Nadia Budihardjo

A national study shows 41 per cent of Western Australian employers are planning to expand permanent staff numbers in an "ambitious" hiring this year.

Recent data from residential research groups has shown a decline in Perth's rental vacancy rate, with SQM Research reporting the city to have the lowest rate in the country.

Australian Mines has settled a legal battle over breaches of ASX reporting by paying a penalty, but proceedings against its former managing director are ongoing.

Dynamic Metals, a spin-out of Jindalee Resources, has been listed on the ASX after $7 million was raised during its initial public offering.

A defamation action by former Melbourne Demons president Glen Bartlett against four club directors, including ex-Iluka Resources boss David Robb, will continue outside of WA.

Senator Linda Reynolds is taking a national publisher and author to the state's highest court, alleging defamatory content in a book about former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

Alinta Energy has failed in its bid to stop pre-action discovery in an ongoing legal clash with Downer EDI over the $165 million Chichester Solar Gas project.

Head contractors for the state government’s $1.86 billion Forrestfield Airport Link have claimed project costs escalated by more than $17 million in their lawsuit with engineering firm GHD.

The Norwest Energy board has recommended its shareholders reject Mineral Resources’ takeover offer, claiming the $403 million bid was “opportunistically timed”.

A private girls' school is proposing to build a new performing arts facility at its Attadale campus, including a 650-seat auditorium.

Australia's largest grain handler CBH Group says its Western Australian harvest has surpassed the previous year's record with 21.7 million tonnes of crop received so far.

Perth-based Catalyst Metals announced it has agreed on $66 million for its off-market scrip takeover bid of Sydney-headquartered gold explorer Vango Mining.

Western Australian company Catalyst Metals has flagged a takeover of Vango Mining, confirming it was already in talks to acquire the Sydney-based gold explorer.

Adelaide-based Core Lithium is relocating its head office to Perth, citing the location's large talent pool and access to mining services providers as reasons for the move.

The share price of mining billionaire Chris Ellison-backed VHM has dropped 20 cents below its issue price on its first day on the Australian Securities Exchange.

The federal government has committed to assist the flood-affected communities in the Kimberley region, having pledged recovery measures including money, counselling and aircrafts.

Fortescue Metals Group chief financial officer Ian Wells will step down from his role at the end of this month, after four years in the position and more than a decade with the company.

Investment company Mustera Property Group has lodged a seven-storey apartment proposal along McCabe Street, adding to a growing list of projects in North Fremantle.

Land in the Pilbara has been allocated to seven companies, including Posco, BP, Fortescue and Tees Valley Lithium, hoping to build $70 billion of projects.

A major revamp for Bullsbrook is on the cards with supermarket giant Woolworths having signed up to build an $18 million development.

East coast industrial developers have set their eyes on Perth’s eastern suburbs following $34 million worth of warehouses recently approved to be built in Hazelmere.

Crothers Construction has secured a $26 million contract to work on a proposed school development for 770 students.

A proposed 18-storey apartment development in Scarborough has been knocked back, forcing applicant QS Developments to return to the drawing board.

National music and entertainment retailer Sanity will close all of its 50 stores across the country, including four in Western Australia.

Data from the national consumer watchdog shows Western Australians have lost more than $46 million to scams in 2022.

A dispute over a construction contract on the $338 million Coburn Mineral Sands Project has escalated to the Supreme Court of Western Australia.

Babylon Pump & Power is set to buy Western Australian pump provider RBH Engineering in a $3 million deal to be finalised by the end of the month.

Buru Energy executive chairman Eric Streitberg has started a non-executive role in the oil and gas company, with recently appointed chief executive Thomas Nador taking over some of his duties.

UPDATED: France’s Altrad Services has become one of the largest maintenance and construction contractors in WA after buying Perth-based AGC from its debt-laden parent AusGroup.

The owners and operators of Lucky Chan's and Dutch Trading Co have set their eyes on a vacant Northbridge building for their next multi-level hospitality venture.

Western Australia's legal bill in fighting mining magnate Clive Palmer's defamation lawsuit against Premier Mark McGowan has been calculated to be more than $2 million.

A report into 123 state government entities’ financial audits has raised concerns about serious deficiencies and greater exposure to fraud, the Auditor General says.