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After a rocky start to the year, confidence in WA's gold sector is driving economic activity, with investment and exploration up.

Australia's refugee intake has been quietly cut by 5,000 places a year, leaving advocates up in arms.

Educators recommend against taking kids out of school early for a holiday, but parents want options, given the COVID-caused travel restrictions.

Scott Morrison denies his government's budget hinges on a coronavirus vaccine being found next year, saying various tax cuts and business incentives will roll out regardless.

The state government has announced free infrastructure-related training for up to 250 students, as part of a wider $57 million initiative.

Multinational retail discount store Costco has received development approval to open a second store in Western Australia, planned for Casuarina, within the City of Kwinana.

A tyre wholesaler in Malaga has been fined $70,000 after admitting to an unsafe work environment.

Keeping Western Australians safe and creating jobs will be the major focus of a pre-election state budget that is expected to forecast a modest surplus.

Scott Morrison has defended a federal budget scheme to give bosses weekly cash payments to employ people aged under 35.

Qatar is moving to reclaim its place as the world's biggest LNG exporter, potentially jeopardising WA exports.

Scary debt injection to boost business-led jobs recovery.

Click through for a summary of initiatives in the $74 billion JobMaker package, including a $4 billion wage subsidy and $3.5 billion of research incentives.

Adani is back in court over its controversial scheme to pump Galilee Basin floodwater to its Carmichael coal mining project in central Queensland.

Federal net debt is set to peak near $1 trillion, with $416 billion of cash deficits projected as the government locks in higher spending.

The federal government will support an additional 10,000 first home buyers with the purchase of a new home, under the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme.

The federal government will spend $1.2 billion to create more than 100,000 apprenticeships and traineeships in an effort to boost youth employment.

An instant asset write-off for new business investment and an immediate tax deduction for losses are key measures in the federal budget.

Mair Property Funds has purchased an industrial property in Canning Vale for $12.4 million, the group's first acquisition under its new investment fund.

Qantas and Jetstar have won a Federal Court case launched by a union after ordering aircraft engineers to stop work without pay amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Construction has started on Arise Developments' $25 million shopping centre development in Rockingham.

Australia's share market has finished higher on the strength of the materials and energy sectors and a late rally before the federal budget.

Billionaire James Packer agrees he engaged in shameful and disgraceful conduct by threatening a businessman over a proposal to privatise Crown Resorts.

Tourism Minister Paul Papalia is facing backlash after he said accommodation providers in WA's regions were too full to take in any more from interstate.

Western Australia is expected to deliver a $1.7 billion budget surplus, while the national budget is likely to record a deficit of around $83 billion.

The gradual reopening of other state borders is making it harder to justify following suit in Western Australia, the state's chief health officer says.

Chalice Gold Mines has eyed a maiden resource estimate mid-next year for its Julimar nickel-copper-PGE project, while also revealing significant exploration results.

Reserve Bank officials have left the cash rate unchanged at a record low 0.25 per cent, allowing Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's federal budget to have the economic limelight.

Students and displaced workers can now access free short courses on horticulture, as part of the state government's $229 million TAFE investment.

University students will soon pay much more for law and arts degrees under controversial changes set to pass the Senate.

Original federal budget estimates have been blown away by COVID-19, while WA faces a different set of challenges.

Millions of Australians will have income tax cuts fast-tracked in a federal budget set to focus on driving business investment and job creation.

Shares in Northern Star Resources and Saracen Mineral Holdings rose strongly today after they announced a merger to create a top 10 global gold producer with a market value of $16 billion.