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ANZ will tighten its policy on coal, but gas will be treated as a transition fuel, the company said as it reported a 42 per cent profit fall.

Research suggests industrial manslaughter laws make workplaces less safe by creating unrealistic accountability expectations, Shane Herbst discusses.

Fortescue Metals Group has posted a 5 per cent rise in first-quarter iron ore shipments, with demand in China for the steelmaking ingredient remaining robust.

A collaborative Western Australia-based research project is investigating whether treating hearing loss could reduce the risk of dementia in the elderly.

Fast-track quarantine plan for key travellers

Prominent Aboriginal mining executive Daniel Tucker has resigned from the company he founded after it scrapped a deal with Fortescue Metals Group in favour of working with Mineral Resources.

Health Minister Roger Cook has labelled accusations WA is still not testing wastewater for COVID-19 as plainly wrong and mischievous.

Pilbara Minerals has lodged a $US175 million bid for fellow lithium miner Altura Mining, though Altura is working on its own recapitalisation plan after being put in receivership.

Perth business owner Alexandra Burt, whose interests include Voyager Estate winery, has lifted her low public profile by joining the board of Tourism Australia.

Investors have helped the share market to its first gain in five sessions after shrugging off a poor US lead, as their peers worried about coronavirus infections.

Prospective copper-cobalt miner Coda Minerals has successfully listed on the ASX after completing an $8.5 million IPO.

Blackburne has announced former Little Creatures general manager Miles Hull will establish a tavern at the bottom of its One Subiaco apartment block.

The state government has unveiled its finalised Subi East master plan, which includes proposed development height guidelines.

Australia is on track to receive its first batch of coronavirus vaccinations early next year.

Coles has reported sales revenue rose 10.5 per cent in its first quarter, driven by Victorians stockpiling goods amid coronavirus lockdowns.

Normalising an open approach to mental health issues is a crucial step in early intervention.

Corrs Chambers Westgarth and Estrin Saul Lawyers were the inaugural winners of the ‘commercial law firm' category in WA's annual community service law awards.

The state government has purchased 32 off-the-plan apartments across Perth as part of its $319 million Social Housing Economy Recovery Package.

ASX-listed K2fly has boosted its position in the iron ore sector after announcing the acquisition of WA mining software company SATEVA.

Perth prices rose 1.8 per cent in the September quarter, the sharpest lift since June 2006, after a big fall during the COVID-19 shutdown.

Government housing stimulus packages have helped resuscitate the ailing residential building industry, but will the demand be short-lived?

Australians on welfare will soon be subject to Centrelink's debt recovery program again, with the government ending the pause put in place because of the pandemic.

Already struggling post-lockdown, restaurant owners are pushing back against an emerging cohort of inconsiderate customers.

Scott Morrison agrees with the Reserve Bank that the economic recovery from the COVID-19 recession is under way.

Unemployed Australians should know by December what the rate of JobSeeker will be next year, with elevated payments likely to continue temporarily.

Now border walls start to come down.

Resources and agribusiness are supporting demand for industrial land, as Lester Group and Elders take up spots at Harvis' Muchea industrial development.

Business failures will increase even as the Australian economy starts to recover from the coronavirus pandemic's impact, a senior Reserve Bank official says.

The former deputy chair of the corporate watchdog continued to receive taxpayer-funded rental payments for more than a year after concerns were first raised.

Mortgage delinquency rates are worst in Western Australia and will continue to increase across the country more generally over the next year, according to Moody's.

Allens is poised to substantially broaden its corporate practice in WA after recruiting two partners from rival firm HWL Ebsworth Lawyers, including Bryn Hardcastle.

Boral shareholders delivered a big protest today against the addition of Seven Group Holdings nominee Ryan Stokes to its board of directors.