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Business News received three accolades at the 2025 AABP awards, including golds for breaking news coverage and website design and silver for its daily email.

Business News journalist Ella Loneragan has been recognised by The Walkley Foundation, receiving a national award at the esteemed organisation’s Mid-Year Media Prizes overnight.

Minderoo Foundation is redefining the future of philanthropy with a reshaped strategy of funding and support.

Premier Roger Cook and Treasurer Rita Saffioti have been named the state’s most powerful people, edging out mining magnates Gina Rinehart and Andrew Forrest in the 2025 Power 500.

A long-running English college for international students has closed its doors and called in a liquidator, citing federal government visa settings as a factor hampering its enrolment numbers.

ANALYSIS: Women in startups are notoriously underfunded, yet are as successful, if not more so, than men. We profile three in WA.

Perth’s property agencies are shaking up their operations to position themselves for growth.

The Mint took home the gold in three awards celebrating luxury coin design, packaging innovation and sustainability.

Christopher Schmid took home the highly coveted First Amongst Equals award as 40 emerging business leaders were named the ones to watch in 2025.

Business News looks at the promises Anthony Albanese took to the polls in 2022 and whether, three years on, he has delivered.

With early voting open and polling day just nine sleeps away, Business News looks at what the major parties are offering to voters.

Everyone at Business News would like to thank you for your support during 2024 and wish you and your family a safe and happy festive season.

The long-vacant Fremantle building was purchased for $4.5 million by an entity wholly owned by Nicola Forrest.

zero2hero and Chevron join forces to support young people across the state.

Escalating costs and regulatory burdens are frustrating stakeholders in the wake of last year’s Aboriginal heritage laws bungle.

ANALYSIS: Isn't the failure of big media just an example of the lifecycle of a business; you make money only until a competitor comes along with a better product and puts you out of business... or you adapt?

The falling iron ore price has had a big impact on WA’s wealthiest.

Business News journalists have won two awards this week in recognition of their coverage of architecture and sports in Western Australia.

Complete Home Filtration, Pharmacy 777, and Fremantle Dockers Football Club were among the winners of the 2024 WA Business Awards.

There may be no shortage of ideas to fix the north-west’s housing crisis, but turning plans into action has proved challenging.

Companies that can overcome high costs, tight regulation and staff scarcity can be rewarded with large contracts, market leadership and loyal customers in the north-west.

An external report into the culture at ASX-listed Nine Entertainment has found the organisation has a systemic issue with abuse of power, bullying, discrimination and sexual harassment.

Just one major resources project has been sanctioned in WA this year and the pipeline of future projects is thin, a review by Business News has found.

Nicheliving and its directors will be banned from operating for a decade and the state government will fork out up to $40 million to finish the hundreds of incomplete homes.

Senior reporter and feature writer Victoria Laurie was bestowed the culture and arts report award at the WA Media Awards for her work in Business News.

ANALYSIS: The new chair of defence shipbuilder Austal, Richard V Spencer, has a résumé tailor-made for capitalising on Aukus opportunities.

The owner of Kalgoorlie’s famous Super Pit says there are decades of activity to come.

Two battery metals mines near Ravensthorpe used to support a 400-strong workforce of local residents, but this time next year most of them will be out of a job.

In her first major interview, Joanna Millard outlines her ambitions for the automotive business her father has run for 55 years.

All the talk is on renewables, yet there are no major wind or solar projects currently under construction in WA’s South West.

Senator Linda Reynolds has launched legal action over Brittany Higgins’ $2.4 million settlement sum, adding another dispute to the ongoing row between the two.

WA Police are calling on local tech companies to submit for six tenders worth hundreds of millions of dollars, aimed at modernising its ICT systems and devices for frontline workers.