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A private school north-east of Perth will build an $8 million boarding house on site, after receiving a panel’s approval.

Business News understands Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company and PenAgri have offloaded the 80,000-hectare Merredin Farms to a host of Wheatbelt farmers.

Former journalist Colleen Egan has been confirmed as WA Labor’s new candidate for the Thornlie electorate, less than two months from the state election.

Woodside’s $50 million commitment under the WA government’s Resources Community Investment Initiative will go towards upgrades of Roebourne high school and the Perth Concert Hall.

West Perth-based junior Rox Resources has appointed Greg Hoskins as its chief financial officer, effective from February 3.

The Public Transport Authority has awarded Swan Group WA a $37 million contract to design and build a new bus depot, including electric vehicle chargers, in Bayswater.

Backers of a $35 million race track planned on Perth’s south-eastern fringe are a step closer to getting the long-mooted course off the ground.

Gold miner Beacon Minerals has raised its March 2025 quarterly production guidance, on the back of a solid end to 2024.

Premier Roger Cook has backed industry to meet its social obligations, while weaving around questions on the adequacy of a $10,000 fine handed down to Santos over a 2022 oil spill.

A development panel has approved John Poynton-chaired Strike Energy’s plan to build a multi-million-dollar power line at its South Erregulla power station.

Gina Rinehart-backed Arafura Rare Earths has received an additional $200 million in funding from the federal government towards its Nolans project in the Northern Territory.

The prime minister is blitzing Tasmania as he doubles down on the election contest being a choice on Australia's future.

Telstra rolls out $700m AI boost

South Perth-based Cooper & Oxley Group has won a $44 million contract over redevelopment work at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.

Dick Smith's nuclear splurge; Forrest submits $400m Carillon plan; Scentre Group seeks extension; Cook promises more houses.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s response to the latest abattoir closure in WA has gone down like a lead balloon with the sheep industry, according to Nationals senate hopeful Paul Brown.

The Perth Basketball Association has welcomed a $37.5 million pledge by the Liberal Party of WA to build a multi-sport stadium in Kensington, should it win the upcoming election.

The ASX200 index finished up almost 0.5 per cent, with the heavyweight mining sector climbing the most on a jump in Chinese demand.

The state government has engaged Bethanie Housing Limited for the construction of 90 social housing dwellings for over 55s in Mount Lawley.

A nuclear energy advocacy group backed by entrepreneur Dick Smith will bring 2023 Miss America winner Grace Stanke to Perth this month, in a bid to win public support.

Three mineral processing projects in Western Australia, which aimed to use clean energy, have received a $34 million funding boost.

WA Premier Roger Cook has promised to address the government’s exacerbation of regional rental market woes with a $104 million fund to build more government staff housing.

Scentre Group has sought a four-year extension to start the $792 million Westfield Booragoon redevelopment, citing “extenuating circumstances”.

Uranium producer Peninsula Energy has begun early-stage operations at its flagship Lance project in the American state of Wyoming.

Fiveight has submitted its $400 million-plus proposal to redevelop Perth’s Carillon City, two and a half years on from purchasing the building.

Fremantle-based livestock vessel operator Wellard will sell its last remaining ship and consider delisting from the ASX, in a $80m windfall for shareholders.

A youth detention facility proposed at Banksia Hill to replace the controversial Unit 18 will cost more than $170 million, but an independent body has warned the bill could come in higher.

Tim Goyder-chaired Minerals 260 has filed documents to acquire the Bullabulling gold project, located 25km south-west of Coolgardie.

The Nasdaq fell overnight, while the benchmark S&P 500 bounced off a two-month low and eked out a slight gain.

Step up in the Pacific: Labor to business

The ASX200 fell 1.2 per cent and the dollar hit a nearly five-year low after a strong US jobs report lowered expectations for quick rate cuts.

Civmec has pushed back the deadline of its deal for Luerssen Australia by six months; Julie Bishop takes on new adviser role and an Albany tourism development put on ice.