Jordan Murray

WA’s university sector is concerned with the lack of federal support for international students, warning that choices made now could cause years of damage to the country’s economy and reputation.

The Lateral INCITE Awards has shortlisted 26 entrants for this year’s program, with Leederville-based startup InteliCare and IT consultancy firm Modis Australia among those advancing to the second round of judging.

Perth Airport has resolved its recent dispute with Qantas over unpaid fees during the COVID-19 pandemic, following weeks of acrimonious brinkmanship with the nation’s flag carrier.

Osborne Park-based edtech company Schrole Group has successfully raised $5 million through a share placement and convertible notes ossie, with US-based Faria Education Group set to acquire a 20 per

The state government has announced millions of dollars in grants for Western Australia’s tourism businesses, ahead of a staged reopening of the state’s regions and businesses in the coming weeks.

Rise-X chief executive Rowan Fenn recognised the major role technology can play in suppressing the spread of COVID-19 early on in the pandemic.

Perth Airport has raised the stakes in its ongoing dispute with Qantas, giving the airline until Sunday to either begin negotiating an agreement on its outstanding fees or face expulsion from the airport.

People Diagnostix managing director Jason van Schie says his technology startup should be able to carry on as normal in a month's time, despite undergoing major financial stress in recent weeks.

Activate Perth chair and mayoral hopeful Di Bain has penned an open letter to the state government lobbying it to spend up to $130 million raised through Perth CBD’s parking levy as stimulus for the city’s commercial tenants.

Perth Airport has hit back at Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce after he claimed the airport had refused to relieve the airline of rent and passenger fees during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Adarsh Australia has been awarded a government contract to produce up to 10,000 face shields for Western Australia’s surgeons and ENT specialists, boosting the state’s supply of critical protective medical equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Western Australians broadly approve of the state government’s efforts to suppress COVID-19 but are becoming concerned about their own economic security, according to new research into the community’s response to the pandemic.

Some in WA’s education sector remain at odds over how and when to reopen schools, as the state takes steps to relax its strict social distancing policies.

The state government and Australian Hotels Association have partnered to roll out a mandatory COVID-19 hygiene training course, ahead of a possible reopening of Western Australia’s hospitality venues in coming months.

Australian Medical Association of WA president Andrew Miller and the teachers’ union have called for personal protective equipment (PPE) to be provided for use in the classroom, in a message that runs counter to government advice.

Family Zone Cyber Safety has made two major announcements this morning ahead of its planned US expansion, securing $10 million in funding and appointing a former Google executive to its board.

SPECIAL REPORT: As markets struggle under the pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic, the medtech industry has found itself with an unparalleled, if challenging, opportunity.

SPECIAL REPORT: Despite WA’s history of innovative medical research, the state’s medtech sector continues to grapple with outsider perceptions and its own commercial direction.

The State School Teachers’ Union of WA is encouraging parents to keep students home where possible, highlighting increasing divisions over the state government’s plans to recommence face-to-face learning next week.

Mark McGowan says parents are within their rights to ask for reduced school fees if their children aren't being taught in person, after numerous private and independent school bodies said in recent days that they would not resume face-to-face learning as normal in term two.

Mark McGowan has vowed to press on with the reappointment of John McKechnie to the state’s top anti-corruption body, after the committee overseeing the CCC again declined to provide support to the nomination.

Leaders from Perth’s investment community are urging startups to remain resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic, noting that ventures considered to be responding to the crisis will continue to receive funding.

Curtin University has been named one of the top online MBA providers in the world by QS World University Rankings, the only Western Australian university to appear on the list.

Hard-border closures and a partial lockdown in WA are providing medical researchers with the opportunity to explore potentially life-saving COVID-19 treatments.

As students transition to remote learning ahead of a new school term, private schools are grappling with whether to adjust tuition fees.

The state government has said that classes will embark on a soft reopening in Term 2, as government and schools continue to debate whether teachers should have access to PPE.

The federal government has outlined seven principles for how public schools should respond to COVID-19, one day after Premier Mark McGowan reportedly began weighing whether to have classes return as normal in Term 2.

Opposition leader Liza Harvey has attacked the government’s attempts to reappoint John McKechnie to the Corruption and Crime Commission, calling the urgency with which Premier Mark McGowan has characterised the nomination disingenuous.

Marketing and consultancy firm Faster Horses has secured a stake in US-based startup UBDI (Universal Basic Data Income), to aid the research and data firm in its Australian expansion.

The state government says it will circumvent the upper house committee that oversees the state’s Corruption and Crime Commission to renominate John McKechnie as its commissioner, after the committee declined to offer bipartisan support to the incumbent.

St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls has taken remote learning to the next level with the launch of its own online video channel, which aims to maintain students’ social engagement during the COVID- 19 pandemic.

Seven Group Holdings has withdrawn its market guidance on the back of falling advertising revenue and declining oil prices, on the same day that Seven West Media criticised a report it was entertaining a prospective sale of West Australian Newspapers Holdings.