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Community services organisation Chorus has merged with disability services provider Kira, bolstering Chorus’s staff numbers and expanding its geographical reach.

The global economy could be enjoying a burst of strong expansion within six months.

Australia's electronic surveillance laws are set for an overhaul after the Morrison government agreed to the recommendations of a landmark intelligence report.

Solomon Lew is set to be re-elected chairman of Premier Investments, which recorded a 70 per cent surge in online sales in recent weeks.

Matrix Composites & Engineering was trading 20 per cent higher this morning after announcing a new technology agreement with oil and gas major Woodside Petroleum.

University of Western Australia academic Matthew Tonts has been appointed chair of the Environmental Protection Authority.

Premier Mark McGowan has welcomed the latest NSW COVID-19 results but says a final call on when to reopen the border won't be made until Monday.

Attorney-General Christian Porter is releasing a 1300-page report setting out improvements to Australia's intelligence and security laws.

Targeting niche markets and improving green credentials are two strategies accelerating the growth of transport platforms in WA.

Tianqi 0-2 in $32m battle

Fremantle will be home to two new watering holes, as distillery Republic of Fremantle and brewery and distillery Running with Thieves open their doors today.

Woodside Petroleum has declared it wants to engage more with the local startup community and plans to invest in promising new technologies.

Miners have surged on the Australian share market after developments that bode well for iron ore and coal exporters, with the main indices closing higher.

The state Liberals’ new leader is an unknown quantity to many voters, but he has youth on his side.

Investigators have reassembled the roof of a building at Perth's Curtin University that collapsed in October, killing an apprentice construction worker and injuring two others.

NSW residents may be locked out of Western Australia for longer, after a Sydney hotel quarantine worker was diagnosed with COVID-19 just days before the border is due to open.

Shares in Fenix Resources have hit a nine-year high after the company struck an agreement to export iron ore from the Port of Geraldton.

Andrew Forrest is $2.7 billion richer after the iron ore price rose to a seven-year high, while Chris Ellison's stake in Mineral Resources has grown by $53.4 million.

Mark Hatfield has been appointed to lead Chevron Australia, replacing Al Williams who has been made global vice president of corporate affairs.

Qantas boss Alan Joyce expects international travel to pick up mid-next year after a coronavirus vaccine has been distributed to a significant number of people.

Business News talked to former Rio boss Sam Walsh about life, leadership, and why he collects antique milk jugs.

Perth’s DRA Global in float fever queue

A new study has found 97 per cent of Australian employers believe there are major benefits in hiring people living with disability.

The WA Football Commission has three new commissioners after controversial football administrator Grant Dorrington tonight failed in his bid to be re-elected.

Overexposed amid a collapsing iron ore price, Transmin embraced innovation, restructured, and diversified its offerings.

Integrated energy company UON has taken out the top prize at Business News's inaugural RISE Business Awards as the Western Australian Business of the Year.

From driving employee wellness initiatives to retaining staff during COVID-19, hospitality business Sneakers & Jeans has been named employer of the year at the 2020 RISE Awards.

In a year when many businesses were shedding staff and losing money, not for profit Cahoots doubled the size of its team and its revenue.

Limestone Coast Brewing pivoted to a new business sector as the pandemic hit WA.

The overall winner of the RISE business awards has gone from a two-man startup in 1998 to a fast-growing energy company with nearly 300 staff.

Site Sentry has won the award for Microbusiness of the Year at this year’s RISE Business Awards.

It's been less than three years since Suzanne Dodds launched Complete Home Filtration, which allows customers to access filtered water from every tap on their property.