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Jack McGinn speaks to Sam Jones about a mining haulage business that started at a Queensland banana farm.

One of Australia’s largest tech advocacy groups has called for an ‘earn while you learn’ incentive for tech education amid a dire shortage of skills in the industry.

Roger Cook has taken a swipe at Basil Zempilas' decision to not step down from his Lord Mayor role, as Mandurah Mayor and Labor candidate Rhys Williams confirmed he would step aside.

Jack McGinn and Sam Jones discuss how veterans support services are navigating a complex environment.

One of Australia’s largest customer-owned banks, Beyond Bank, is suspected to have been targeted in a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack by notorious cyber criminals RipperSec.

Andrew Forrest-backed telco Swoop has made an off market takeover bid for competitor Vonex, signalling a bidding war with Perth-based Maxo Telecommunications.

Australia’s unemployment rate has remained steady at 4.1 per cent for September, strengthening expectations the RBA will leave the cash rate unchanged this year.

Sam Jones and Mark Pownall discuss the state of WA's fund management sector.

Nadia Budihardjo and Claire Tyrrell discuss Colliers’ somewhat surprising acquisition of Pritchard Francis.

Surcharges charged on debit card purchases by merchants could be banned under a review of payment systems, announced today.

Mark Pownall and Nadia Budihardjo discuss WA's often under-reported limestone industry.

Digital infrastructure specialist Vocus will acquire TPG’s fixed business and fibre network assets for $5.25 billion, extending its network of international subsea cables beyond the WA coast.

A report card monitoring the time it takes for local governments to approve new homes is among a swath of reforms called for the Business Council of Australia to address the housing crisis.

Isabel Vieira and Justin Fris discuss the business side of WA's Netball scene.

A Perth-based building technology company that promises to take homes from start to lock-up in just four days has signed a deal to expand into the US market.

Realtek has filed a motion in the Federal Court to recover a $2.5 million loan from a Perth hearing tech company once celebrated by Time Magazine, but now in administration.

Ransomware website LockBit claimed to have hacked 65 gigabytes of data from Kingsley-based aged care provider TPG Aged Care and is threatening to release it on the dark web.

The most comprehensive reforms to Australia’s merger rules in half a century, first announced in April, have been introduced to parliament today.

Jack McGinn and Isabel Vieira discuss how a few key government decisions could shape the future of the Henderson shipyard precinct.

Industry bodies have welcomed the federal government’s move to keep the NBN in public ownership, while the opposition has accused the Prime Minister of running a scare campaign.

Senator Fatima Payman has launched her new political party, Australia’s Voice, and says Anthony Albanese’s seat of Grayndler is “on the table”.

Two major Perth tech businesses are set to join forces to form one of Australia’s largest providers of mission-critical software for high-risk industries.

ASX and LSE-listed GreenX Metals shares have soared off the back of the company winning $490 million in compensation and interest from the Republic of Poland.

Liv Declerck and Isabel Vieira discuss the evolution of WA’s screen industry.

The state government has injected $134 million to attract new businesses to Collie as part of the Collie Industrial Transition Fund.

Premier Roger Cook was in Collie this morning to unveil the 80 units for one of WA’s largest battery systems.

Murdoch-based Orthocell has received regulatory approval to commence sales of Remplir in Singapore, as the listed biotech company posts a second consecutive quarter of record revenue.

Jack McGinn and Isabel Vieira discuss trends in WA's construction industry following a few tough years.

Nadia Budihardjo and Tom Zaunmayr discuss an ambitious plan to improve Australia's bequest rate.

South Perth-based Tivan has received final regulatory approval to commence a maiden drilling campaign at its Sandover project in the Northern Territory.

Six Perth nature startups are set to share in seed funding and expert support as part of a global tech accelerator, set to run its first Australian program in Perth.

Science Minister Stephen Dawson has hailed WA the “place for space” as the State Government launched its six-year space strategy today