Jessica Mascione

Experienced director Sharon Warburton will join the board of Northern Star Resources in September, while Tony Kiernan has announced his plan to retire from the role.

Liontown Resources’ non-lithium spinout will hit the ASX boards in October after it raises at least $15 million from an initial public offering.

Andrew Forrest’s Tattarang has bought $38 million of Western Areas shares since March, revealed a day after IGO confirmed the nickel miners were in takeover discussions.

Local company Highway Construction has been tasked with upgrading a major intersection in Tuart Hill, as part of a $20 million project.

NRW Holdings expects to earn as much as $155 million from operations in the current financial year, while announcing a fully franked final dividend of 5 cents per share.

IGO has confirmed it is in discussions with fellow nickel miner Western Areas over a potential takeover worth more than $800 million.

Cirrus Networks' board has continued to reject a takeover proposal made by Webcentral Group, which is now seeking to remove three directors of the local IT services firm.

Perth-based Myanmar Metals has agreed to sell its entire interest in a historical lead and silver mine, impacting the likelihood of a $66 million takeover deal.

Western Australian company Battery Minerals has agreed to sell two graphite projects in Mozambique to an existing producer for $12.5 million in cash and shares.

Monadelphous has secured $200 million in construction and maintenance contracts including with mining majors BHP and Rio Tinto.

Peter Meurs and Perth-based Merchant Group have invested $9.5 million in biopharmaceutical company Dimerix, as part of a broader capital raising to fast-track clinical studies.

The noteholders in one-time lithium producer Altura Mining are set for a windfall gain, after the value of shares they are due to receive in Pilbara Minerals rocketed.

West Perth-based Galan Lithium has secured funds to continue exploring its Greenbushes South project in WA and its Argentinian assets.

WA company Cannaponics has been given the all-clear to start construction of its medicinal cannabis manufacturing hub in Collie.

O’Connor-based Charman Roofing has become the second local business to be hit by the substantially larger penalties introduced for workplace safety breaches in Western Australia.

Rox Resources’ nickel spinout has had a strong start to its first day of trading, with its share price surging 50 per cent.

Perth-based Veris has revealed plans to demerge and publicly list its telecommunications business, Aqura Technologies, following a strong year of growth and significant contract wins.

Andrew Forrest's Tattarang has lifted its stake in Huon Aquaculture to 18.5 per cent, less than a week after the fish-farming business received a takeover offer from meat processing giant JBS.

Local shipbuilder Austal has been contracted to deliver a high-speed catamaran vessel for a repeat tourism client operating in French Polynesia.

Tony Sage's European Lithium and fellow WA company Marvel Gold have secured funds to progress their projects in Austria and Mali.

Goldminer Red 5 says it has completed more than half of the construction work required for its $226 million King of the Hills project in WA, where production is on track for mid-next year.

Aspiring producers Bardoc Gold and TNG have selected Perth-based companies GR Engineering and METS Engineering for work on projects in WA and the Northern Territory.

Emerging producer Core Lithium has secured $125 million from share placements and hopes to raise a further $15 million to progress its Finnis project in the Northern Territory.

Australia’s three biggest internet providers are being taken to court over NBN promotions that the ACCC claims misled hundreds of thousands of customers.

Future Institute of Australia has spoken to Business News about its work in delivering virtual training workshops to more than 100 employees at Centamin's goldmine in Egypt.

Shares in Perth-based Hot Chili have risen by more than 20 per cent after the copper explorer said it had secured funds to complete its purchase of an overseas project.

Danny Mills has joined the Perth Wildcats in a newly created role as general manager of basketball operations, after spending seven years with US franchise Philadelphia 76ers.

Listed resources companies have spent $669 million on exploration in the past three months, with Western Australian projects accounting for more than two thirds.

Biotechnology company Holista CollTech says it will defend allegations made by ASIC, including “misleading” claims about the effectiveness of its sanitiser spray against COVID-19.

The state government has committed an extra $2.5 million a year to a scheme aimed at encouraging further investment in WA's mining sector.

Decmil Group has secured work on a windfarm in NSW, as part of a broader contract awarded to its joint venture with South Australia’s RJE Global.

Perth-based Resolute Mining has secured a new buyer for its Bibiani asset in Ghana, which has offered to pay $US90 million in cash.