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Australia’s most populous state will phase-out taxes on property sales by 2040, raising the question of whether WA could follow suit.

Bids roll in for Tropicana gold mine interest

The hard border with NSW will go back up at midnight tonight as the Sydney outbreak of COVID-19 continues to grow.

Australia's share market had its seventh consecutive week of gains helped by optimism overseas and a recovering local economy but investors will watch a Sydney coronavirus outbreak after it marred

Property leaders shed some light on the residential and commercial markets’ performance during 2020 and what they expect for the year ahead.

The internet’s influence on retail has accelerated during periods of pandemic lockdown.

International service provider Serco Australia will continue to manage the state’s largest prison under a new five-year contract, which includes two five-year extension options.

In this week’s podcast, Mark Pownall, Katie McDonald, and Sean Cowan discuss new quarantine restrictions, new Rio chief, WA dry dock, Andrew Hastie, Crown inquiry, Midland Brick, Perron Group, Curtin development, new Albany hotel, Barry Patterson, BP Kwinana, Liberals WA, and a wrap up on the year gone by.

NAB chief executive Ross McEwan expects the Australian economy will be back to pre-COVID levels by the end of next year, but acknowledges some of the bank's customers face a long struggle.

Premier Mark McGowan has announced he will not close the borders with NSW, but has warned Western Australians against travelling to the state given the COVID outbreak in Sydney's Northern Beaches area.

Canning MP Andrew Hastie has been appointed Assistant Minister for Defence in a ministerial reshuffle.

Leeuwin Coast has invested in new technologies in its quest to become a large and sustainable player in the Australian shellfish industry.

Floors of a Hay Street building left empty for 35 years will be revitalised as Hames Sharley’s new corporate headquarters.

The state government is expected to review its regime for travellers arriving from Sydney today after the coronavirus cluster on Sydney's northern beaches jumped to 28 people.

The construction industry in Western Australia is booming.

Handout to cut fees for students at Catholic uni

Just hours after announcing travellers to WA from NSW would have to quarantine until they had returned a negative result for COVID, WA Premier Mark McGowan has announced arrivals from NSW must now quarantine for a full 14 days.

Former McGowan Government media adviser Steve Kaless has launched a defamation case against the Premier, the Treasurer and several government staff members after his acquittal on a charge of indecently assaulting a female colleague at a Christmas party last year.

Shares on the ASX had their best day since late November, as the heavyweight sectors and dollar were boosted by better employment and budget reports.

Cockburn Cement owner Adbri has announced it is moving forward with a $199 million investment to consolidate its cement operations into one facility.

The WA government will wait for the findings of a NSW inquiry into Crown Resorts before making a decision on the embattled casino giant, despite the Victorian government today announcing it would bring forward its review of Crown's Melbourne operations.

Australian Development Capital plans to redevelop the Mosman Heights neighbourhood centre into a residential, wellness and entertainment precinct.

Rio Tinto's chief financial officer Jakob Stausholm will take over as chief executive after several company leaders resigned following the destruction of sacred Aboriginal caves in the Pilbara

The requirement for people travelling to WA from NSW to self-quarantine has been reinstated after a recent outbreak of COVID-19 in Sydney, but only until a negative test result is returned.

Laing O’Rourke, Verse Group and landscape architect Aspect Studio are among the latest businesses to shift to new offices along St Georges Terrace.

It took some intense lobbying from WA’s political leaders to break down the embargo on iron ore exports.

A stronger than expected recovery from the COVID-19 recession has helped to wipe billions of dollars off the federal budget deficit.

The state government will expand its Residential Rent Relief Grant Scheme, with unspent grant funding to be repurposed to pay 75 per cent of rent arrears to landlords.

ANALYSIS: About 110 shops in central Perth sit empty after challenging years in retail, but some in the sector believe now is the time to make their move.

The current conditions for iron ore and LNG might be as good as it gets for a while, if international trends continue.

There are no guarantees boosted unemployment benefits will be extended beyond March as unemployment figures improve.

BGC Australia’s move to acquire Midland Brick has been given the all clear by the consumer watchdog.