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The Hector Street property attracted strong interest from investors.

Three state-based community Australian Rules Football competitions have united in a bid to reduce gambling-related harm across their respective networks.

Coles has reported a 3 per cent drop in profit in the first half of the 2024-25 financial year, but received a sales boost during staff strikes at rival Woolworths' operations.

Less than half of share market floats in 2024 turned a profit, with expectations of another tough year.

Australia’s capital expenditure dropped 0.2 per cent in Q4, but WA held strong with a 3.1 per cent jump in private investment.

BP says it will continue design work on its multi-billion-dollar local renewable energy project book, as the dust settles from its global refocus on oil and gas.

US Stocks lost ground overnight, with investors digesting the latest comments from US President Donald Trump on tariffs.

Commercial pilot makes telling discovery 

The scale of BP’s shift away from renewables has been revealed, with the company announcing a plan to slash new energy spend by $US5 billion globally per year and ramp up oil and gas investment.

Minderoo has donated an additional $5 million to Ukraine, building on over $20 million of aid delivered to the country since the start of the war.

Mark Beyer and Sam Jones discuss some of WA's largest private companies, including Hancock, Tattarang and Laurence Escalante's VGW Holdings.

The ASX has fallen for a seventh day of losses out of the last eight sessions, even as domestic monthly inflation figures came in slightly under expectations.

Lawyers have wrapped up their arguments in the $1.8 billion compensation dispute between Yindjibarndi and Fortescue, with the latter claiming only $8 million was owed.

New research from CoreData suggests more WA households are dipping into their savings to escape the cost of living crisis.

Transport provider Kelsian Group has entered into binding agreements to sell and lease back bus depots in Welshpool, Landsale and South Bunbury.

OPINION: The cohort faces many challenges in Australia and has reported a range of concerns over inclusivity, isolation and safety.

A renewable fuel trial at Rio Tinto’s iron ore operations has cut direct emissions in the Pilbara by 10 per cent over a four-week period.

Australia’s consumer price index – a key measure of inflation – held steady at 2.5 per cent over January.

A new electrified bus fleet would be rolled out in Western Australia by 2050 under a WA Labor plan to phase out Transperth’s diesel buses.

Lynas Rare Earths' profit has plummeted 85 per cent as challenging market conditions for the China-dominated critical mineral continue to weigh on the producer and processor.

Boosted by solid production at its flagship mine, gold miner Emerald Resources increased its half-year net profit by 45 per cent from the prior corresponding period.

Paladin Energy chief executive Ian Purdy says the uranium producer is ideally placed to become a major producer in the sector.

A US Virginia-class nuclear submarine has checked into port at Garden Island off Rockingham, as the Australian Navy prepares to welcome nuclear vessels from late 2027.

There have been big shifts in the ranking of WA’s largest, and most profitable, private companies over the past year.

Graincorp and Cargill are both planning crushing plants in WA, but BP's move to defer its biorefinery has raised questions about the industry.

Perth-based construction tech company FBR is mulling a pivot into the shipbuilding industry, after a successful demonstration of its technology to Samsung Heavy Industries.

Pentanet’s first EBITDA-positive half has failed to keep its shares out of the red following an earnings report on Wednesday.

Two Western Australian billionaires have applied to install signage on their office buildings but only one was approved by the City of Perth council.

Flight Centre Travel Group’s statutory net profit during the first six months of the 2025 financial year dipped from $86.7 million to $59.6 million, despite posting a flat revenue of $1.3 billion.

Some of Wall Street's brightest stars lost more of their shine overnight after another report said US households are getting more pessimistic about the economy.

ASIC zooms in on private capital funds

Chevron Australia director of operations Danny Woodall says Australia is in an international race for investment, as the company reviews its global operating model.