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OPINION: Food producers receive only a tiny fraction of the money consumers spend on their products.

AGL Energy has sought to more than triple the output of its gas and diesel-fired Kwinana Swift power station south of Perth, in a submission to the state’s environmental regulator.

Perth Football League chief executive Andrew Dawe says he is hopeful this weekend’s “The Real Stakes” round of matches can showcase the positive benefits of grassroots level sport.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss the upcoming federal election; City of Perth; Colin Barnett; property developments; Woodside; MinRes; wind farms; and more.

Kimberley icon Sam Lovell’s life story and contribution to WA cultural tourism industry are on show in Perth.

ANALYSIS: Business News recaps a week’s worth of ABS data and looks at where the economy is headed next.

Woolworths has proposed to build a $25 million supermarket and commercial precinct south of Perth, to be decided by the state’s peak planning body.

Gold Road Resources has entered into a trading halt pending a potential change of control transaction, less than a month after shooting down a takeover bid by JV partner Gold Fields.

Woodside Energy is hopefully of a “swift resolution” to a new legal challenge by the Environmental Defenders Office against its Scarborough gas project.

Mid West miner GMA Garnet Group returned to profit in 2024 but its trading performance has been muddied by large impairments in each of the past two years.

The memories of a challenging 2022 seem a long time ago for privately-owned Byrnecut Australia, which increased its overall net profit last year.

West Perth-based junior Siren Gold has announced that its managing director Victor Rajasooriar will depart the company a month from the end of his notice period.

US stocks advanced overnight, with the Dow and S&P 500 posting their eighth straight session of gains after strong results from megacaps Microsoft and Meta eased concerns about artificial intelligence spending.

Labor in battle for majority

The Australian share market has started the month on a positive note and held on to its multi-day winning streak.

The corporate watchdog has permanently banned former financial adviser Neville Allan Kendrick after he made ‘materially misleading statements to induce investors”.

Perth company Green Wind Renewables has mapped out an ambitious plan to develop at least four wind farms in WA by 2030 in partnership with a Macquarie Group offshoot.

Horizon Power's chief executive Stephanie Unwin has resigned after six years at the helm of the regional energy provider.

Rio Tinto says it will spend $20 billion in the Pilbara over the next three years as the Robe River Kuruma Aboriginal Corporation questions the board on claims of underpayments and inaction.

Sam Jones and Mark Beyer discuss key issues within Western Australia's resources sector.

Donald Trump’s tendency to treat friends as foes hasn’t gone down well internationally.

Nedlands-based WA1 Resources has confirmed non-executive chair Gary Lethridge will retire from its board on July 1.

The developer has had a revised plan for 28 Lyall Street approved by authorities, after going back to the drawing board on the proposal.

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

The latest house price data shows that values in WA’s capital grew at a faster rate than other states last month.

A Tasmanian iron ore producer with eyes on production near Albany says the withdrawal of an environmental submission does not spell the end of its shipping plans at King George Sound.

Prominent Perth lawyers Jason Ricketts, David Hugo and Tony Joyner have teamed up for the launch of an independent firm providing a mix of legal and consultancy services.

DUG Technology managing director Matthew Lamont is excited by the company’s future, as it continues to move forward with its elastic MP-FWI imaging technology.

The Boonji Spaceman, donated by US contemporary artist Brendan Murphy, has landed in Perth and is being prepared for installation.

A mining sector forum has tackled issues ranging from negative policy settings to lack of understanding about the sector’s contribution.

Gold-focused Resolute Mining has broadened its African portfolio, after announcing it had filed documents to acquire multiple gold projects in Côte d’Ivoire.

Much like its wild month of April, a scary overnight for Wall Street found a gentler ending as US stocks stormed back from steep early losses.