Jesinta Burton

Brisbane’s three-day lockdown was lifted this morning after Queensland recorded just one new case of community transmission of COVID-19, but WA’s hard border with the state remains in place.

Perth-based design consultancy SITE Planning + Design has lodged plans to undertake $102 million worth of wharf upgrades at lots leased by defence contractor BAE Systems.

Mincor Resources' Cassini nickel mine was officially opened today ahead of the planned start of production, with the main decline named after the late Roy Woodall.

Government trading enterprise Southern Ports Authority has announced it will spend the next nine months forging a plan to future-proof Albany Port.

The City of Subiaco and private property firm Sanur are locked in a bitter battle over a seven-week street closure which has devastated local businesses.

The demolition of Princess Margaret Hospital has begun, a key step in the planned $227 million Subi East redevelopment that will house more than 2,000 dwellings.

Perth-based exploration company Australian Vanadium is progressing its $522 million vanadium mine plan, referring the proposal to the EPA.

Embattled residential construction company Mener Group has launched legal action against its former directors in a bid to recover the $1.27 million it owes its creditors.

The voices of those opposed to the use of metallurgical coal may be getting louder, but South32 chief executive Graham Kerr is still comfortable talking about the need for coal.

The state’s peak environmental body will assess the social and environmental impacts of Oz Minerals’ $1 billion nickel project in the West Musgrave Ranges.

The Development Assessment Panel has affirmed its decision to approve a $13 million mid-rise development in Nedlands, a proposal that divided the panel, the council, and its planning consultancy.

A long-running dispute over a four-storey development at the site of popular northern beaches cafe Yelo appears to have been brought to an end today after the proposal was refused.

City of Subiaco planning officers have recommended the state’s new Development Assessment Unit not support the application for the $21 million development.

Real estate firm The Agency Group appears to be attempting to drive growth amid a federal court case and speculation surrounding its solvency, appointing Geoffery Lucas as CEO.

An Esperance shed-building company and its director could face fines of up to $3.2 million and jail time over the death of a 25-year-old employee last year.

An extradition hearing for Perth-based tech millionaire Eugeni Tsvetnenko has been postponed for the third time in 18 months.

More than 40 years in the making, the Ocean Reef Marina development is progressing, but it may yet have choppy waters to navigate.

A Queensland-based aluminium distributor may have found itself in hot water after allegedly supplying a WA boat manufacturer with the wrong aluminium.

WA Labor appears to have won another seat this afternoon, with candidate Katrina Stratton having taken the lead in the once safe Liberal seat of Nedlands by 1,052 votes.

The state government’s new $25 million Transport Operations Centre has been given the green light this morning, a development expected to form the nerve centre of Perth’s rail system.

The state’s development assessment panel has chosen to postpone a decision on a $17 million grouped dwelling development in East Victoria Park.

The Nationals will hold just four seats in the lower house after former party leader Terry Redman lost the South West seat he’s held since 2013 this morning.

Investigators from the Department of Fire and Emergency Services believe a mechanical fault to be responsible for a blaze at Elizabeth Quay's Oyster Bar overnight.

There are still three seats in doubt in the Legislative Assembly as the vote count continues this afternoon, with Nationals MP Terry Redman and Liberal Sean L'Estrange at risk of losing their seats.

The City of Nedlands and the planning consultancy it engaged are at odds over whether a $13 million mid-rise development in Perth’s western suburbs should have been approved.

It’s straight back to work for Premier Mark McGowan, as the Liberal Party WA looks to have pulled ahead in the once safe Liberal seat of Churchlands.

The state’s Emergency Management Committee is expected to meet this afternoon to discuss the evolving COVID-19 situation in NSW and Queensland.

WA Labor candidate Hugh Jones looks to have secured the seat of Darling Range, the last remaining Liberal seat in the east metropolitan fortress.

For the first time in the state’s history, the progressive parties may hold the majority in both the lower and upper house.

Premier Mark McGowan had spent the morning of the state election in the electoral district of Hillarys, the Liberal Party WA seat deemed most likely to fall to WA Labor.

State government inspectors spent the day at Alcoa’s Wagerup Alumina Refinery as part of an investigation into a spill of alkaline processing liquid.

Embattled Chinese mining company Tianqi Lithium has appealed a court order that it repay a $38.8 million debt to Perth-based engineering consultancy MSP Engineering.