The state government is seeking global backers for a new venture capital fund focused on a broad suite of industries including defence, mining, and agriculture.
Premier Roger Cook has called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to apologise for rubbing salt into the wounds of the agricultural sector, after a joke about live export angered stakeholders.
Senator Linda Reynolds has launched legal action over Brittany Higgins’ $2.4 million settlement sum, adding another dispute to the ongoing row between the two.
Industry voices have praised the Fair Work Amendment Bill 2024, which passed through parliament overnight, but said an industry-specific watchdog needed to be established.
Carbon capture and storage could generate more than $80 billion for the state economy over 20 years, according to new analysis funded by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA.
One-time high-profile WA Labor electoral candidate Karen Brown has been appointed by the state government to chair Lotterywest and Healthway, replacing the retiring Peter Klinken.
The embattled CFMEU and its branches, including the Western Australian arm, will be forced into administration and any officials found to have committed offences will receive a lifetime ban under laws the Coalition said it would support.
Former Nationals leader Mia Davies and Walkley award winning journalist Matt Moran have been preselected to contest the seat of Bullwinkel at the next federal election.
Two Australian bases in the north-west could be used for US Airforce deployments as the two nations hone their focus on China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific.
Regis Resources says a decision to block the construction of a tailings dam at its McPhillamys project in NSW, revealed late last week, could kill the project entirely.
Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek appears to have derailed Regis Resources’ tailings dam plan at its McPhillamys gold project, in a hurdle for the company’s mining goals.
Western Power chief executive Sam Barbaro has told an energy forum that Collie would be a logical home for a nuclear plant in the state, but says renewables are the priority for the grid.
Consumer data right reforms have passed parliament, expanding the usability of open banking platforms and allowing accredited institutions to take actions, like switching providers, on consumers behalf.
The state government has belatedly disclosed the fees paid to law firm Ashurst for advice on Griffin Coal after being criticised by the Auditor General.
State parliament has been told there is no 'magic pudding' to protect the interests of all parties in the state’s gas network, after a long-awaited report on the sector was tabled today.
WA Police are calling on local tech companies to submit for six tenders worth hundreds of millions of dollars, aimed at modernising its ICT systems and devices for frontline workers.
