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The McGowan government has committed more than $1.6 million to fast-track approvals for major resource projects following feedback from industry stakeholders.

About $2.5 billion of projects are likely or under way near Kwinana as the industrial precinct gains a greener tinge.

Miners sell elsewhere as China shuts door on Aussie copper

Cricket Australia will stand firm on the decision to drop the term "Australia Day", adamant they must embrace hard conversations despite criticism from Scott Morrison.

Fremantle’s tent city has become a political battleground this week, but community members have stories which are deeper than the soundbites.

The liquidator of trailblazing Wilyabrup winery Lenton Brae has won court approval to sell off the assets of its partnership company.

Australia's share market has closed higher and at 11-month highs, as an improved unemployment rate supported investor optimism on day one of Joe Biden's US presidency.

An appeal by Aboriginal artist and activist Kado Muir related to the development of a potash project in the Goldfields has been overruled.

WA Police is investigating five incidents at Regis Aged Care’s Nedlands facility.

A small Perth company with backers in Dubai has announced ambitious plans for a $4.1 billion project to convert gas from the Canning Basin into fertiliser and petrochemicals.

If elected, the state’s Liberal Party will establish a new small business retail theft squad aimed at tackling shoplifting, anti-social behaviour and organised retail theft.

The state government has hit back at claims that the Labor Party is behind repeated attacks on opposition leader Zak Kirkup’s offices, labelling the allegations baseless and attention-seeking.

A freestanding medical centre neighbouring the Peel Health Campus in Mandurah has sold for $14.2 million, following a series of property deals in the health care sector.

Aboriginal businesses have won more than $13 million worth of contracts to work on Fortescue’s Iron Bridge magnetite project.

Premier Mark McGowan said the state government had been hamstrung and was unable to resolve the issues arising at tent city.

Goldminer Northern Star Resources has enjoyed a spike in quarterly sales and significantly reduced its debt, while Saracen Mineral Holdings achieved record production at its WA mines.

With fewer than two months before voters head to the polls, Zak Kirkup has challenged Mark McGowan to a series of televised and online debates.

Prices have hit record highs for Woodside’s oil and gas exports, while the company has signed a hydrogen deal in Tasmania.

Job numbers in WA were steady in December, but unemployment fell 0.2 percentage points to be 6.2 per cent.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has struck an agreement with major east coast gas exporters to guarantee domestic supply at competitive prices.

Nicheliving is among a growing number of players spending up big on properties across the western suburbs.

Aussie uni recruiting firm hides CCP links

Scott Morrison has hit back at Labor's accusation he damaged Australia's alliance with the United States through being too close to Donald Trump.

Investors have enjoyed gains of 0.41 per cent after the ASX closed higher, helped by market giant BHP raising iron ore production targets and US stimulus expectations.

Steel manufacturer InfraBuild is the latest company to be awarded a Metronet-associated contract, supplying steel parts for the construction of new railway lines.

A fast-growing EV market has benefited companies such as Talga Group and EcoGraf, amid reports suggesting even more demand for battery graphite products in 2021.

Cottesloe Beach will become an open-air art gallery in March, after Tourism WA extended Sculpture by the Sea’s funding for the next three years.

Opposition leader Zak Kirkup has called on Mark McGowan to visit Fremantle's homeless tent city, but the premier has urged organisers to help agencies house vulnerable people.

WA Labor amassed a significant fundraising advantage this past financial year as unions, law firms and sitting members opened their wallets to fill the party’s coffers.

CBH Group has announced its first malt barley shipment to Mexico as it focuses on new markets after trade tensions with China escalated last year.

For the second year running, Macquarie Capital and Canaccord Genuity have topped Business News’ league table for capital raisings.

A post-pandemic bounce back in initial public offerings could indicate confidence among WA investors.