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Goldminers on opposite coasts have diverging views on the value of Western Australia's hard border closure.

Perth-based Magnum Mining & Exploration has picked up an advanced-stage magnetite project in the US, sending its shares up by more than 40 per cent.

Perth tech company VGW Holdings has reported spectacular growth in annual revenue and profit from its online gaming operations, with shareholders rewarded with a bumper dividend.

Premier Mark McGowan has warned other state leaders would face a "serious threat" with his government if they sought to raise their share of GST revenue.

Don't let the science get ahead of market realities.

The proposed merger of Northern Star Resources and Saracen Mineral Holdings dominated the opening session on day one of the Diggers & Dealers forum.

The MACA Cancer 200 Challenge raised $3.6 million for Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research on the weekend, taking the total donated in 2020 to $4.5 million, despite COVID-19.

Australians itching to take an overseas holiday are being warned against planning a trip to Europe or the United States.

Panoramic Resources is selling a portion of its non-core metals project to a private entity in Dubai for $12 million.

Mark McGowan lauds state's COVID-19 response and economic resilience as he opens the annual Diggers & Dealers forum in Kalgoorlie.

More Western Australian agribusinesses are set to receive high-speed broadband, with network providers to share in $7 million worth of grants.

A COVID-stricken ship off the Western Australian coast has set sail amid a virus scare aboard another vessel.

Traditional owners of the ancient Juukan Gorge rock shelters destroyed by Rio Tinto have given emotional evidence to a parliamentary inquiry.

In the third instalment of the WFH Series, Business News explores how managers can ensure their teams are mentally healthy and productive.

Capex tax break could be widened.

Engineering and construction group Valmec has extended its partnership with Water Corporation, as well as secured two new energy contracts.

A freeze on disconnections, compliance rules for renewable energy generation and a court dispute have affected Synergy, as it posted a $27 million loss.

Anthony Albanese has outlined a plan to make child care cheaper for 97 per cent of families, while income tax cuts passed parliament.

Australia's share market had its best week since April, albeit with a flat today, after investors smiled at the federal budget and regained hope for US economic stimulus.

Perth-based Myanmar Metals has sought up to $9.5 million from a capital raising to go towards the restart of its Bawdin mine.

CIMIC Group has disclosed a drop in net profit during the past nine months, but says it is closer to finalising the sale of its Thiess subsidiary.

Controversial billionaire businessman Stanley Ho was meant to have no involvement in Crown Resorts or its proposed new Sydney casino.

In this week's podcast Mark Pownall and Matt Mckenzie discuss state and federal budgets, hydrogen developments, gold merger, Cambridge win, IPOs and our feature on the creative side of WA.

Behind the headline black ink in Ben Wyatt's 2020 state budget is an indulgent and self-interested fiscal stimulus.

A major bank believes the factors point to a surge in Perth residential property.

The parliamentary inquiry into Rio Tinto's destruction of Indigenous heritage sites at Juukan Gorge will hold three public hearings next week.

Home buyers took advantage of a virus-flattened housing market in August, as borrowing rose by 12.6 per cent on the previous month.

Mount Gibson Iron is targeting first ore sales from its previously deferred Shine operations in Western Australia by mid-next year.

A team of Perth creatives has used the downtime provided by the COVID-19 pandemic to launch a new theatre company in Fremantle.

One of Australia's longest-standing property companies, Richard Noble & Company, has purchased a 50 per cent stake in Perth-based property funds manager Quadrant Investments.

BHP workers could be tested for Legionnaires' disease following reported contamination at the company's Nickel West refinery south of Perth.

Western Australia's economy is the envy of the nation but a second coronavirus wave remains a massive risk.