Nadia Budihardjo

A top official has expressed disappointment in the lack of progress on child safety regulations.

The state government has appointed Jean Shaw as Western Australia's next solicitor-general, who will be the first woman to hold the position.

The Federal Court has declared David Sharaz bankrupt less than a week after his partner Brittany Higgins, as part of former senator Linda Reynolds' bid to recoup costs from the pair.

Australia's biggest grain handler has reported a jump in profit in the past financial year, while receiving its third-largest crop.

UPDATED: Outgoing Committee for Perth chief executive Paula Rogers has been appointed as the inaugural chair of a 12-member state government leadership group.

Nadia Budihardjo and Sam Jones discuss West Tech Fest.

Former Craig Mostyn boss David Lock will replace Vanessa Guthrie as Curtin University chancellor, starting next year.

Former senator Linda Reynolds has succeeded in her bankruptcy bid against Brittany Higgins, with the latter's estate to be taken over by a trustee.

The state government's proposed ferry terminals have been approved after a contentious planning commission meeting that ran for almost five hours.

Monadelphous Engineering has sued a contractor over work done at BHP Iron Ore's dewatering project near Newman.

A rowdy crowd has prompted the state's peak planning body to stop its meeting over the controversial $107 million Swan River ferry terminals.

Former Cambridge mayor Keri Shannon has been ordered to make public apologies at a council meeting, after failing to overturn a complaints panel's ruling.

Place Development has signed up to build a luxury hotel on the Busselton foreshore, with the project value expected to exceed $100 million.

A state government committee has rejected a $35 million supermarket project, going against the planning director's recommendation.

Former senator Rod Culleton has been sentenced to a good behaviour order for more than two years after providing false information to election officials.

Australia's education sector has been slow to implement AI and guide students through the changes, a panel says.

A proposed review into the City of Perth has been scrapped after council revoked its decision, amid scrutiny over the probe and tension in the local government.

City of Perth councillors have knocked back Hancock Prospecting's proposal to build a helipad at its West Perth office building.

The Raft operator has flagged a redesign and relocation of the floating restaurant to the South Perth foreshore, which is expected to cost $2 million.

Curtin University has secured $95 million to establish a new research centre focusing on new technologies, including about $35 million from the Australian Research Council.

Synergy is one step closer to build its $4.5 billion renewable energy project in the state's Mid West, after receiving an assessment panel's unanimous approval.

Former senator Linda Reynolds' bids to bankrupt former staffer Brittany Higgins and partner David Sharaz have taken different turns in court.

Wiluna administrators' bid to waive some conditions in managing the mining company has been dismissed, as Mark Creasy-backed AIM withdraws its intervention in the dispute.

An annual initiative to boost entrepreneurial skills in schools has attracted its biggest pool of participants and industry mentors.

The state's peak planning body has knocked back property developer Norm Carey's $278 million project to construct seven buildings in Warwick.

Semiconductor giant Realtek has failed to recoup costs from a dispute with Perth hearing tech company Nuheara, with the court calling its appeal “hopeless”.

Nadia Budihardjo and Sam Jones discuss the career of top lawyer Denis McLeod.

The lawyer at the top of WA local governments' contact books will soon retire after decades of service.

City of Perth Lord Mayor Bruce Reynolds has changed his stance on the workplace culture review into the council, flagging his support to scrap the motion.

Hancock has urged the City of Perth council to reconsider its stance on the proposed helipad at the Gina Rinehart-led company's new West Perth office.

Nadia Budihardjo and Sam Jones discuss 40 years of Crown Perth.

Dalkeith property investor John Cranston's $100 million plan to build a battery energy storage facility in Bunbury has cleared a planning hurdle.