Daniel Scott

The introduction of optional preferential voting for local government elections has caused counting to be a slower process but some councils have announced their 2023 results.

An algae farm in Karratha will seek to defy history and build an intensive agriculture industry servicing the lucrative health products market.

A Pilbara local government could subsidise housing developments in a fresh attempt to solve a crippling accommodation shortage in the booming town.

WA’s best steak sandwich has been temporarily removed from the menu because flooding has led to a shortage of Turkish bread at the nation’s major supermarkets.

A greenfields suburb once dubbed the ‘‘Cottesloe of the north’’ is back on the development agenda in Karratha, 13 years after a contract to build it was awarded.

There may be no shortage of ideas to fix the north-west’s housing crisis, but turning plans into action has proved challenging.

Business News' inaugural list of those who live or spend much of their year in the north-west and influential policy and investment decisions in the region.

City of Karratha Mayor Dan Scott has urged the state government to help with the housing “heavy lifting” as the local government mulls a $21 million apartment proposal.

The federal government won’t commit to stationing more defence personnel permanently in the north-west as it pours millions of dollars into military base upgrades.

Rising costs have scuppered a City of Karratha-backed apartment project it had hoped would help address the Pilbara’s housing shortage.