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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.

Westgold Resources will resume operations at its Big Bell mine, following preliminary investigations into the fatal incident that claimed the life of worker Paige Counsell.

Scott Morrison is confident premiers won't rush to close state borders again as NSW authorities race to solve the puzzle created by five new cases of coronavirus.

An emerging property development model could help refresh more dilapidated apartment buildings around Perth.

Confidence in Western Australia’s property market has risen to its highest level in recent years, according to the latest Property Council of Australia survey.

New wave of projects tipped to drive record job opportunities

Premier Mark McGowan is awaiting advice from health experts before making any travel restriction decisions, after a Sydney airport worker tested positive to COVID-19.

Mustera Property Group has announced plans to launch its $88 million Forbes Residences project in Applecross to the market in January 2021.

The minister responsible for the nation's aged care system insists a $1 billion funding boost will help older Australians get help at home earlier, but critics say it's nowhere near enough.

Perth-based power and telecommunications contractor GenusPlus Group has listed on the ASX, following a successful initial public offering that valued the company at $148.6 million.

Investors on the ASX have enjoyed a broad-based rally, helped by miners, following optimism in the US that economic stimulus may finally be delivered.

The pandemic has increased the usual tensions of year 12, and that’s before leavers settle on a tertiary course and institution.

A proposal for purpose-built student accommodation near Curtin University is one of the latest to be submitted under the State Development Assessment Unit.

A long-running legal battle over an abandoned gas well near Dongara has kicked back into gear amid allegations operator AWE failed to comply with a deed of settlement it struck with the land owners

The updated WA ‘rich list’ shows the state’s iron ore magnates are moving far ahead of people who made their money in other industries.

Perth’s residential rental vacancy rate has hit a record low, while new home sales across the country have reached a decade high.

Veteran mining entrepreneur Tim Goyder has emerged as one of Western Australia’s wealthiest company directors, after the spectacular success of Chalice Mining this year.

The rising fortunes of biotech company PYC Therapeutics have bolstered the wealth of its major shareholders, most notably chairman Alan Tribe.

Australia will take China to the global trade umpire over massive tariffs on barley, further escalating the bitter row between the two nations.

In this video interview, commercial banker Gary McGrath discusses the challenges of 2020, the bright outlook for next year and the benefits of a morning bike ride.

A NSW airport worker has tested positive to COVID-19, putting in doubt travel between Sydney and Perth.

Beijing has accused Canberra of playing the victim in an increasingly bitter trade dispute while justifying a Chinese ban on Australian coal.

One of the state’s most successful property developers could have chosen a career in the rag trade.

Stadium of ire costs taxpayers

Miners have pulled the ASX lower following China's ban on Australian coal, as the industry hopes iron ore avoids a similar fate.

The Department of Mines, Industry, Regulation and Safety has launched an investigation into a fatal incident involving a worker at Westgold Resources’ Big Bell gold mine.

CBH Group revenue fell by 23 per cent to $3.2 billion in the year to September 2020, citing below average harvest and international trade tensions, but still achieved an overall profit.

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) officials have started court action against Retail Food Group and allege it kept important details from franchisees when it sold 42 loss-making

China's industrial output grew in line with expectations in November, expanding for the eighth straight month as the economic recovery gathered pace and global demand picked up.