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Newcrest Mining has reported solid financial results for the full year, including an $86 million rise in profit, despite a drop in gold production.

Investors believe National Australia Bank's seven per cent drop in third quarter cash profit was not as bad as feared, and have raised the bank's share price.

Western Australia's position is ironclad against future legal challenges, the premier says, after passing laws to stop Clive Palmer claiming damages against the state.

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe expects economic growth to contract by 7 per cent when the June quarter figures are released.

Using seaweed products to replace plastic is just one of many Western Australian ideas under exploration to improve ocean health.

There’s much enthusiasm and many ideas for dramatically cutting WA’s carbon emissions, but a rapid transition would come at a cost.

The quokka, Carnaby’s black cockatoo and southern right whale are high-profile Western Australian wildlife, but their longevity is not necessarily guaranteed.

Magnate’s legal play with injunction & court win

Blackburne has appointed Multiplex to build its One Subiaco development on the former Pavilion Markets site, with 80 per cent of apartments already sold.

The latest batch of coronavirus-hit earnings reports has contributed to the Australian share market's worst session in August.

Regional arts organisations are able to produce work that brings their communities together, without the budgets and resources of companies in the city.

Intlang Consulting Group founder and managing director Gloria Zhang has said she will run for a seat on council in the City of Perth’s upcoming election.

Gold explorer Horizon Minerals is using $16 million raised from a share placement to fund its largest ever drilling program across its Western Australian portfolio.

Businesses should take a fresh look at building relationships in Japan, with the country set to become an increasingly important ally for Australia, experts say.

Woodside Petroleum has reported a net loss of $US4.1 billion ($A5.7 billion) in the first half of 2020, despite achieving record output in the six months to December 30.

National law firm Thomson Geer has poached one of Perth’s top corporate teams, with Michael Bowen and 10 colleagues moving to a new home for the second time in five years.

Police stations and a Kalamunda hospital are set to receive more than $100 million worth of upgrades under the latest instalment of the state government’s economic recovery plan.

Gascoyne Resources has secured a $125 million funding package to facilitate the recapitalisation plan put forward by its administrators.

Western Australia’s jobless rate has improved by a modest amount, with 19,000 more people in mostly full-time work, while national figures worsened to their highest level in 22 years.

TAFE education injects $92 billion to Australia's economy each year, according to a report that calls for a major increase in funding to the sector.

The state government has passed its extraordinary 'Palmer' Bill through the lower house, as it seeks to head off Clive Palmer's potential $30 billion damages claim.

Magnate in double play to keep $30b claim and engage border brinkmans

Perth’s latest office vacancy rate increased marginally since February, but the state's CBD and West Perth markets took out the top spots for most vacancies in the country.

Australia's top science agency has pledged at least $100 million each year towards helping the nation recover from coronavirus.

The country town of Bindoon could be home to a new $100 million country club that features a Formula One-inspired race track, with Sotheby’s International Realty on the hunt for a joint venture partner.

Australian Potash has secured the majority of revenue forecast for its Lake Wells potash project in Western Australia after signing its fourth fertiliser offtake deal.

Perth-founded supercomputing company DUG Technology has performed well on its first day of trading, listing two weeks ahead of schedule and closing 7.4 per cent higher.

Shares have closed slightly lower on the Australian market after Commonwealth Bank's virus-hit full-year result was a rare blight on the financial sector.

Indus has been fined $60,000 and ordered to pay $6,000 in costs after one of its contractors died from a severe reaction to a bee sting.

Bellevue Gold has received extra funding to progress its namesake project in Western Australia after its recent share purchase plan closed oversubscribed, raising $35 million.

The Western Australian arts calendar is starting to fill up after the COVID-19 shutdown, beginning with CinefestOZ Film Festival at the end of August.

Good governance is hard to define, but you'll know it when you see it, writes Tim Schwass.