Jesinta Burton

The state’s Supreme Court has ruled that Chinese-owned Tianqi Lithium should have to repay its $35.8 million debt to Perth-based engineering consultancy MSP Engineering.

Australia’s largest short-term lender has launched a nation-wide campaign to have changes proposed under a major overhaul of the National Consumer Credit Protection Act scrapped.

Property firm Miramar Property Partners is taking food vendor Tao Cafe to the Supreme Court for allegedly breaking a $2.9 million lease agreement.

Impairments drove Australian petroleum company Woodside to a net loss of $US4 billion, but underlying profit was $US447 million.

A major inquiry into allegations of money laundering at Crown could take up to four months, according to Racing and Gaming Minister Paul Papalia.

WA Labor has promised $259 million for renewable manufacturing, including for 1,000 standalone power systems, while hitting back at LG's support of the Liberal energy plan.

The City of Subiaco council has moved to seek a third opinion over serious structural integrity issues identified in two buildings on Hay Street, in a move that has astounded the owner.

The Liberal Party WA is doubling down on its fight to build Roe 8 and 9, announcing it would revive the project and issue tender documents within its first 100 days in office.

WA has not recorded any new cases of COVID-19 overnight, as the state prepares for the arrival of the first batch of the Pfizer vaccine.

Well-regarded earth scientist and former Western Mining Corporation director Roy Woodall has passed away at the age of 90.

The Liberal Party has unveiled a $250 million pledge to boost the state’s manufacturing industry by providing one-off cash grants to incentivise industry development and expand international markets.

The Liberal Party WA has reiterated calls for better support for businesses, following new figures by Treasury indicating that the five-day lockdown cost the state $100 million.

The state’s transitional lockdown restrictions are on track to cease from midnight tomorrow, but a 72-hour hard border with Victoria will be enforced from tonight.

The Federal Court has set a hearing date for Perth-based tech millionaire Eugeni Tsvetnenko, who claims he is being unlawfully detained.

Real estate firm The Agency Group has had its trading halt lifted today, after filing a formal submission.

The state government is expected to deliver updated health advice on its transitional restrictions and border arrangements in the next 24 hours.

Premier Mark McGowan has quashed speculation surrounding the deputy chief health officer’s decision to take leave during an investigation of the hotel quarantine breach.

A $15 million plan to build an eight-storey apartment building incorporating the century-old former Albany Bell Hatchery in Mount Lawley has been recommended for refusal.

Hockey WA has demonstrated its commitment to raising its profile and strengthening its relationship with the corporate sector, appointing former WA Super boss Fabian Ross as CEO.

New restrictions preventing hotel quarantine workers from having a second job will be enforced from next Monday.

The state government has called an urgent meeting to consider the findings of a damning report in which Crown Resorts is accused of facilitating money laundering at its casinos.

Opposition leader Zak Kirkup has accused the Labor Party of being deliberately deceptive, following claims the homelessness solution it announced was not concrete.

Perth-based corporate finance director Ananda Kathiravelu has narrowly avoided jail after being convicted of market manipulation for his role in a 2016 capital raising scheme.

Opposition leader Zak Kirkup has called on the WA Labor Party to stand up and contest the state election, claiming the party believes the March poll to be done and dusted.

The state has recorded its ninth consecutive day with no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19, according to Premier Mark McGowan.

A $30 million plan to build a seven-storey apartment building and five retail venues on the site of Maylands’ 100-year-old Lyric Lane Theatre has been given the green light today.

The EPA will undertake a full-scale public environmental review of Bennett Resources’ fracking proposal in the West Kimberley after reviewing more than 450 submissions.

The state government has confirmed that it intends to proceed with clearing at the new $126.5 million Ocean Reef Marina, despite claims it is home to a significant indigenous site.

Some of Australia’s largest corporations are digging deep to raise funds for those affected by the devastating fire in Perth’s north-east.

Western Australia has recorded its eighth consecutive day with no new locally acquired cases overnight, Premier Mark McGowan has confirmed.

The Liberal Party WA has announced plans to renegotiate the state’s $50 million naming rights deal with telecommunications giant Optus to rename the city’s stadium ‘Perth Stadium’.

In today's COVID-19 Wrap, Perth, Peel and South West regions prepare for life out of lockdown, the national cabinet meets to discuss hotel quarantine, and businesses compensated.