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Millions of homes and businesses will gain access to ultra-fast internet under a $4.5 billion upgrade to the national broadband network.

Australia has signed onto a global coronavirus agreement in the hope of gaining early access to dozens of potential vaccines.

Almost half of revenue reported by WA's top 20 public resources companies can be attributed to iron ore miners amid an industry boom.

Premier hits back with his own defamation action. Mark McGowan is attempting to turn the tables on Clive Palmer in the courts by suing the Queensland billionaire for defamation.

Energy Minister Angus Taylor has dismissed concerns over whether the advisory panel who recommended a gas-fired economic recovery from the pandemic will personally benefit from the plan.

A Western Australian nurse who tested positive to COVID-19 while volunteering in Victoria has returned home with her six colleagues after making a full recovery

The Australian share market and the Aussie dollar took a hit as global markets fretted over a potential second coronavirus wave, particularly in Europe.

Premier Mark McGowan is maintaining his increasingly isolated hard border stance as the state recorded three new COVID-19 cases.

Perth's residential property market is topping Google searches nationwide, with those results starting to reflect buyer demand.

WA gas could be sent east through a pipeline but such a project would need government backing, Peter Coleman said today, while hitting back against Woodside's environmental critics.

Thousands of millionaires have been claiming the dole throughout the coronavirus pandemic but are set to be kicked off later this week when the asset test returns.

More than 330 new apprenticeship commencements will be delivered as part of a $18.3 million package to build the defence manufacturing workforce.

In today's episode of Controversy & Celebrity, Basil Zempilas discusses how his upbringing and reputation in the community have set him up to tackle the major issues facing the City of Perth.

Laing O'Rourke has been named the preferred proponent to design and construct the Metronet Morley-Ellenbrook rail line.

A 50-year lease for a bowling club and rumours of a brewery have sparked heated debate in Melville council, 15 months after a wave park was shelved.

Resources logistics company Bis has formed a partnership with Israel's largest aerospace and defence company, IAI, to deliver mine site automation services.

More than $18 billion of taxpayer funds will go toward new energy technologies in a bid to lower Australia's emissions.

Lifting border restrictions means more jobs can be created and not have coronavirus dictate the way Australians live, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says.

“I've been repeatedly targeted”: Di Bain

During August, Australia's home loan pre-approvals hit their highest volume since 2014, according to mortgage broker Aussie.

Di Bain has challenged her opponents to disclose their conflicts after it was revealed her lord mayoral campaign had received more than $100,000 in contributions.

Traditional owners in Western Australia's Pilbara region say they were rushed into signing a complex deal allowing Rio Tinto to mine on their land.

St John of God Subiaco Hospital has lodged plans with the Town of Cambridge for a proposed revamp and expansion.

PACT Construction has started work on Iris Residential's 46-apartment development, One Mabel Park, in Jolimont.

The Australian share market has ended lower for a third straight day and only just managed to claw its way back from earlier three-month lows.

Broome's Chinatown Revitalisation to create a world-class tourism precinct in the Kimberley has been given the green light.

Darryl Hockey has been appointed chief executive of the Western Australian Fishing Industry Council Inc, replacing Alex Ogg who resigned in July.

The engineering arm of WestStar Industrial has secured works at Rio Tinto's Koodaideri iron ore site under a $6 million subcontract with Laing O'Rourke.

Perth-based building technology company NXT TEC has received a patent from the European Patent Office for its prefabricated floor system.

Total wages for men have fallen about 17 times more than wages for women in Western Australia since March, despite a higher rate of female unemployment.

Western Australian Liberal opposition leader Liza Harvey has promised $50 million for a Local Jobs First Commissioner to crack down on interstate companies winning government contracts.

The first maintenance contracts in the East and West Kimberley under the state government's $319 million social housing package have been announced.