Simone Grogan

Western Australians could spend up to $5.6 billion on short-term holidays once state borders reopen with high-income earners first at the gate, a new survey has found.

Perth lithium aspirant Vulcan Energy has scored a binding offtake agreement with Volkswagen, marking its second deal with an automotive manufacturer.

Focus has told shareholders to take no action in response to an unsolicited takeover from Theta Gold, which is looking to win over investors mulling funding options for the long-dormant Coolgardie mine.

Gold and base metals aspirant Orange Minerals made a subdued ASX debut, closing its first trading day up half a cent on its 20 cent IPO price.

Shares in Perth-based debt recovery business Pioneer Credit received a boost on the news its customer performing arrangements had surpassed $400 million.

Emerald Resources is proposing to acquire gold explorer Bullseye Mining in a $117 million scrip deal, granting the unlisted company some respite from its ongoing legal action.

Oil Search shareholders have voted in favour of a proposed merger with Santos, clearing the way to form a top 20 global oil and gas entity.

Oklahoma has been put forward to host the latest of Woodside Petroleum's lofty hydrogen plans.

A potential takeover between IGO and Western Areas could still be on the table after the companies offered the market their first update in weeks that due discussions were continuing.

Australian financial markets firms continue to be resilient amid an evolving cyber threat environment but have fallen short of improvement targets, ASIC has revealed.

Engineering contractor Monadelphous Group has been cut from the ASX200 in an S&P Dow Jones rebalance, while a new discovery propels Liontown to the top end of the market.

Perth has officially lost out as host of the fifth Ashes Test due to WA’s ironclad COVID-19 travel restrictions, Cricket Australia has confirmed.

A revised study for Firefinch’s West African lithium development has more than doubled the project’s value and boosted forecasted mine production from 2.3 million tonnes to 4 million tonnes per annum.

APM is acquiring physiotherapy and home care business Lifecare for $68 million, a move the newly-listed company says will expand its allied health offering and national footprint.

Hera Engineering, Mader Group, and the West Australian Ballet were among the eight winners of the 2021 RISE Business Awards.

Relationships have been Luke Mader’s key driver for success at his ASX-listed company.

EK Services’ founder Bradley Kyne says one of his biggest trials was navigating his company’s rate of growth.

International mining software company Datamine will combine two of its consulting businesses, Perth-based Snowden with new addition Optiro.

The Conservation Council has launched another case against Woodside, labelling an approval for the Scarborough development as “unlawful”.

Roger Cook has emphasised the significance of WA’s trading relationships with Asia, while questioning whether the federal government appreciates their depth.

Budding lithium player Liontown Resources has unveiled a big share placement to fund its planned mine, with the deal also marking the first WA transaction for investment bank Barrenjoey.

Structural Monitoring Systems has been forced to pay $481,190 in royalties to a private company over a dispute regarding a technology designed to detect structural weakness in aircraft.

WA mortgage broker Australian Finance Group is set to pay up to $70 million for asset finance aggregator Fintelligence, adding another 285 brokers and $1.1 billion in projected settlements to its books.

Perth radio stalwart Gary Roberts has announced he will step down as 96FM Perth’s managing director to focus on “a major new event.”

Wide Open Agriculture plans to spend $20 million raised from sophisticated and institutional investors ramping up its plant-based product offerings.

Mineral sands explorer Sheffield Resources is selling its wholly owned Eneabba project to West Perth-based Image Resources for $24 million in cash.

The state government and Shell Australia have penned a deal to supply and install boiler training equipment at South Metropolitan TAFE’s Munster facility.

Former WA attorney general Cheryl Edwardes has become the latest board member set to leave uranium aspirant Vimy Resources, announcing her resignation ahead of the company’s closed-door AGM today.

Robotic bricklaying company FBR is set to bank $11 million after offering up discounted shares at 4.5 cents to institutional investors and collecting a research and development refund.

Shareholders may look to seek clarity on the future of uranium hopeful Vimy Resources, with its Mulga Rock project against the clock, a strategic review underway and no permanent CEO at its helm.

WA Liberal leader David Honey has labelled a proposed $117.5 million effort to establish two hydrogen hubs in the Pilbara and Mid-West an “embarrassing pipedream.”

BCI Minerals’ $1.2 billion salt and potash project has been approved by WA environment minister Amber-Jade Sanderson, but not without conditions.