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The contract to build a $6 million health and hospitality centre at North Regional TAFE’s Kununurra campus has been awarded to local business Kimberley Green Constructions.

Property firm JLL has been contracted for $17 million to manage a portfolio of government-owned office buildings in Western Australia.

Premier Mark McGowan’s former chief of staff has been appointed to the board of state government agency VenuesWest, just eight months after his resignation.

A consortium including Perth-based Clough has secured work on the $255 million Stephenson Avenue extension, as part of stage two of the project.

FIRM Construction will complete a series of upgrades to senior schools in Ocean Reef and Mandurah, while ADCO Constructions has secured work in South Hedland.

Canberra's top diplomat in WA will this week finish a 16-month stint leading the state's foreign affairs and trade outpost, as she begins preparations for a new, undisclosed assignment.

House of Representatives Speaker Tony Smith will step down on November 22 to serve out the rest of the parliamentary term as a Liberal backbencher.

The final round of reforms to the financial sector following the banking royal commission have been introduced to federal parliament.

The federal government decided on the overseas purchase of a new navy ship to help Australia's Pacific neighbours, despite a commitment to build it onshore.

The impending sale of the TAB is set to receive a small boost after it posted a 24 per cent lift in profit.

Western Australia’s management of the COVID-19 pandemic coupled with strong commodity prices have led S&P Global to shift the government's AA+ credit rating outlook from stable to positive.

Bayswater is on track to become the greenest council in WA as early as December after elected members last night voted to transition the city’s electricity supply to renewable energy sources.

Increased use of solar energy to power the gas industry could help curb Australia’s carbon footprint, according to a new report.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has committed to making Australia carbon neutral by 2050 in a new plan that relies heavily on existing technologies.

Western Australia will delay relaxing its border to Queensland after a Gold Coast man who tested positive to COVID-19 was active in the community.

The Morrison government will be keenly watching the new NSW premier’s bold move to open the nation’s biggest economy.

Only 2 per cent of a $319 million post-COVID social housing initiative had been spent by March, according to a report by the Auditor General released today.

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The state government has unveiled a three-tiered mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy for a suite of industries, accounting for 75 per cent of the state’s workforce.

Di Bain has swapped seats with Sandy Anghie, taking over as City of Perth's deputy lord mayor following yesterday's special council meeting.

Australia's tax commissioner is facing an investigation from a powerful parliamentary committee after refusing to hand over companies' wage subsidy details.

Western Australia's premier has joined with the mining sector in dismissing calls for stronger federal oversight of Aboriginal cultural heritage.

WA has the all-round capability and potential to look beyond losing out on big submarine contracts.

Mark McGowan has refused to be drawn on when Western Australia could reopen to the rest of the nation, despite mounting pressure from the state’s opposition.

All four City of Perth councillors up for re-election on the weekend have retained their seats following a recount that narrowly handed the final spot to incumbent Viktor Ko.

Western Australia is in better economic shape than any other state as it navigates the challenges of the pandemic.

Western Australian Liberal Slade Brockman has been sworn in as the new Senate president.

More than six months after the state election, Zak Kirkup talks to Business News about his new business and future political ambitions.

The state opposition has lashed Mark McGowan for his response to Andrew Forrest’s comments about WA "dithering" on green hydrogen, after he said he would not hand over billions of dollars simply to attract industry.

The Premier said today Western Australia will not bid to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, saying the state needed to retain its financial firepower for more important issues.

WA mining magnate Andrew Forrest has slammed the state government for “dithering” on green hydrogen, days after unveiling plans to build a $1 billion green hydrogen hub in Queensland.

Western Australia’s unemployment rate has fallen to an eight year-low of 4.1 per cent while COVID-19 induced lockdowns have fuelled job losses in the eastern states.