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Volumes through Fremantle Ports dropped 5.3 per cent in 2019-20, new data reveals weeks after a state government commitment to build a new outer harbour.

Australian shares have roared back strongly after four consecutive days of falls, but the Aussie dollar tumbled.

Revenue at Perth's Crown Casino fell by more than $140 million in the past financial year after the venue was forced to close for three months because of COVID-19, while the number of visitors also fell by 2 million.

The state government has confirmed it will extend exemptions for payroll tax on payments made under the extended JobKeeper scheme.

Qantas is ending a 30-year sponsorship with Rugby Australia as the airline continues to tighten its purse strings in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Will working from home reshape the role of the office? Business News explores the potential impact on Perth’s commercial property sector as part two of the Working From Home Series.

HBF achieved a net positive result in the previous financial year, despite declining investment returns contributing to a more than halving of its year-on-year profitability.

Property developer Peet has released the first stage of its new residential estate in Perth’s northern corridor, Elavale at Eglinton.

Opinion is divided over a collective, problem-solving approach to poor behaviour in schools.

Retail spending fell across the nation in August, with Victoria recording a massive 12.6 per cent drop as the state's COVID-19 restrictions hit non-essential retail businesses.

Premier Mark McGowan has defended his taxpayer-funded defamation claim against Clive Palmer, saying any benefits will flow to the state.

The Australian division of Raubex has secured stage one construction work on the state government's $85 million Bussell Highway project.

A new Bill promising to improve the security of payment across the Western Australian building and construction industry has been introduced into parliament today.

Australia's energy minister is keeping coy on how much the nation's emissions will reduce by through his new technology plan.

Millions of homes and businesses will gain access to ultra-fast internet under a $4.5 billion upgrade to the national broadband network.

Australia has signed onto a global coronavirus agreement in the hope of gaining early access to dozens of potential vaccines.

Almost half of revenue reported by WA’s top 20 public resources companies can be attributed to iron ore miners amid an industry boom.

Premier hits back with his own defamation action. Mark McGowan is attempting to turn the tables on Clive Palmer in the courts by suing the Queensland billionaire for defamation.

Energy Minister Angus Taylor has dismissed concerns over whether the advisory panel who recommended a gas-fired economic recovery from the pandemic will personally benefit from the plan.

A Western Australian nurse who tested positive to COVID-19 while volunteering in Victoria has returned home with her six colleagues after making a full recovery

The Australian share market and the Aussie dollar took a hit as global markets fretted over a potential second coronavirus wave, particularly in Europe.

Premier Mark McGowan is maintaining his increasingly isolated hard border stance as the state recorded three new COVID-19 cases.

Perth's residential property market is topping Google searches nationwide, with those results starting to reflect buyer demand.

WA gas could be sent east through a pipeline but such a project would need government backing, Peter Coleman said today, while hitting back against Woodside’s environmental critics.

Thousands of millionaires have been claiming the dole throughout the coronavirus pandemic but are set to be kicked off later this week when the asset test returns.

More than 330 new apprenticeship commencements will be delivered as part of a $18.3 million package to build the defence manufacturing workforce.

In today's episode of Controversy & Celebrity, Basil Zempilas discusses how his upbringing and reputation in the community have set him up to tackle the major issues facing the City of Perth.

Laing O'Rourke has been named the preferred proponent to design and construct the Metronet Morley-Ellenbrook rail line.

A 50-year lease for a bowling club and rumours of a brewery have sparked heated debate in Melville council, 15 months after a wave park was shelved.

Resources logistics company Bis has formed a partnership with Israel’s largest aerospace and defence company, IAI, to deliver mine site automation services.

More than $18 billion of taxpayer funds will go toward new energy technologies in a bid to lower Australia's emissions.

Lifting border restrictions means more jobs can be created and not have coronavirus dictate the way Australians live, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says.