have reported being sexually harassed on Western Australian mine sites, but the big miners concede the true number of cases is likely to be higher.

Internet and mobile provider TPG Telecom may follow Telstra's lead and sell some of its telecommunication towers as the merged entity pursues opportunities.

A contentious development site will be the centrepiece of the 2021 Fremantle Biennale.

The Liberal Party is bracing for the release of a review into its near-wipeout performance at this year's state election.

Liontown Resources' non-lithium spinout will hit the ASX boards in October after it raises at least $15 million from an initial public offering.

Carbon capture and storage is one of several technologies we'll need to adopt to meet our emissions targets.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Woodside and BHP, Peter Coleman, election funding, workplace health and safety, the arts industry, small business and Promoting Perth.

The Urban Development Institute of Western Australia is calling on the state government to commit to significant property tax reform in its upcoming budget.

The August 28 Bledisloe Cup blockbuster in Perth is off after New Zealand Rugby decided against sending the All Blacks to WA.

A decision on the location of this year's AFL grand final is expected to be made within days, with Perth considered the frontrunner.

Andrew Forrest's Tattarang has bought $38 million of Western Areas shares since March, revealed a day after IGO confirmed the nickel miners were in takeover discussions.

Melissa Parke, who held the seat of Fremantle for close to a decade, has been appointed chair of WA Museum Boola Bardip.

More than 160 Australians and Afghan visa holders have now been evacuated from Kabul after a third rescue flight departed chaos at the airport.