Tom Zaunmayr

A reimagined Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre must come with a major new theatre and dedicated exhibition space, the state’s peak tourism lobby says, at it throws its support behind the project.

The state’s environment minister has approved a proposal by Andrew and Nicola Forrest's investment vehicle, Tattarang, for an $85 million redevelopment of the Exmouth Lighthouse Caravan Park.

Grain receivals in WA have collapsed 45 percent as low rainfall brings the state’s agriculture industry back to earth following three seasons of strong crops.

Ex-Fortescue Future Industries finance guru Felicity Gooding has joined net-zero lithium hopeful Vulcan Energy.

Woodside reinvested more than $20 million into Western Australian communities in 2023 as the company ramped up efforts to combat vocal criticism of its multibillion dollar gas projects.

West Perth building materials firm ClearVue has heralded its first Australian product sale, which will involve the installation of power-generating windows on a new union building in Melbourne’s inner suburbs.

Three high-end Perth bakeries have hatched plans to branch out to new venues at up-and-coming foodie haunts.

Western Australia’s nursing union has backed a 3 per cent pay rise, bringing an end to the longest-running pay dispute in the organisation’s 100-year history.

A niche course based on a US university platform has proven a successful incubator for Perth’s fledgling biodesign industry.

BP’s Kwinana biorefinery has been recommended for approval by the EPA, but the project will be watched closely to ensure it meets emissions reductions goals.

Michael Parker is overseeing the biggest change to Fremantle Port in the harbour’s 125-year history

Tom Zaunmayr and Jack McGinn discuss the current performance and big future plans at Fremantle Port. 

Traditional Owners have raised the alarm about the level of water extraction from a pool on the Ashburton River only months after defeating a Forrest-backed irrigation project

Battery-electric trains remain some way off for Western Australia’s largest grain handler as fellow heavy rail users in the mining industry press ahead with the technology to decarbonise their operations.

Another strong crop has showered CBH Group with $6 billion in revenue as the Western Australian grain handler toasts a bevvy of record figures in its annual report.

As electric vehicle sales boom, a fork in the road approaches apartment owners faster than expected.

Port Hedland is undergoing a major change to move its heart south to where the bulk of the town's population now lives.

More than $1 billion is being spent at WA’s northern ports to expand and diversify their trade.

New housing initiatives are making only a small dent in the acute shortages facing towns in the north-west.

Environmental activists are splitting Aboriginal groups apart in moves which echo those taken by miners in the early 2000s, WA Premier Roger Cook says.

North-west business owners are being slugged more than $6,000 a year for insurance premiums while insurers and government duties register record profits.

A South West shire wants to shake Talison Lithium for more than $5 million next year as it takes a more proactive approach to how the miner’s funds are used in the community.

Heavy rail users need to standardise parts if they want railcar manufacturing in WA to become cost-competitive with Chinese imports, according to the nation’s peak railway lobby group.

Property Council WA executive director Sandra Brewer has confirmed months of speculation by announcing she will challenge David Honey for Liberal preselection in the Cottesloe seat ahead of the 2025 state election.

Rio Tinto’s proposed mega copper mine in the Pilbara has taken a major step forward, with plans put out today by the state’s environmental watchdog for public comment.

A federal probe has urged all levels of government to funnel money into a northern Australia housing fund as the number of north-west projects grows.

A report into the rural road network has revealed frustrations at the onerous conditions imposed by funding parties to be credited for their ‘benevolence’

Federal Liberal MP Nola Marino will retire from parliament at the next election, bringing an end to a 15-year tenure in the Forrest electorate.

Two inland Pilbara towns are probing what needs to be done to diversify beyond their mining company town beginnings

Traditional owners of two Mid West cultural sites, which were destroyed and not reported for five years by a copper miner, have welcomed Roger Cook’s intervention.

Medical research could be worth more than $2.1 billion per year to the WA economy by 2045, according to fresh research crunching the industry’s numbers for the first time.

ANALYSIS: Tinkering with regional seats north of the 26th parallel is likely to play into Labor's favour in a key seat prized by all three major parties.