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Perth-based oil and gas services company Transborders Energy has signed a partnership agreement with one of Japan's largest power companies to pursue its floating LNG proposal.

HBF Run for a Reason has been cancelled for a second year due to health concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

Simon Trott has been appointed iron ore chief executive at Rio Tinto, as part of a shake-up that leaves its management team weighted heavily in favour of its head office in London.

Former Warrington Property founding director Chris Weaver has launched the first fund under his new venture, Burtonwood Investment Partners.

Two Australian men accused of participating in the same international text-messaging fraud scheme as Perth tech millionaire Eugeni “Zhenya” Tsvetnenko have been extradited to the US.

Ministerial roles overseeing immigration, investment, population and Perth's CBD are just a few changes the property industry will lobby for ahead of the state election.

Coronavirus vaccine giants Pfizer and AstraZeneca will face a grilling from politicians hunting answers about Australia's immunisation effort.

Could methods and approaches behind management consultancy provide skills for struggling principals and teachers?

Forrest to bring RM Williams home

Perth-based industrial services company Vertech Group has added to a string of acquisitions by purchasing a majority stake in APS, doubling annual turnover to more than $120 million.

As the federal government readies its vaccine rollout, can WA manage the health and economic risks of a second wave of coronavirus?

The state government has awarded $10.2 million worth of grants to 18 agribusinesses, including Tattarang's Harvest Road Oceans.

Shares in Wesfarmers have reached a record high of $55.43 per share before closing at $55.25, up 1.7 per cent for the day.

Lawyer Dan Mossenson, broadcaster Karl Langdon and Elevate Group managing director Shane Crommelin contributed to Spinifex Brewing Co's recent $750,000 capital raising.

A $65 million expansion plan set to make Casuarina Prison the state's largest is expected to be given the green light later this week.

Solar power installations in Western Australia hit a record level last year, according to consultancy Sunwiz, with Perth systems cheaper than those in other states.

Good Drinks' half-year results show revenue increased by 42 per cent to $27.4 million, due to the expansion of the group's sales and marketing teams.

Investors had their biggest loss on the share market in more than a week, but a modest rise in inflation indicated conditions should remain favourable for some time.

The Western Australian Liberals are refusing to commit to having their policies costed by Treasury as potentially record numbers of people prepare to cast an early vote.

The economic alarm has again been sounded over climate inaction, with an environmental group warning the cost of extreme weather has more than doubled over the last 50 years.

Jonathan Moss has been appointed chief executive of WA family-owned pie company Mrs Mac's, replacing Paul Slaughter.

Fortescue Metals Group may be required to regularly revise and publicly release the greenhouse gas management plan for its new Pilbara power station following an appeal by the state's peak conservation body.

Perth-based exploration companies Parkway Minerals and Trek Metals have completed capital raisings collectively worth $8.3 million.

Construction has officially begun on Brightwater Care Group's new 128-bed residential aged care facility in Inglewood, with the facility expected to open next year.

Aged care and retirement living organisation Maurice Zeffert Home is not run by one chief executive, but three.

Aged care organisations are investing in technology and dementia-friendly design as more people with the condition enter facilities.

The royal commission and the pandemic have not stemmed the pipeline of aged care developments but they could have a lasting impact on how care is delivered.

Prices in Perth deflated 1 per cent in the December quarter, thanks to the government's electricity credit, but there's an underlying upward pressure.

The IMF has upgraded its global economic growth forecast for this year, but admits that exceptional uncertainty remains.

Business conditions have risen to their highest levels in two years, suggesting strong momentum in Australia's economic recovery.

Gold giant's boss declares office era over

Australia will pledge $1.5 billion over five years to help build a more climate-resilient world and set up a new agency to deal with disaster resilience and risk reduction.