Perth-based Perdaman Industries has entered into an agreement with the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation as part of its plans to build Australia's largest fertiliser manufacturing plant near Karratha.
The state government has today introduced harsher industrial manslaughter penalties, in an effort to bring WA's WHS laws in line with that of other states.
New figures suggest the Australian economy is still crawling along at a growth rate below two per cent, but Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has made it clear that negative interest rates are "extraordinarily unlikely" in response.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has banned Peter Jianchao Xu from providing financial services for five years, after surveillance showed Mr Xu providing improper advice to clients.
Rio Tinto has approved a $1 billion investment in its Pilbara iron ore operations, including the rollout of more autonomous trucks, on the same day the state government urged Canberra to support changes designed to fast track approvals for major resources projects.
Construction company John Holland said it was seeking more than $300 million in compensation from the state government, following a two-year dispute in relation to the Perth Children's Hospital contract.
Oil prices rose overnight after news that US and Chinese officials discussed trade while predictions for a weekly draw on US crude stockpiles lent some support as well.
Gold edged higher overnight from a two-week low hit earlier on Tuesday after data showed US consumer confidence slipped in November, with investors eager for more details on the long-awaited trade agreement between the United States and China.
Newly-listed property fund manager Primewest has added $45 million of new assets to its portfolio, with its newest fund acquiring a Coffs Harbour shopping centre and a logistics facility in South Australia.
Illuminance Solutions and the University of Notre Dame have announced a joint initiative to improve digital literacy among Indigenous Australians, to be piloted at the university's Broome campus in early 2020.
West Australian Ballet launched a new endowment fund at Government House last night, with two separate donations from Jack Bendat and Alexandra Burt's foundations totalling $4.1 million.
Four hundred Metals X employees and contractors have lost their jobs after the company halted operations at its Nifty Copper mine today, one day after another Pilbara miner Millennium Minerals entered into voluntary administration.
Minority shareholders in aspiring iron ore miner Flinders Mines expressed frustration at today's AGM over its proposed deal with infrastructure company BBI Group, accusing their board of trying to push through a deal without offering complete details.
The state government has announced that a second major Water Corporation contract delivered by the private sector will be brought back in-house, despite contractor Suez claiming it had exceeded the government's performance targets.
Fremantle's Yolk Property Group is poised for further interstate expansion following its acquisition of national property management business Rental Management Australia.
NRW Holdings today confirmed it expected 35 per cent growth in revenue this year, helped by the recently acquired RCR Mining Technologies, but was coy on its plans to purchase BGC Contracting.
Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer is stepping down and chairman Lindsay Maxsted will follow as Australia's second largest bank tries to keep hold of customers appalled at its money laundering and child exploitation scandal.
Former Art Gallery of WA chief executive and director Stefano Carboni has relocated to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to assist in broadening the country's cultural offerings as part of Saudi Vision 2030.
Lateral has announced that it will partner with WAITTA‘s The INCITE Awards next year, with the Perth-based hardware and software developer coming on board as a naming rights sponsor.
Oil prices edged higher overnight as positive comments from the United States and China rekindled hopes in global markets that the world's two largest economies could soon sign an interim deal to end their trade conflict.
Gold fell for a fourth straight session overnight, hitting a two-week low as investors' appetite for riskier assets increased on renewed optimism that a resolution to the protracted US-China trade conflict will soon be reached.
