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South32

Exclusive 2 days ago

South32 cuts Perth office jobs

South32 has embarked on a round of white-collar redundancies at its corporate offices, following its recent deal to sell its alumina business to Alcoa.

Property 1 day ago

Urban planner fined $4k for stalking offence

Sergio Famiano will have a criminal record after being found guilty of pursuing another to intimidate.

Former Infrastructure WA chair Nicole Lockwood speaking during a panel discussion. Photo: John Koh.

Infrastructure 2 days ago

WA risking $500b infrastructure pipeline: Lockwood

WA risks squandering an economic boom unless industry and government dismantle internal bureaucracy, end adversarial habits and forge deeper delivery partnerships, former Infrastructure WA chair Nicole Lockwood has warned.

PCEC

Exclusive 1 day ago

PCEC snub cost WA '$50m' global LNG event

Documents reveal the delayed redevelopment has cost the city an international LNG event which could have brought in $50 million in economic impact to the state, according to analysis by Business Events Perth.

Contracts 28 Aug 2026

Contractors picked for $700m Kwinana Fwy upgrades

A consortium of major contractors has been selected to deliver the $700 million Kwinana Freeway upgrade, which will increase capacity along the southern suburbs stretch.

The matter is ongoing in the Central Law Courts.

Regulation 31 Aug 2026

Ex-Eagle denies duty in liquidated company

Former Eagle Andrew Donnelly has denied he was an officer of his wife's company, fighting ASIC's claim that he was to be responsible for providing documents to the appointed liquidator.

Exclusive 28 Aug 2026

Oceania continues Perth spend

The Indonesian-backed group has completed its $5 million revamp of its St Georges Terrace lobby as it moves on to its Hay Street asset.

Perth Festival

Exclusive 2 days ago

Perth Festival addresses workplace claims

Ben Wyatt has addressed allegations of a ‘declining' workplace culture at Perth Festival, with the chair of the major arts organisation chalking the claims up to a restructure ruffling feathers.

Houses

Property 2 days ago

Perth home values fall by 0.8pc

House prices in Perth fell for the first time in more than a year in the month of August, dropping to a median of less than $1 million, according to new data.

Austal chief executive Paddy Gregg. Photo: Michael O'Brien.

Defence Economy 31 Aug 2026

Defence pipeline drives Austal shift on $1.8b bid

A multi-billion-dollar local defence pipeline has driven a "paradigm shift" in how Austal views selling its US arm, as South Korean defence giant Hanwha conducts due diligence for the $1.8 billion bid.

Sutton Apartments

Property 31 Aug 2026

Opferkuchs dive into BTR property venture

The part owners of Bunbury Farmer's Markets and Gilbert's Fresh Markets are some of the individuals behind a new WA property venture developing affordable apartments.

Government 31 Aug 2026

Candidate was the right choice, says King

The post-Secret Harbour by-election analysis has begun, but Labor isn't prepared to publicly admit where it went badly wrong during the six-week campaign.

Element Zero co-founder Michael Masterman. Photo: Tom Zaunmayr

Manufacturing 1 day ago

Grant to scale up green iron project

Western Australian green iron hopeful Element Zero has won a $26 million federal government grant to expand its pilot production facility in Perth.

Northern Star

Mining 31 Aug 2026

Northern Star's acting CEO to leave

Northern Star Resources' acting chief executive Ryan Gurner leave the company after more than 11 years, in the latest shake up at the top of the state's largest goldminer.

Mining 2 days ago

ASIC concludes MinRes, Ellison investigation

The corporate watchdog has determined not to take enforcement action against Mineral Resources or its founder Chris Ellison after concluding a formal investigation.

Chevron's Gorgon project.

Oil & Gas 28 Aug 2026

Chevron’s push for urgency in Gorgon stoush

Chevron's legal counsel has pushed against Mardudunera woman Raelene Cooper's bid for a time extension in a Federal Court dispute, with the oil and gas giant projecting a significant financial loss if the case drags on.

The matters have been listed for mentions in the magistrates court.

Regulation 28 Aug 2026

WorkSafe chases companies over deaths

WorkSafe has started legal action against six companies over incidents that involved several workers' deaths in Western Australia.

Oil & Gas 9 hours ago

Pluto train on track for first LNG

Woodside Energy is preparing to bring its US$12.5 billion Scarborough gas project online, while the longer-term future of its Karratha gas plant rests heavily on the development of Browse.

Government 2 days ago

Liberal challenge after by-election

Liberal leader Basil Zempilas has used a press conference about ambulance ramping to deal with question marks over the future of his own party in the wake of One Nation's by-election wipeout of Labor.

Gaines

Mining 23 hours ago

Gaines sells $3.7m of Greatland shares

Greatland Resources deputy chair Elizabeth Gaines sold $3.7 million worth of shares in the goldminer across two transactions last week.

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