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State government-owned Western Power was negligent and is partly liable for the January 2014 Perth Hills bushfire, a Court of Appeal decision found today.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Jordan Murray and Matt McKenzie discuss support for WA's businesses during lockdowns, and the federal vaccine rollout.

There's plenty of price push and pull ahead as energy transition proceeds.

Aspiring producer AVZ Minerals has lifted its stake in the Manono lithium and tin project after securing $40 million from investors.

Premier Mark McGowan has announced that the lockdown will be lifted from midnight tonight, despite the state recording one new local case overnight.

A claim by Julian Wright for one third of his family's multi-billion dollar fortune has failed, in large part because of a $70 million deal struck 13 years ago.

Singapore-based RCMA Group has secured environmental approval for an oil exploration well in Beekeepers Nature Reserve near Dongara.

Sanur will be required to comply with an order from the City of Subiaco to stabilise its buildings and facilitate the reopening of Hay Street.

Lasting progress on social issues can only be achieved by leaders who are willing to have honest and tough conversations.

A mining company with a major copper-zinc asset in Western Australia has listed on the ASX after raising $528 million.

Western Australian construction company Doric has signed a $285 million contract with the Department of Defence for the proposed refurbishment of Irwin Barracks.

Chevron will proceed with the $US4 billion Jansz-Io subsea compression project to supply the Gorgon facility, while Woodside recently secured JDAP approval for Pluto Train 2.

Shadow minister Neil Thomson says the giant AREH hydrogen project's ammonia production should be built in Port Hedland and not near the Eighty Mile Beach wetlands.

Investors have made their biggest push in the housing market in almost six years, helping lift new home loans in a record month.

GR Engineering Services has been contracted to work on Newmont Corporation's Tanami goldmine in the Northern Territory.

Acure Asset Management has made a tidy sum after selling its large-format retail property in Baldivis for almost $20 million more than it paid in 2015.

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Fringe World Festival'S 2021 audience numbers and box office sales were lower than in previous years after a COVID-19 lockdown caused the cancellation of 85 shows.

About 60 Western Australians are expected to peacefully end their own lives within the next 12 months under newly implemented voluntary assisted dying laws.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Jesinta Burton discusses the growth of High Wycombe-based business Rentco.

Australia's economy is booming and a spate of indicators suggest investors may have more to worry about than Thursday's ASX losses.

Local business Talga Group has extended the life of its proposed Vittangi anode operation in northern Sweden, after completing a definitive feasibility study for the project.

The site selection process for a purpose-built quarantine facility near Perth Airport is expected to begin tomorrow, Premier Mark McGowan has confirmed.

Exports from WA hit a fresh record in May, with $22.7 billion of merchandise shipped, while job vacancies are substantially up.

The sale of the Perth Wildcats could be the final big deal for Jack Bendat, who is both a renowned philanthropist and one of the toughest business operators WA has seen.

The founder of WA labour hire company Ochre Workforce Solutions could be facing jail time after being charged for allegedly engaging in phoenixing activity.

Labor is seeking to claw back ground in the major resources states of WA and Queensland.

Australia has recorded its highest annual rate of house price growth since 2004, however Perth has continued to underperform, according to the latest data from CoreLogic.

Sports Entertainment Group has agreed to buy the Perth Wildcats from long-time owner Jack Bendat for $8.5 million.

Commercial law firm Piper Alderman has opened a Perth office after recruiting two partners from Allion Partners.

The cap on international travellers coming into Australia looks set to be slashed as the country deals with widespread outbreaks of coronavirus.

Chief financial officer Doug Warden and chief project delivery officer Pieter Vermeulen are leaving CBH Group, six weeks after chief executive Jimmy Wilson resigned.