Tom Zaunmayr

Koby Cooke and Tom Zaunmayr discuss how WA's iron ore industry is defying tough global headwinds.

Despite a bearish recent outlook for the iron ore sector, money is still being put on the table for WA’s biggest industry.

The WA Liberal and National parties are locked on six seats a piece with one down-to-the-wire seat set to determine which party has more numbers in the lower house.

Iron giant Rio Tinto has upped the stakes in the bidding war for a Pilbara iron ore project backed by Rich Lister prospector Mark Creasy which sits on the miner’s doorstep.

Basil Zempilas has confirmed he will throw his hat in the ring for the WA Liberal Party's leadership after Libby Mettam stood down from the role.

Basil Zempilas is set to become the WA Liberal Party’s new leader as Libby Mettam reveals she will not seek re-election to the role following the party’s heavy election defeat.

OPINION: News reports have raised serious questions about the state government’s commitment to sustainable water management.

Iron ore minnow Gold Valley Group has made a last-minute bid to snatch Mark Creasy’s CZR Resources from the clutches of Fenix Resources for a premium price.

The WA government’s regional ministers will be directed to address housing shortages and regional development roadblocks in major country towns.

Tom Zaunmayr and Mark Pownall discuss Griffin Marine and its opportunity to capitalise on growth in defence sector spending.

Premier Roger Cook has signalled a shift away from state agreements as the government looks to more ‘sophisticated’ policy levers to regulate and stimulate the resources sector.

Western Australia’s health portfolio has been split in two and regional ministers have been introduced to premier Roger Cook’s inaugural third-term cabinet.

The state government has received an open letter urging an inquiry into the handling of the March state election from its political rivals in an early display of unity following the ballot.

Tom Zaunmayr and Mark Pownall discuss a new equities-focused financial advisory firm, Leeuwin Wealth.

Three Labor MPs have been elevated to Premier Roger Cook’s cabinet, while his former right-hand man has parachuted right into a senior ministerial support role.

Talison has put its Greenbushes lithium mine forward for a ‘gold-standard’ test of the operation’s commitment to responsible mining.

Political parties have claimed victory in two more seats over the weekend as final counting for the March 8 Western Australian election rolls on at a glacial pace.

The labour hire firm engaged to recruit staff for the state election has rejected claims the electoral process was outsourced to the company.

Of nine lower house seats in doubt following last weekend's state election, one has since been called.

Western Australia’s highest-ranking bureaucrat Emily Roper will vacate her role at the end of next week, following Labor's victory at last weekend's state election.

Middle East logistics giant DP World’s push to grow its presence in Fremantle via the acquisition of Silk Logistics has raised eyebrows at the nation’s competition watchdog.

The labour hire firm contracted to employ staff for this year’s WA election insists it hired the number of staff it was contracted to hire, after revelations staffing fell well short of what was tendered for.

The federal government will not place trade sanctions on the US in retaliation to the US placing tariffs on Australian products.

State election staffing fell 3,000 personnel short of the workforce requirements originally set for it by the Western Australian Electoral Commission.

The professionalism of unions is the greatest challenge facing the Liberal Party, according to former WA premier Colin Barnett.

Former WA premier Colin Barnett has foreshadowed a federal raid to take over the state's mining industry and backed construction of a gas pipeline to the east coast.

A fledgling rare earths company hopes its outback Western Australian claypan can break China’s stranglehold on the global rare earths supply market.

Senior Western Australia gas executives have warned a growing list of policy demands is souring the oil and gas industry’s appetite to invest in Australia.

A Goldfields iron ore junior will more than double its exports after bringing a new deposit online and signing a fresh rail access deal.

Approvals for a $200 million biorefinery in the Wheatbelt backed by the state government have been terminated.

Jack McGinn and Tom Zaunmayr discuss the state election results.

The National and Liberal parties need to focus their resources against Labor in future elections, WA Opposition leader Shane Love says.