As Australia's longest-running tech and innovation festival kicks off in Perth, the state government has announced its latest round of innovation grant recipients.
ANALYSIS: A plan to appoint Emma Cole as Western Australian Planning Commission chair would put a spotlight on her credentials, under recent changes to the state’s planning act.
Biotech firm Orthocell is a step closer to its nerve repair device Remplir being approved in the US, following the completion of its US regulatory study.
Property developer Adrian Fini has submitted a plan for a three-storey apartment project in Claremont, on the site where his $23 million mansion once stood.
Supagas and Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy & Fertilisers have settled their deal for the latter to sell parts of its Kleenheat business, including distribution depots in the state.
Traditional Owners need greater finance access to benefit from and help to progress renewable energy projects, according to the nation’s peak native title advocacy group.
Former state MP and prominent live sheep export ban critic Paul Brown will lead the Nationals’ senate ticket in Western Australia for next year’s federal election.
The WA government has committed $86 million to prevent family and domestic violence, boosting support for refuges and creating new programs for children and young people.
More than 1,000 homes are expected to be built across 14 suburbs in Western Australia, the first tranche in a plan to boost social and affordable housing supply.
Australian house prices have experienced their weakest growth in almost two years, as experts warn a downturn is gathering momentum in the major capital cities.
Northern Star Resources will expand its gold portfolio into the Pilbara, after striking a $5 billion deal to acquire market darling De Grey Mining and its flagship Hemi project.
The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average notched record closing highs during a shortened Black Friday session, lifted by technology stocks such as Nvidia.
Former Premier Mark McGowan has put some of the onus for the pace of the state’s contentious approvals system back on industry, while stressing the importance of relationships in business.
The Business Council of Australia has found WA has one of the least effective payroll tax systems nationally, as it joins the chorus of lobby groups calling for change.
A Balcatta machining and heavy metal fabrication company will fork out more than $250,000 over an incident that caused serious injuries to a worker including permanent eye damage.
Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Georgiou Group; issues facing Rio Tinto, Alcoa; the lithium industry; Santos and EDO; Nature Positive; Liberal party; and Perth's ferry service.
Business News' inaugural list of those who live or spend much of their year in the north-west and influential policy and investment decisions in the region.
