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Tim Schwass discusses his legal background and how he will tackle governance, culture, and homelessness if elected lord mayor of the City of Perth in today's episode of Controversy & Celebrity.

The company with exclusive commercial licensing rights of the Aboriginal flag is in discussions with a federal government agency over use of the design.

Kerry Stokes-backed BCI Minerals has announced an underwritten entitlement offer to fund early construction works on its $780 million Mardie salt and potash project.

Sydney-based operator TFE Hotels has partnered with developer Dradgin to open its first Western Australian Vibe Hotel in Subiaco next month.

Engineering and construction company Monadelphous has secured further work with BHP, including at its Jimblebar mine site in the Pilbara.

In the first of a series on the Perth CBD, Business News investigates how working from home could have a lasting effect on the city's retail market.

Perth's largest drug testing company plans to nearly double capacity as WA attracts attention from global pharmaceutical companies.

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Australia's share market has fallen to its fourth consecutive week of losses after a negative day session in which banks and miners had losses of more than one per cent.

Businesses can apply for grants to attend events, trade shows and conferences after the federal government announced a $50 million package to restart the corporate events sector.

GWR Group has joined a growing list of companies aiming to start small iron ore mines in WA, after signing a term sheet with contractor Pilbara Resource Group.

Proposed changes to rental tenancy laws may deliver a win for renters and their pets.

New tourism data reveals the number of domestic tourists to WA fell 15 per cent in the month of June, the smallest decrease recorded nationally.

Alan Carpenter has been appointed to the board of DevelopmentWA, while Chris Leatt-Hayter will retire from Fremantle Ports.

In their weekly podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss: Rio dumps top execs, FIFO quarantine, tenancy moratoriums, Poynton real estate move, Pindan, Lord Mayor's race, and big salt projects.

IGO will complete a strategic review of its investment in the Tropicana joint venture after disclosing it has received a number of proposals for its stake in the goldmine.

Owen Nevin has been named chief executive of WA's Biodiversity Science Institute on the same day the state government pledged $3.4 million to the organisation.

Ngala turns 130 years old this month, making it one of WA's oldest not-for-profit groups.

Suspended councillors, deputy mayors and media personalities are among the dozens of candidates running for council in the City of Perth's upcoming election.

Australia's second largest bank, Westpac, believes the $900 million it has set aside for an eventual settlement with financial regulator AUSTRAC over breached anti-money laundering laws is adequate.

The Morrison government hopes a deal with Germany will help pave the way for Australia's hydrogen industry.

Flexible work, targets and the income gap: Tania Cecconi of CEO's for Gender Equity speaks to Matt Mckenzie about the future of work for women.

Four in five people living on pandemic-boosted welfare payments will be forced to skip meals if the coronavirus supplement is cut.

Rio Tinto has bowed to shareholder pressure over the destruction of Juukan Gorge, announcing this morning that chief executive J-S Jacques and two other senior executives would lose their jobs.

Cormann prepares for tilt at OECD's top job

30 schools in regional Western Australia will have solar panels installed in a $5 million program, the state government will announce today.

Health Minister Greg Hunt is confident a pause in one of the world's most promising coronavirus vaccine candidates will not delay Australia accessing the drug.

The worldwide economic fallout from COVID-19 is playing out across the agriculture sector in many ways.

Mirvac has secured Spacecubed and its accelerator program, Plus Eight, as new tenants at Allendale Square on St Georges Terrace.

The mining royalties company being spun-out of Iluka Resources plans to cast a wide net for acquisition opportunities beyond its core iron ore asset.

Australia's share market has finished higher, although some investors were underwhelmed by easing values throughout the session after a good lead from US markets.

Perth-based Superior Lake Resources is selling one of its zinc assets to a Toronto-listed explorer for $16.5 million, and will become a major shareholder of the company.