Treasurer Rita Saffioti has backed the state's ability to ride the bumps of iron ore price volatility and deliver its manufacturing agenda in her annual post-budget address this morning.
ANALYSIS: Longstanding former West Coast Eagles chief executive Trevor Nisbett's presentation at the Tiger Connect business forum left the audience hanging on every word.
Global stocks fell overnight and the dollar rose as investors, concerned over the United States' possible entry into the Israel-Iran air war, seek safe-haven assets and ditch riskier ones.
It was Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA chief economist Aaron Morey who summed up industry feelings on the budget best, when he said ‘thank god for rocks and royalties'.
Planning authorities have waved through a $200 million plan to build a 34-storey timber tower that the City of Perth hopes will activate the area and aid its population growth goals.
Australian shares have edged lower as the Israel-Iran conflict weighed on confidence, while interest rate-sensitive stocks improved on the back of a cooling labour market.
The state budget has detailed substantial spending on the proposed Westport project with a focus on planning and environmental initiatives ahead of major construction.
New initiatives in this year's budget include an extra $584 million for stage 2 of Western Power's Clean Energy Link North project but there were few details on other energy upgrades.
The state government has poured in $1.4 billion for housing in this year's budget as strong population growth puts pressure on the supply in Western Australia.
Treasurer Rita Saffioti has forecast an increase to Western Australia's GST share, while criticising “absurd commentary from over east”, in her delivery of the state budget.
The invasive shot-hole borer is here to stay, with the state conceding it had failed in its bid to stave off the pest locally, shortly before allocating millions to management in the state budget.
Everest Metals Corporation boss Mark Caruso has welcomed news that the company's membership application to join the US Defence Industrial Base Consortium has been approved.
ASIC chair Joe Longo says surveillance in the private credit space has already uncovered “grubby behaviour” as he takes a closer look at the private markets.
Catalyst Metals has hit out at Mark Creasy-backed junior Zuleika Gold, accusing it of an attempt to drum up publicity as the pair prepare to front the Supreme Court.
A fund to unlock housing supply has received a $101 million boost, with the state government making last minute announcements before handing down the budget this afternoon.
National Australia Bank has been fined $751,200 by the Australian Competition and Crime Commission in relation to alleged breaches of consumer data right rules.
Government funding for Western Australia's key industrial estates will be doubled to $1 billion under an election promise to be delivered in Thursday's state budget.
The state government will allocate $25 million to boost transmission infrastructure manufacturing and encourage greater local involvement in the electricity grid's renewable refresh.
