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The chairman of the corporate watchdog ASIC is standing aside pending a review of expenses.

Residents in WA’s north will benefit from more ambulances and paramedics as part of the first phase of the state government’s country ambulance strategy.

Russian mining giant Nordgold alleges its takeover target Cardinal Resources has acted deceptively towards shareholders, with the matter escalated to the Takeovers Panel.

As the aged care royal commission has exposed, the sector had problems well before COVID-19 infections spread and hundreds died in facilities nationwide.

Mineral Resources has surprised the market by purchasing an iron ore project from Australian Aboriginal Mining Corporation, and also bought into a legal fight with Fortescue Metals Group.

Austal will acquire Queensland-based BSE Maritime Solutions Group for $28 million in a bid to boost the shipbuilder’s share of maintenance and support work.

A Perth start-up that has created a specialist online market for adventure gear is poised for expansion after locking in a funding deal with local investment group Eastcourt.

Qantas has suffered a $100 million hit to its first quarter earnings after several states closed their borders in July in response to Victoria's coronavirus outbreak.

With the odds of a second term for the McGowan government shortening by the day, The Nationals are hoping their independence from the Liberals on key issues will get them over the line in the regions.

WA university scraps faculties as academics face budget reality.

Mark McGowan has slammed Gladys Berejiklian after she claimed WA owed NSW millions of dollars for accommodating travellers in hotel quarantine.

Luxury watches worth $12,000 could spell time's up for Australia Post chief executive Christine Holgate, who has sensationally stood down over a gift scandal.

Another round of discounts has been announced for 107 TAFE courses following the signature of a new $103 million agreement under the commonwealth funded JobTrainer program.

The state government has appointed the advisory council of the Future Health Research and Innovation Fund, including HBF chief executive John Van Der Wielen as chair.

The state government has named BMD Construction and Georgiou Group as the preferred proponents to extend Mitchell Freeway.

Australia's share market has closed lower after Wall Street finished down on economic stimulus concerns, while the dollar crept above 71 US cents.

Aspiring goldminer Miramar Resources has made a strong ASX debut with its share price doubling ahead of plans to begin exploration in WA.

Gavin Taylor has been appointed managing director of Ticketmaster, two months after departing as chief executive of WA Football Commission.

National cyber security company CyberCX is planning further growth in Western Australia after announcing two acquisitions from Perth-based Vortiv.

A crew member from the Al Messilah livestock ship has been hospitalised in Western Australia as the state recorded eight new COVID-19 cases.

Ben Wyatt’s fourth budget has set the scene for a push towards re-election.

A Perth business developing autonomous vehicles for subsea surveying has raised £10 million via a spin-off, while Poynton Stavrianou are advising on a further potential deal.

Resolute Mining has reported slow gold production during the September quarter, less than a week after John Welborn's departure.

Western Australia's parliament has cleared the way for industrial manslaughter laws which will enforce a maximum penalty of 20 years' imprisonment for workplace deaths.

Construction and building payment platform ProjectPay has received a 100,000-pound grant to trial its payment system on a 20 million-pound project in London.

A lower oil price has cut Woodside Petroleum’s revenue by about 40 per cent, but the company is studying to lift planned capacity of its Scarborough LNG project.

Company directors in Western Australia have become increasingly positive over the past six months in marked contrast to their counterparts in other states.

Austal has strongly denied allegations of unethical behaviour after reports emerged the Australian Border Force had funnelled $39 million to the ASX-listed shipbuilder.

Crown Resorts has apologised to shareholders for governance and risk management failures unearthed by a NSW inquiry, while an investor revolt prompted a director to resign.

COVID-19 has changed the way we move around, but are those behaviours likely to persist? Business News investigates in part four of our WFH series.

States unite to back WA hard border.