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The nation’s unemployment rate has risen to 4.1 per cent last month with Western Australia also recording a slight increase, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Uranium explorer Peninsula Energy has announced it will raise $105.9 million in a bid to generate sustainable free cash flow and enhance activities at its US-based Lance project.

Western Australian cotton growers could be disadvantaged by a multinational company’s proposed takeover of the country’s largest producer, the competition regulator has warned.

Collie is one step closer to construction of a $400 million steel mill, which is expected to create hundreds of jobs as the region transitions from coal-powered to green energy.

Lester Group will sell a Jandakot site to a national property developer, which plans to build 46 warehouse units.

Bauxite miner and aluminium producer Alcoa will spend $15 million on a Forest Research Centre in Western Australia, as it seeks to further its environmental credentials in the state.

The full bench of the Federal Court is due to rule on whether Australia's environment minister must scrutinise climate harms from new fossil fuel projects.

Once an equipment hire firm operating only out of Perth, the Brooks family business has spread its wings.

Libs reject ‘Rich Lister’ tax cuts

The state’s energy market regulator has pushed back on a request for almost $100 million in additional funds from energy market participants to run the state’s wholesale electricity market.

Shares in Aurora Energy Metals closed up 7 per cent to 8.8 cents per share on Wednesday following the release of its uranium project scoping study.

Claire Tyrrell and Nadia Budihardjo discuss architects repurposing existing assets amid a focus on climate change.

East Perth-based Sun Silver made its Australian Securities Exchange debut on Wednesday, closing trade up 125 per cent to 42.5 cents a share.

Pathology chains have lost ground while major miners made gains following the federal budget, with the ASX200 overall finishing 0.4 per cent higher.

The Corruption and Crime Commission has tabled its findings over misconduct allegations at the Department of Finance and the Mid West Ports Authority.

WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam has defended the state’s resources industry, after federal opposition treasury spokesperson Angus Taylor lashed critical minerals production tax subsidies.

The Office of the Auditor General found a 66 per cent increase on media buying, with state government entities spending $58 million in 2023.

Oil and gas play Santos has revealed it will chop 200 mostly-Perth based jobs, as part of a cost-cutting measure undertaken in response to slow project approvals.

University is deploying $200 million to boost tech development in the resources sector, notably critical minerals.

The state government has moved to play down a dramatic decline in the level of funding allocated to state roads across the forward estimates in last night’s federal budget.

The industry has largely welcomed the federal budget’s investment in housing, but say more needs to be done if the country is to reach its housing targets.

Perth-based Killi Resources has entered into a $13 million option and joint venture agreement with South Africa-headquartered Gold Fields.

Western Australia continues to drop its standing on the list of most attractive mining jurisdictions, ranking fourth out of 86 regions worldwide.

Andrew Forrest has led a chorus of industry support for new policies subsidising critical minerals and hydrogen projects but the measures have failed to garner bipartisan backing.

CIMIC Group subsidiaries Sedgman and CPB Contractors have won a $757 million contract from BHP.

A stigma attached to oil and gas in the Kimberley is holding back the region’s potential, according to the boss of the region’s busiest explorer.

Architects are increasingly repurposing existing assets, as the world’s focus on climate change intensifies.

A world-first drone trial delivering medical services to remote Kimberley patients could be airborne in the region within the next year.

Qld coal to go in Anglo fightback

Damian Collins says people tend to make more mistakes in a heated property market.

The state government’s Metronet project will receive some federal funding with more than $1 billion allocated in the budget.

The Federal Government has unveiled a $22.7 billion price tag for its Future Made in Australia initiative, including a production tax incentive for critical minerals – starting in 2027.