Tom Zaunmayr

WA Opposition leader Basil Zempilas’ portfolio responsibilities will mirror Premier Roger Cook’s, while Nationals leader Shane Love will be shadow minister for the state’s mining industry.

The rise of Karratha mining services provider KBSS Engineering is a testament to the importance of a local focus and willingness to take risks.

Pilbara miner Rio Tinto spent more than $10 billion with Western Australian suppliers last year as it ramped up work on its iron ore sustaining projects.

Rising costs have scuppered a City of Karratha-backed apartment project it had hoped would help address the Pilbara’s housing shortage.

The Coalition will pour $100 million into a scheme to encourage minerals exploration by junior companies, should it win the May federal election.

The first of 100 railcars built for Rio Tinto in Western Australia has rolled off the production line ready for its 1,500-kilometre journey north to the Pilbara.

The federal government won’t commit to stationing more defence personnel permanently in the north-west as it pours millions of dollars into military base upgrades.

OPINION: Regional right-wing operatives are not going to win votes with insults, falsehoods or whingeing about how people vote.

Australian business leaders have warned of global supply chain upheaval despite avoiding the worst of US President Donald Trump’s tariff rollout.

Despite the development hype around green projects, the pipeline of traditional resources developments shows mining is still king.

Justin Fris and Tom Zaunmayr discuss recent trends and news within WA's ports and transport sectors.

Former governor Malcolm McCusker will lead a probe into the handling of the 2025 Western Australian election.

Prospectors are applying for licences like they are going out of fashion in the hopes of striking it lucky in the outback as the gold price reaches historic highs.

Veterans Affairs Minister Matt Keogh has warned 2,000 public sector jobs in WA would be put at risk should the Coalition implement one of its hallmark policies if it wins government in May.

Planning is under way to enable the Pilbara’s landside logistics industry meet demand as the region’s industrial cargo trade grows.

WA’s logistics network is evolving rapidly to meet demand for different goods

State-owned ports are investing in physical and digital infrastructure to meet the demands of modern trade.

One of the country’s biggest trucking companies is poised to grow its clout in the booming WA horticulture sector.

The Perth Mint is experiencing demand not seen since the outbreak of COVID-19 as investors new and old seek out gold to add to their portfolios.

As Pilbara publican Bart Parsons calls final drinks at his first watering hole, he is drawing up plans for two new venues in Port Hedland.

The state government has established an Aukus-focused defence industries department and shifted energy into a diversification agency under its post-election changes to the public sector.

A proposed $4.4 billion iron processing plant could strengthen the business case of other major Pilbara projects.

First-term MP Sandra Brewer will take on the responsibility of holding the WA government’s spending to account as the state’s shadow treasurer.

Traditional owners have put forward their plan to turn Koolan Island in the Kimberley into a cultural tourism hub once iron ore mining ceases.

OPINION: Investors are voting with their wallets with big spending agendas in the Pilbara

A Karratha accommodation village has a new part-owner and a fresh three-year contract to provide lodgings for Woodside’s workforce.

Backers of two Mid West iron processing projects hope to tap into more than 25 billion tonnes of magnetite discovered in the region to feed a growing global appetite for green steel.

A Western Australian coffee franchise has stopped using US-made products in protest to the Trump administration's tariffs.

Basil Zempilas has vowed to lead a constructive and community-focused opposition after being elected leader of the WA Liberal Party.

Former Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas has been elected leader of the WA Liberal Party three weeks after winning the Churchlands seat at the state election.

Brazilian agribusiness giant Minerva Foods failed to mention it has closed both of its Western Australian abattoirs in its quarterly financial update released to shareholders last week.

The stamp duty exemption threshold for first homebuyers in WA will be lifted to $500,000 as the state government delivers on one of its election promises.