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One of the state's major builders is critical of the industry's preoccupation with double brick homes, but says it is slowly changing.

A $US30 million ($46 million) funding deal with Alcoa has lifted hopes the privately-owned Equus gas project off WA's north-west coast could finally be developed.

ANZ has announced some 3,500 jobs will be cut over the next twelve months in a $560 million restructure, which will also see consultant numbers trimmed.

Perth Football League president Geoff Glass says the competition remains committed to enhancing its community footprint, following another season of growth.

BHP has reached a $110 million settlement with shareholders who alleged it did not meet its market disclosure obligations in relation to the Samarco mine collapse almost a decade ago.

Aussie Trump, Thomas Brough, Jack Gordon-Manly, Lorna Harper and Merome Beard are among about 30 candidates running for council who missed out on state or federal seats.

A 45-year-old man has died following a workplace incident at Bassendean-based Hofmann Engineering, marking its second workplace fatality in six years.

The Nasdaq notched a record high close overnight, lifted by a rally in Broadcom.

Banks to raise fees if surcharges go

Ella Loneragan and Claire Tyrrell discuss the growth of land-lease communities in WA.

The federal government's green bank has warned Pilbara industry heavyweights against a go-it-alone approach to transmission infrastructure, citing $30 billion in savings from shared assets.

The historically grim market month of September is living up to its reputation, with Australian shares resuming their push lower.

Veteran stockbroker John Featherby has been dragged into a public probe by the liquidator of his son Nathan's failed iron ore royalties play Ochre Group Holdings.

Communications giant Vocus has today revealed it will launch a business-focused mobile virtual network operator to challenge the dominance of Telstra, Optus and TPG in the sector.

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Zorzi Builders, under liquidation, is tangled in a $10 million contract dispute over a Dalkeith property that is part of a divorce settlement.

Major social and affordable housing projects in Ellenbrook and Redcliffe have gone out for public comment.

WA junior resources director Adam John Waterman has been jailed for almost eight years for fraudulently pocketing more than $1 million in GST refunds.

The 2025 CinefestOZ Film Prize winner, announced over the weekend in Busselton, will take home $100,000.

Woolworths estimates it owes up to $750 million to thousands of salaried team leaders after a court ruling, while Coles' liability could hit $250 million.

Roger Cook has cited China's rate of progress as an example for Western Australia to follow, while announcing sweeping reform designed to clear a path for key industrial development.

Woodside insists a condensate storage tank at its Karratha Gas Plant which appears to be severely damaged did not collapse and is simply being ‘withdrawn from service'.

Mining contractor and services group Tasmea has capitalised on gossip about looming director sales by nailing a $43 million capital raising.

The operator of Perth's biggest fresh food trading hub has banked a $21 million profit courtesy of a sharp rise in the value of the unlisted public company's property holdings.

Land developers are increasingly delivering lifestyle villages in WA, but the regulatory framework is stifling progress.

Erin Patterson has been sentenced to life in prison but will have a chance for release after murdering three lunch guests with deadly mushrooms.

Hockey WA chief executive Graham Reid says he is excited by the opportunities stemming from increased exposure of the 2025 Hockey One season.

Four eminent Western Australian businessmen will step into the ring again to convince the federal government the 75-cent floor on the state's GST share should remain in place.

US stocks ended the week slightly lower as investors weigh economic worries against optimism over interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.

PM's call to get behind climate plan

The City of Mandurah has filed a lawsuit against two firms tasked with engineering works at the town's aquatic centre, alleging misleading conduct.

Economist Aaron Morey has emerged as the new chief executive of the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA, ending the search and succeeding Rebecca Tomkinson.