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Michael Allen

Property 16 Sep 2026

BGC confirms brick rationing

UPDATE: BGC chief executive Michael Allan has confirmed it intended to provide “greater clarity” to customers when its subsidiary Midland Brick announced it would begin rationing supply amid a shortage impacting all Western Australian builders using double brick.

Victor Goh leaving Supreme Court of WA.

Property 17 Sep 2026

Goh appears in WA court, avoids contempt

Property developer Victor Goh has appeared before a Perth court over a possible contempt action, which was dismissed but with a judge's stern warning.

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Exclusive 17 hours ago

Place Development buys Oxford Hotel

The property developer has bought the Leederville asset from Peter Hayes, who owned it for close to three decades.

Government 1 day ago

Acting premier wants premiership prize

Rita Saffioti might be the acting premier this week, but it's the premiership occupying her mind.

Rita Saffioti

Property 16 Sep 2026

‘Shocked’, Saffioti on brick shortage update

Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti has chimed in on the conversation surrounding the state's brick shortage and reports of its sole brick manufacturer ‘rationing' bricks.

Sport 1 day ago

‘Wharfie mobile’ to private jets: Freo fans mobilise

Fremantle Dockers fans are going to great lengths to cross the Nullarbor for the AFL Grand Final as the state government makes local transport to the port city free.

Perth Mint

Mining 17 Sep 2026

Perth Mint hits $44b revenue despite market share drop

State-owned Perth Mint generated more than $44 billion worth of revenue and a pre-tax profit of $100 million last financial year, despite a significant market share decline.

The Royal Hotel in Perth CBD.

Food & Drink 18 Sep 2026

Parker Group to reclaim The Royal

Parties have executed a deed to return The Royal Hotel in Perth to Parker Group's hands, which includes a $850,000 fund from the John Parker-led hospitality business.

Wooramel Station relies heavily on backpackers for staffing. Photo: Tom Zaunmayr

Agribusiness 18 Sep 2026

Migrant policy fails harvest, station workers

Immigration officials have been urged to process harvest worker visas immediately to ensure farmers can staff their operations when they begin taking their crops off from next week.

KEE Surfacing has about 70 staff trained to use its speclalist equipment. Photo: Supplied

Deals 18 hours ago

STRABAG buys WA roads contractor

The European company that bought Perth-based Georgiou Group has expanded its local presence by purchasing privately-owned KEE Surfacing.

Local Government Minister Hannah Beazley. Photo: Michael O'Brien.

Government 17 Sep 2026

Latest local government reforms revealed

Current local government election cycles will be scrapped and replaced with uniform four-year terms beginning in 2031.

Government 17 Sep 2026

Skilled visas prioritised, enforcement beefed up

UPDATE: Visas for skilled migrants in key sectors including construction, resources, defence, and agriculture will be prioritised under federal government reforms to the migration program, overriding changes earlier this year that choked the supply of skilled offshore workers.

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Government 1 day ago

Australia’s economy to double as growth slows

The economy will more than double in size over the next 40 years but the pace of growth will slow and the population will be larger but older, the federal government predicts.

Mining 16 Sep 2026

Wyatt rev-up on Ellison action

A Supreme Court judge has given Mineral Resources co-founder Steve Wyatt a rev-up over an unserved writ making serious allegations against his estranged co-founder Chris Ellison.

Oil & Gas 16 hours ago

Cliff Head oil rig gets govt funding

Resources Minister Madeleine King has approved the use of taxpayer funds to “monitor, inspect, maintain and repair” an abandoned oil rig owned by collapsed partners.

The case centres on Fortescue's Solomon Mining Hub.

North-West 16 Sep 2026

Govt takes aim at Yindjibarndi verdict

The state government has described a federal court decision to award the Yindjibarndi people $150 million in compensation from Fortescue as “manifestly excessive”.

Government 18 Sep 2026

‘Sucking money out of WA’: Saffioti on GST report

Treasurer Rita Saffioti says WA punches above its weight economically while other states view it as a ‘cash cow' in defending the current GST system in a Productivity Commission public hearing.

A render of the new emergency department at Royal Perth Hospital. Image: Silver Thomas Hanley

Health 16 Sep 2026

Next stage of $807m RPH expansion approved

A state planning authority has approved the second stage of the $807 million redevelopment of Royal Perth Hospital to go ahead.

Indigenous 1 day ago

Indigenous company register closed

An indigenous business registry started by Noongar businessman Gerry Matera and backed by Ken Wyatt has closed after months of controversy.

Peet's Golden Bay estate.

Property 1 day ago

Peet bidder Ingenia rejects updated bid

Ingenia Communities Group has again rejected a $2 billion takeover bid from a US equity firm, which would have axed its plan to acquire land developer Peet.

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