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Sea to Summit will receive $30 million as part of a contract with the Australia Defence Force, with the WA-based defence business providing shelters, training and protective equipment to personnel in Australia and overseas.

Neometals has secured funding from the Innovative Manufacturing CRC to accelerate development of its synthetic zeolite manufacturing process.

Mincor Resources has reported a surge of demand for the company’s stock, with a $5 million share purchase plan closing early and oversubscribed, while Titan Minerals has secured $3.5 million for its Peruvian exploration operations.

Tributes are flowing in for former Western Australian Planning Commission chairman and City of Perth chair commissioner Eric Lumsden, who passed away yesterday.

A WA-based startup is pioneering multidimensional software to give surgeons better information for complex procedures.

The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA has celebrated the addition of 12,000 jobs to the state's resource sector in the 2018-19 financial year, bringing the overall number of workers employed in the sector to 124,010.

WA’s cultural infrastructure offers a window into the evolution of the state’s artistic offering over the past century

WA Liberal Leader Liza Harvey has called on the party’s state director to expel former MLC Phil Edman, following accusations by the Corruption and Crime Commission that Mr Edman misused his parliamentary allowance to fund lurid personal activities.

Northern Star Resources has confirmed it is the new owner of a half stake in Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s famous Super Pit, with the gold miner announcing an $US800 million ($1.16 billion) deal with Newmont Goldcorp.

With construction nearing its end point, the WA Museum is shifting its focus to content development at the state’s newest cultural facility.

Perth’s indigenous and European cultural history is being illustrated and celebrated in architecture new and old.

WA musical acts have a long history of elevating the state’s cultural offering to a global stage.

One of the world’s biggest fringe festivals, a stunning street art scene and key regulatory changes have been hailed as catalysts for Perth’s progression from dullsville into a destination.

A fundamental shift in commercial property leasing is continuing to provide opportunities for flexible providers.

Car dealership chain AP Eagers has become the latest Australian company forced to apologise for underpaying its employees.

The Australian share market has opened higher after a positive lead from overseas.

‘Ample’ supply raises stakes for WA gas

Oil prices rose slightly overnight on hopes energy demand will benefit from the trade deal between the United States and China announced last week but prices remained below the previous session's three-month highs.

Gold held steady overnight as the US dollar eased and investors sought clarity on the fine print of the "phase one" US-China trade deal, offsetting strong gains in the equities markets.

Canyon Resources has raised $2.5 million to accelerate a pre-feasibility study for its Minim Martap bauxite project in Cameroon, while also kicking off a $1.5 million share purchase plan.

Power Ledger’s energy trading technology has been incorporated into one of Western Australia’s most innovative building projects, the timber-based DeHavilland Apartments in Midland.

The Australian share market has rallied to its second-best day of the year on optimism that a resolution to the US-China trade war and Brexit are finally close at hand.

Nuheara has announced a direct-to-consumer retail partnership with US-based pharmacy chain Walgreens, with its smart hearing products the only of its sort available from the retailer.

Northern Star Resources has gone into a trading halt, with speculation mounting the acquisitive gold miner is raising funds to acquire a half stake in the Super Pit.

Common household expenses have increased markedly in the past year with many low-income earners unable to keep pace, according to new modelling released by the WA Council of Social Service.

A bookkeeper has pleaded not guilty to helping a senior bureaucrat and another man to carry out Western Australia's biggest public sector theft.

Woolworths has been given the go-ahead to restructure its $10 billion hotels, liquor and gaming businesses ahead of a planned demerger and likely spin-off in late 2020.

WestStar subsidiary SIMPEC has been awarded $6 million in contract extensions, bringing the total value of contracts awarded to the company since July to $30 million.

Perth’s historic WACA Ground is set to be redeveloped into a boutique 10,000-seat stadium and community-focused recreational facility after it secured $30 million in funding from the federal government.

Ghana Manganese Company has terminated its equipment hire contract with Perenti Global subsidiary African Mining Services, following a temporary suspension of the contract earlier this month.

Business News’s updated ranking of WA’s largest employers highlights the increased use of casual and contract staff.

CBH Group will continue to cut costs and restructure after recording a loss of $29.7 million in the year to September 2019, the worst single-year financial result in the cooperative's history.