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On today's episode of Controversy & Celebrity, local businessman Bruce Reynolds discusses how his entrepreneurial and charitable work informed his late bid for lord mayor.

Western Australia will set up a new quarantine hotel and may reduce elective surgery to cope with an influx of returned travellers.

More Australians stranded overseas will be able to return home each week after state governments agreed to a staggered rise in hotel quarantine caps.

Amid growing national unemployment, shorter courses that provide students with so-called ‘micro credentials’ may help younger workers find employment over the coming decade.

Former premier demands royal commission into Rio blunder

Colin Walker is on a mission to connect people with the Art Gallery of WA.

The federal government is treating the states like children in its push for them to take more returned travellers, Premier Mark McGowan says.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison insists thousands more stranded Australians will re-enter the country each week, pressuring the states to boost capacities in hotel quarantine.

Albert Jacob and Sherry Sufi are two possible contenders for a vacant WA Senate spot as the field opens with the exit of Julian Ambrose.

Aussie shares finished flat but it was the dollar that climbed; the Aussie rose above 73 US cents following better than expected economic data from China and signs the RBA is unwilling to interfere yet.

Ora Banda Mining has signed a long-term agreement with Wesfarmers’ liquefied natural gas business to supply power to the Davyhurst goldmine in Western Australia.

Capital markets have supported resources juniors through COVID-19 much more strongly than anticipated, industry watchers have said.

First-time entrant and Wongutha-Yamatji artist Meyne Wyatt has been awarded the Archibald Packing Room Prize for his self-portrait, Meyne.

BGC Australia has reached an agreement with the consortium that acquired Midland Brick last year to buy the brand and its manufacturing operations.

Andrew Forrest-backed Mincor Resources has approved the development of its nickel operations in Western Australia’s Kambalda region, identifying first production from December next year.

The pandemic has derailed plans for opposition parties nationwide, and WA’s Liberals are no exception.

Australia’s top competition body will closely scrutinise the domestic flight market as restrictions have led the nation's major airlines to consider strategic overhauls.

Mineral exploration in Western Australia has reached a five-year high since the approvals process for applications was halved two months ago, with the surge dominated by gold projects.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has promised the Morrison government will continue to do what is necessary to cushion the economy from the blow of the coronavirus pandemic.

At age 36, Brodie McCulloch has already spent close to a decade running his own business in the City of Perth.

Mining giant BHP has conceded the entire industry needs to put significant work into rebuilding trust with Aboriginal land owners.

Personal and professional challenges have informed Tyler Spooner’s approach to leading market research firm The U Group.

More than 32,000 Western Australians found jobs in August, and the unemployment rate plunged 1.3 percentage points, as the nation posted a big improvement.

Bec Johnson has used her experience with type 1 diabetes to create a support network for others.

Australia's green bank will have its remit expanded to include carbon capture and storage, green steel and hydrogen.

Despite having just four years of experience in medicine, Chris Brennan-Jones has won plaudits pioneering affordable and accessible treatment for childhood ear disease.

This year’s 40under40 First Amongst Equals, Rachael Ferguson, discusses the resilience of her Perth-founded business during the COVID-19 pandemic.

WA pitch for Rio HQ

Perth podiatrist turned entrepreneur Rachael Ferguson has been named the 2020 First Amongst Equals winner, the highest honour at the Business News 40under40 Awards.

West Australians unable to work while in COVID-19 quarantine will be eligible for a payment under a deal struck with the federal government.

The state’s peak business group has strongly criticised elements of the state government’s workplace safety bill but notably has supported plans for 20-year jail terms in extreme cases.

A $100 million LNG hub has been proposed for Mount Magnet, to supply gas for remote mine sites and communities.