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Premier Mark McGowan says he only became aware that the Perth Mint’s biggest client had raised concerns about the quality of gold it had been sold by the state-owned organisation on Monday night.

Perth Mint chief executive Jason Waters has admitted that at least ‘some’ parts of the gold sold to the Shanghai Gold Exchange breached specifications, in response to the latest scandal facing the organisation.

Jordan Murray and Matt Mckenzie discuss super tax changes and the debate about the purpose of superannuation.

Minerals Resources has told Norwest Energy investors they won’t receive an improved offer for their shares and dangled a veiled threat to delist the company in a bid to gain further control of its Perth Basin partner.

The state’s water regulator has told Alcoa to clean out a pipeline running near a drinking water dam in Waroona after finding the pipe likely to contain contaminated water and pose a pollution threat.

Senior journalist Matt Mckenzie discusses the pressures coming to bear on the state's construction industry.

Artrage chief executive Sharon Burgess has announced she will step down from her role, having led the Northbridge-based arts not for profit since late 2019.

Perth businessman Mladen Ninkov has launched defamation action over two articles published by online publication Lawyerly Media.

Net infill rates for the Perth metropolitan and Peel regions have been going backwards since 2018, new research has shown, amid a pressing housing shortage in the state.

Liquidators have been appointed to an entity trading as Himalayan Nepalese Restaurant and Cafe Victoria Park, situated along the suburb’s busy food and cafe strip.

Senior editor Mark Pownall discusses the advent of regulatory technology businesses.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is suing corporate super fund Mercer Superannuation in the watchdog’s first legal action against alleged greenwashing.

Multiplex has awarded a $120 million façades and structures contract to SRG Global for work on the Edith Cowan University city campus project, which broke ground earlier this month.

Senior journalist Claire Tyrrell talks about how worker demands are driving an uptick in flexible workspaces.

Gascoyne Resources is offering up new shares at nearly half price to cover costs following the closure of its flagship mine and to settle its dues with contractor-turned-creditor NRW Holdings.

After trebling profits following 12 months of surging oil and gas prices, Woodside Energy is considering growing its asset portfolio, chief executive Meg O'Neill says.

Jordan Murray and Matt Mckenzie discuss planning changes, university amalgamations and what they signal about the direction of WA.

ASX-listed contractor DRA Global has been hit with a $9 million lawsuit from former chief executive officer Andrew Naude over alleged breaches of his employment contract.

A bountiful lithium market has driven a 500 per cent increase in underlying earnings for Mineral Resources but founder Chris Ellison says short-staffed regulatory departments have held up a new iron ore operation.

Senior journalist Matt Mckenzie and journalist Liv Declerck discuss a new paradancing competition in Western Australia.

Omni Bridgeway chief executive and managing director Andrew Saker is stepping down after eight years at the helm of the ASX-listed litigation funding business.

The state government is drafting a new bill to target a growing practice where cold-callers pressure crash victims into making insurance claims so they can sell on their personal information.

Sky-high fuel and inflationary costs took a $US2.63 billion chunk out of Rio Tinto’s underlying earnings for 2022 against a backdrop of weaker commodity prices.

Senior journalist Claire Tyrrell discusses recent activity in Perth's commercial property sector.

Drilling and equipment supplier Schramm Group has brought in voluntary administrators less than two weeks after an employee was fatally injured at the company's workshop in Welshpool.

Leonora centrepiece St Barbara has copped a big loss ahead of its merger with Genesis Minerals, as new miner Red 5 pushes its case as a “logical” processing hub for players in the prominent gold province.

A Perth band led by 40under40 winner Daniel Estrin will represent Australia on the world stage at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.

On today's episode, Matt Mckenzie interviews Jordan Murray about his latest discussion with Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King.

Bellevue Gold’s Steve Parsons has sold half of his stake in the aspiring gold miner for a tidy $17.8 million in his transition from managing director to a non-executive board role.

Softer iron ore prices combined with a 70 per cent spike in diesel costs crunched BHP’s underlying profit by 32 per cent during the first six months of FY23.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, Matt Mckenzie interviews Mark Beyer about his latest story on tensions between mining and tourism in the coastal town of Lancelin.

The Environmental Protection Authority has found Mineral Resources' plan to build a 125-kilometre road adjacent to Andrew Forrest’s Minderoo Station is unlikely to have any ‘material’ impact on nearby pastoral operations.