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Women are being appointed to ASX200 boards at a faster rate than ever, but a number of major Western Australian companies remain without any female representation on their boards.

Employment provider Programmed hopes to increase the number of indigenous employees in the national workforce by 5,000 within a decade, the company said at an announcement with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Generation One founder Andrew Forrest in Canberra today.

Offshore oil & gas: Three international players are among those to have won work for Woodside Petroleum’s Greater Enfield oil project since it was given the go ahead in the middle of last year.

Employment provider Programmed has signed on as the Western Force’s first major sponsorship partner for 2018, ahead of the launch of the World Series Rugby competition next month.

Programmed managing director Chris Sutherland has talked up WA’s economic prospects, while challenging alarmism about artificial intelligence and labour trends at a Success & Leadership breakfast this morning.

Programmed has announced Chris Sutherland will retire as managing director in September, to be succeeded in the role by Glenn Thompson.

The WA government has turned the clock back by returning maintenance and operations work across Water Corporation’s Perth and Mandurah networks to state control.

The state government has announced that a second major Water Corporation contract delivered by the private sector will be brought back in-house, despite contractor Suez claiming it had exceeded the government's performance targets.

SPECIAL REPORT: WA companies are making workplaces more equitable but more change needs to come from those at the top.

The state government plans to halt three major contracts at Fiona Stanley Hospital held by Serco Australia, resulting in 650 jobs moving back to the public sector at a cost of $93 million over 10 years.This adds to similar moves in the water and corrections portfolios.

The growing global appetite for state involvement in industry, as evidenced by two recent decisions of Boris Johnson’s new government in the UK, is also taking hold in Australia.

While the employment market across Australia took a serious blow in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the dust is starting to settle now with SEEK reporting recently that job ad volumes are slow

Increased population, greater economic diversity, and more recognition of Perth’s achievements are keys to the city’s future.

Mandurah’s largest general hospital will receive $152 million of upgrades as the facility is returned to state government ownership over the next three years.

WA Labor amassed a significant fundraising advantage this past financial year as unions, law firms and sitting members opened their wallets to fill the party’s coffers.

Australian maintenance services provider Programmed has taken over the operation of Pindan Group's asset management arm today, a move expected to preserve more than 100 jobs.

About one third of West Australian workers will need to be vaccinated to comply with government directives and the number is set to grow as private businesses follow suit.

A $73 million apartment tower in Burswood with approvals going back 16 years is a step closer, after the council gave the project the nod.

The development assessment panel has unanimously approved Sydney-based real estate investor Marprop’s plan to build a $73 million apartment tower in Burswood.

Not for profits are grappling with remuneration for their directors, with one major group scaling back its payments.

WA Labor raised more than $6.7 million last financial year across the board, almost $2 million more than the Liberal Party’s state division.

WA Labor’s election war chest has grown towards $250,000 courtesy of donations from high-profile businesses, while WA’s peak resources lobby group has given The Nationals a big boost.

More than $1 million has been donated to Western Australia's major political parties since new disclosure laws were introduced on July 1, ahead of the state election in March 2025.

ANALYSIS: Labor’s plan to buy back the rail freight network adds to multiple moves across the water, roads, health and prison industries to reverse the privatisation of assets and services.

The Nationals WA have called for a Crime and Corruption Commission investigation into foreign-owned recruiter PersolKelly over political donations made ahead of the state election.

The labour hire firm contracted to employ staff for this year’s WA election insists it hired the number of staff it was contracted to hire, after revelations staffing fell well short of what was tendered for.

The state government has received an open letter urging an inquiry into the handling of the March state election from its political rivals in an early display of unity following the ballot.