Jordan Murray

Architects have been major beneficiaries of the state government’s COVID-19 stimulus, with a host of firms securing contracts to redesign public schools in recent months.

More than a third of WA's small businesses reported a loss in revenue due to the first wave of COVID-19 infections, according to Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre.

In today's COVID-19 Wrap, WA records its fourth day with no new locally acquired cases, State Disaster Council set to meet and the vaccine rollout on track for February.

WA’s five-day lockdown has won the endorsement of an academic whose modelling was instrumental to the state government’s much-lauded initial response to COVID-19.

The state government will soon install 10, solar-powered hand sanitiser dispensers across WA as part of a $1.5 million deal with Henderson-based outfit Matrix Composites & Engineering.

The ranking of WA’s largest private companies has changed dramatically over the past decade.

Universities shed tens of thousands of jobs and lost close to $2 billion this past year as travel restrictions and funding changes dampened the sector’s bottom line.

Western Australia’s sudden descent into a five-day lockdown after the first local case of COVID in 10 months has proven problematic for the state’s hospitality and retail sector.

Toilet paper, long-life milk and pet food have been among the most highly sought-after goods for Perth shoppers in the past 48 hours.

Andrew Miller has sounded a note of caution after WA recorded no new cases of COVID-19 overnight, arguing the result was not evidence of no community transmission.

Pentanet's share price has more than doubled after listing on the ASX this afternoon with a pro forma market capitalisation of $66 million.

A former adviser to Colin Barnett and friend of Basil Zempilas has been picked to fill a key corporate communications role at the City of Perth.

Madeleine King has taken on the resources portfolio in the opposition’s frontbench reshuffle as Anthony Albanese has made the bold assertion he will win the next federal election.

WA Labor is promising thousands of new places at the state’s TAFEs if re-elected while the Liberal Party WA has focused attention on Perth’s northern suburbs.

Ministerial roles overseeing immigration, investment, population and Perth’s CBD are just a few changes the property industry will lobby for ahead of the state election.

Could methods and approaches behind management consultancy provide skills for struggling principals and teachers?

As the federal government readies its vaccine rollout, can WA manage the health and economic risks of a second wave of coronavirus?

WA Labor has pilloried the opposition’s plan to sink the City West rail line, warning the project could cost the state as much as $1 billion.

Economic tensions and COVID-19 loom large as Sarah Hooper champions WA and international trade atop the state’s branch of Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

With fewer than two months before voters head to the polls, Zak Kirkup has challenged Mark McGowan to a series of televised and online debates.

WA Labor amassed a significant fundraising advantage this past financial year as unions, law firms and sitting members opened their wallets to fill the party’s coffers.

City of Perth councillors have accepted thousands of dollars’ worth of gifts since October, with Perron Group, Rio Tinto and Primewest among a notable list of benefactors.

Tensions have flared between the Liberals and the Nationals ahead of the state election with the two parties butting heads over the future of Royalties for Regions.

Construction of 10, Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels has helped boost Civmec's $1.1 billion order book as record spending has flowed into the defence sector.

Total revenue for the City of Perth fell by $15 million this past financial year as income from rates and parking helped bolster the city’s finances.

Subiaco-based medtech startup Singular Health is seeking up to $6 million ahead of a planned ASX listing next month.

The state government has continued efforts to bring full-cycle docking of Australia’s Collins-class submarines to WA, much to the chagrin of the federal government.

Stronger relationships between WA's small businesses and universities will help students finding employment in a post-COVID-19 economy, according to Murdoch University vice-chancellor Eeva Leinonen.

Australia’s most populous state will phase-out taxes on property sales by 2040, raising the question of whether WA could follow suit.

With about 13 weeks until the state election, can a 33-year-old first-term MP defy the odds and become Australia’s youngest serving premier?

Pentanet has confirmed plans to list on the ASX by February with an expected market capitalisation of $66 million.

Up to one in five Australian businesses could be at risk of being exposed to modern slavery, according to Intellek managing director Jonathan Huston.