Tom Zaunmayr

The state tourism portfolio’s current setup can leave assets stuck between regulatory and tourism agencies, according to Tourism Minister Rita Saffioti.

Western Australia’s grain harvest has shrunk by nearly 50 per cent from the record highs of recent years, though yield improvements are buffering farmers against increasingly unpredictable rains.

The private operator of Port Hedland’s airport is still seeking a carrier to resume international flights to Bali, two months after it was hoped they would commence.

The blocking of foreign research vessels in Sri Lankan ports is a “step in the right direction” a senior US official says, as increasing Chinese influence in the Indian Ocean raises eyebrows.

Western Australia’s iron ore giants have inked a deal with Australia’s largest steelmaker which could see the country’s first electric smelter in an effort to realise green steel ambitions.

Port Hedland councillors have passed a no confidence motion in Town Mayor Peter Carter, delivering a scathing assessment of his accountability, transparency and leadership

Private equity firm Resource Capital Funds has hired Anna Shave to co-lead an innovation fund focused on mining companies and the energy transition.

The boss who revitalised a flailing Broome resort into an award-winning business has handed the reins over as he prepares for a new role in mining.

Activism has changed WA for the better, but a new breed of green extremists is driving anti-activism sentiment to new levels