Tom Zaunmayr

Western Australia is on the cusp of being cut off from the rest of the nation again due to flooding in northern, southern and central parts of the state.

The boss of Western Australia’s new food research epicentre near Pinjarra wants to help establish research centres in regional towns to drive agricultural innovation.

Nadia Budihardjo and Tom Zaunmayr discuss hurdles within the disaster fund program.

Kwinana’s nearly completed waste-to-energy plant has been acquired by Acciona Australia, after the engineering firm bought out its former owners.

9AM UPDATE: Power is now restored

The US is ramping up efforts to stem China’s control of the critical minerals supply chain, which a senior American diplomat on Thursday described as a global national security issue.

A major union has backed a push for the state government to expedite construction of a new hospital in Tom Price, describing the project as critical to the lives of surrounding mine workers.

Bankwest will close all branches and undertake a major redeployment of staff to ensure the 129-year-old bank can remain competitive in the digital age.

A senior Indonesian official has warned the nation has little interest in letting nickel prices rise above $US18,000 per tonne as analysts send mixed signals around the beleaguered battery metal’s revival.

Government infrastructure could be built faster and to a higher standard if construction firms were engaged early in the planning process, according to the boss of Acciona Australia.

A “brand new” agreement to ensure AUKUS partners will be able to use technology and military training advancements freely will be crucial to inspiring young people into careers in the sector

A famed Kimberley pastoral operation and owner of northern WA’s only large abattoir has fallen into the hands of administrators and is allegedly millions of dollars in debt.

Mark Pownall and Tom Zaunmayr discuss the Liberal Party WA losing their deputy leader, Perth house prices, BHP looking at cuts and the government mooting an expansion of the ferry system.

Massive investment would be needed to grow a meat processing industry capable of replacing live export in WA.

A $66 million redevelopment of Broome’s horse racing club will breathe new life into the Kimberley town’s premiere event tourism drawcard.

A $25 million workers village proposed for Port Hedland is eyeing a mix of permanent and temporary housing units to ease a crippling accommodation shortage in the Pilbara town.

A program designed to help communities recover from natural disasters is encountering significant headwinds.

Three years after the state government said the project was “fully funded” and likely to break ground soon, work is yet to begin on a new hospital in Tom Price

Demographer Simon Kuestenmacher canvassed entitlement, skills shortages and urban sprawl in his GRDC forum speech.

Steve Thomas was a man humbled as he stepped out to face the waiting media pack outside Parliament House at lunchtime on Tuesday.

Steve Thomas has stood down as deputy leader of the Liberal Party of WA following revelations he held conversations with disgraced former premier Brian Burke.

A 100-unit workforce accommodation project earmarked for Onslow is being planned to alleviate a crippling accommodation shortage that is putting major projects at risk.

Tom Zaunmayr and Jack McGinn discuss public transport disruption along the Armadale line.

A new biosecurity initiative backed by a $42.7 million kitty will bolster the nation’s ability to detect exotic pests and diseases that threaten Australia’s $31 billion grains industry.

The Armadale line closure has given a glimpse into how good public transport can be when it is done right.

Australia’s former spy agency boss has warned a re-election of Donald Trump to the US presidency risked plunging the world into a global trade war

Two international firms have won contracts with WA’s largest grain handler to build new grain rail sidings under plans by CBH Group to be exporting 3 million tonnes per month by 2033.

BHP has pushed back plans to build a 1,152-person camp to house nickel workers as the miner mulls the viability of a $750 million upgrade of its Kalgoorlie nickel smelter.

A Singaporean investment vehicle is scouring Western Australia’s nascent biotechnology industry for new projects worth backing to bring onto the world stage.

Buoyant gold prices have delivered record earnings for Super Pit owner Northern Star Resources despite mounting cost pressures bumping up the miner’s production costs.

The Pilbara’s resources megaports are being cleared as ex-tropical cyclone Lincoln moves into the region, where it is expected to re-intensify and make landfall this weekend.

Glencore appears set on keeping its WA nickel mine running despite the metal’s unprofitability forcing one of the miner’s other nickel operations into care and maintenance.