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The rise of workplace 'cliques' is a worrying trend that can facilitate social exclusion and lead to unethical behaviour.

Property market analyst CoreLogic has reported that Perth’s housing values dropped again in July, with both CoreLogic and AMP Capital expecting prices to continue falling amid COVID uncertainty.

Sipa Resources has signed a farm-in deal with Rio Tinto, which will spend up to $12 million to explore Sipa’s flagship copper-gold project in Western Australia.

The state government has unveiled details of several infrastructure packages as part of the WA Recovery Fund, including a further $319.2 million in school upgrades.

Perth Mayor candidate Mark Gibson discusses what he thinks will shape a better future for the city.

Rio Tinto has filed a claim against engineering company Monadelphous in relation to a fire incident that broke out at Rio’s Cape Lambert port facility.

Oil and gas player Shell is purchasing a Perth-based environmental services firm to help cut back on emissions, as well as further the company’s nature-based solutions business.

Countries are re-evaluating their relationship with China after a series of aggressive moves by the Asian giant.

Victoria’s COVID coma

Since the earliest days of settlement, the relationship between people living in the western third of Australia and those east of the Nullarbor has been a contentious one.

Di Bain discusses the impact on Perth City businesses from thousands of people continuing to work from home post COVID-19.

Perth has secured the rights to host the world’s largest marine mammal conference, ahead of competing bids from China and Singapore.

The Australian share market has suffered its worst day in five weeks, falling alongside overseas indices after a record contraction in the US economy.

A consortium including Spanish-owned ACCIONA has been named the preferred proponent to complete major works on Western Australia’s largest transport infrastructure project.

All workers at BHP's Perth headquarters will be able to return to the office full-time from Monday.

The state government has continued the rollout of its COVID-19 recovery plan, announcing it will spend millions of dollars to upgrade port infrastructure across WA.

Members of the property industry are calling on the government to reconsider its targeted stimulus approach to the sector, warning it could jeopardise broader recovery.

In this week's podcast Mark Pownall and Matt Mckenzie discuss the border battle, WA stimulus analysis, McCulloch for mayor, FMG, Julia Gillard, Subi office dilemma, and our special report on infrastructure contractors.

Clive Palmer's federal government-aided challenge to Western Australia's tough border stance is wrapping up in the Federal Court as the prime minister repeatedly tips the state will lose.

Perth-based Tyranna Resources has received three competing proposals to buy its Jumbuck gold project in South Australia, with the bidders offering cash payments of $2 million or more.

Kelvin Dushnisky will step down from his role as chief executive of Johannesburg-based goldminer AngloGold Ashanti in September after serving two years with the company.

ASX-listed NEXTDC has officially opened its new 20MW data centre in East Perth, adding further capacity to the company’s existing Malaga facility.

Electricity and gas retailer Origin Energy's fourth-quarter revenue from its share in the Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) project has fallen 5.2 per cent.

Western Australian emergency service workers will benefit from $15 million worth of infrastructure upgrades and expansions.

Charity-run op shops lost millions in revenue when stores closed during the COVID-19 shutdown, but the threat has provided opportunity.

Spacecubed founder and managing director Brodie McCulloch has become the fifth major candidate to declare their candidacy in the City of Perth’s upcoming mayoral election.

Perth Mint stumbles into tax havens

Oil prices sank overnight following poor US economic figures and after US President Donald Trump roiled markets with a suggestion that the nation should delay its November presidential election.

Gold prices dipped overnight as investors holding short positions took profits after nine straight sessions of gains, although the outlook remained bullish with prices hovering near a record peak.

In tough times and good, WA’s top dealmakers are always looking for the next opportunity.

Gold explorer Breaker Resources is raising funds to advance drilling activities and resource growth at its Lake Roe project in Western Australia.

Western Australia's COVID-19 hotel quarantine system is again under scrutiny as the federal government continues to heap pressure on the state over its border closure.