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Fortescue Metals Group has enjoyed a huge surge in cash flow and another rise in its share price after beating its shipments guidance for the 2021 financial year.

Goldminer Red 5 has agreed to sell its assets in the Philippines for $US19 million, in a bid to further focus on developing its King of the Hills project in WA.

Gary Dempsey Developments' revised proposal for a seven-storey building along Marine Parade has been recommended for approval when the state's planning body meets next week.

Qantas Airways is set to make coronavirus vaccinations mandatory for all international travellers when Australia's borders reopen.

Western Australians affected by Tropical Cyclone Seroja will receive further help under a record $104.5 million disaster recovery package.

Priceline Pharmacy owner Australian Pharmaceutical Industries has rejected a takeover offer from Wesfarmers.

Scott Morrison has urged all Australians to bring forward their second AstraZeneca jab with Sydney facing an explosion of coronavirus infections.

Some of WA's social enterprise leaders consider the societal upheaval due to the COVID-19 pandemic has presented an opportunity to change the way business is done.

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A complete redesign of Australia's energy system is needed to ensure ageing coal-fired power generation can be safely and smoothly replaced by renewables.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Matt Mckenzie discusses gold IPOs, and Northern Star moving up our list after a big acquisition.

Former Crown Resorts director John Poynton today fended off accusations in the Perth Casino Royal Commission that he was attempting to avoid responsibility for problems in the group's operations.

Rio Tinto will return $US9.1 billion in dividends after recording its most profitable six months on the back of surging iron ore prices.

A boom in inflation is no reason for investors to flee the Australian share market, which eased from a record level the day earlier.

New gold producer Capricorn Metals has acquired the historical Mt Gibson mine in Western Australia, in a move that doubles the company's reserves.

Former Rio Tinto chief executive Sam Walsh has joined one of WA's largest Aboriginal corporations as an independent director.

Many universities still struggle to find the management sweet spot.

A further six crew members on board a cargo ship docked at Fremantle Port have tested positive for COVID-19 overnight, taking the total number of cases on the vessel to nine.

Rising fuel and rent costs have contributed to a spike in inflation in Perth, with prices up 4.2 per cent in the year to June.

Rio Tinto has committed to developing a project in Serbia that it expects will be the biggest lithium supplier in Europe for 15 years.

Perth software company Track'em has had a win over former consultants Steve McNally and Keyt Atkinson after a Supreme Court judge described their claims as embarrassing.

A multi-billion-dollar merger has brought a change at the top of Business News' list of goldminers.

Western Australia’s goldminers have continued to thrive in 2021, with the sector raising billions of dollars in the past 12 months. Although retreating from an all-time high in August

More than $230 million has been raised for gold projects through ASX listings in the past 12 months.

The engineering and construction arm of ASX-listed WestStar Industrial has secured its biggest contract to date, for work on Fortescue Metals Group's Iron Bridge magnetite mine in the Pilbara.

WA's richest man and one of the state's keenest telco investors are taking on the NBN.

Western Australia could keep hard borders in place for the foreseeable future despite other states emerging from coronavirus lockdowns.

Workers who lose hours because of lockdowns will receive up to $750 a week under a boosted federal support scheme.

Chevron on mat in WA over missed carbon capture target

WBHO Infrastructure and Decmil Group have been contracted to complete upgrades at two major highways in Perth.

There is no stopping the Australian share market after the indices hit record levels for the second consecutive day.

Four companies including VeinTech and Vision Pharma have been selected as finalists in the Great for the State category at the Innovator of the Year Awards.