Ken Wyatt

This year’s Most Influential feature has been narrowed down to the 50 people in WA making the biggest impact in business and politics.

A new services hub backed by the Wirrpanda Foundation and $10 million of government funding aims to fill market gaps for indigenous businesses.

Indigenous leaders and governments are close to reaching a deal on new targets to improve the health, education and job prospects of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Australia's environmental protection laws are ineffective and require power to be shifted to the states to carry out assessments, a review has found.

Many tradies spent their money on jet skis during the boom. Others like Richard York put their money aside to build up their business.

The first steps are being taken towards a so-called single-touch environmental approval system for major projects.

Indigenous Australians Minister Ken Wyatt is in talks to buy the rights to the Aboriginal flag.

As Indigenous Australians Minister Ken Wyatt holds talks to buy the rights to the Aboriginal flag, a Senate committee is preparing to offer him some ideas.

The company with exclusive commercial licensing rights of the Aboriginal flag is in discussions with a federal government agency over use of the design.

Either major party may face the loss of a notable name under new redistributions that have left WA with one less federal seat.

Growing up in hardship helped Ken Wyatt become an empathetic leader, a quality highlighted when he was presented with a State Shapers award by The 500 Club last week.

Four organisations have received funding to run indigenous girls academy services, after the federal government pulled funding from basketballer Ricky Grace’s Role Models and Leaders Australia.

Carey Mining was one of the first private Aboriginal contractors to be established in Australia and it’s still going strong.

Our updated listing of the 50 most influential Western Australians in business and politics highlights four individuals who stand apart from the rest.

More than $60,000 was spent by federal WA MPs on Facebook advertising over the past three months, according to recent financial disclosures published by the social media giant.

Barnaby Joyce's decision to dump resources minister Keith Pitt from the federal cabinet is bad news for Western Australia, writes Peter Kennedy.

Indigenous people and tourists intent on travelling into remote communities are being urged to get vaccinated.

Archaeologists are set to give evidence about the destruction of sacred Indigenous sites since the Juukan Gorge rock shelters were blown up.

Fake Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and crafts will come under the microscope of a major inquiry into the market.

The federal government has announced a $1.1 billion package to address Indigenous disadvantage, after the Closing the Gap 2021 report found only three of 14 targets were on track to be met.

Minderoo Foundation’s $50 million Early Years Initiative has gained new backing, after it was chosen to deliver a complementary federal government program.

A consortium that includes Perth business Georgiou Group is first in line to build a $165 million train station at Midland, while the company also won a $115 million NSW road contract.

A parliamentary inquiry reviewing the Juukan Gorge controversy recommends the federal government take responsibility for Aboriginal heritage and pushes for changes to WA legislation.

The Aboriginal flag is now owned by the federal government and freed for public use after a $20 million copyright transfer deal was finalised.

A likely change of power in Canberra this year will have little bearing on the makeup of WA’s political and business leaders. Click through to see our updated ranking of WA's 50 Most Influential.

Labor’s top recruit for Christian Porter’s old seat poured thousands of dollars on online advertising last week, while two at-risk Liberal MPs shored up their position with a spate of Facebook ads.

The Forrest family's philanthropic outfit upped its Facebook and Instagram advertising spend in WA last week as the major parties increasingly lean on memes to make their case on social media.

Albo here to win Swan, Pearce and Hasluck.

ANALYSIS: The prime minister has made WA the target of his final full day on the campaign trail. Was it a desperate attempt to hold on to three seats, or did he just need to shore up support?

Curtin has succumb to the teal wave with Kate Chaney claiming victory in the blue-ribbon seat in Perth's western suburbs.

Voters in Perth's eastern suburbs were well served in the Coalition's last term in office, according to new research from The Grattan Institute.

Defeated in his quest to return to Canberra, one of Scott Morrison's closest political allies has now nabbed a major board role with one of the state government's biggest businesses.

Details of a First Nations Voice are in ample supply, contrary to what some of its opponents are suggesting.

Ken Wyatt has resigned from the Liberal Party after federal MPs resolved to support a ‘no’ vote at the upcoming Voice referendum.

Jordan Murray speaks to cadet journalist Liv Declerck about her recent interview with Expression Australia boss Rebecca Adam.

Support for constitutional change is firming in business and political circles despite hesitancy in some quarters to take a stance on the issue.

The state government committed to a “light touch” approach to the roll out new Aboriginal cultural heritage laws on Saturday, as it revealed plans for an implementation group to assist in the process.

A small contingent is fighting an uphill battle to turn the tide in WA’s agriculture regions where support for the Voice is languishing.

Noel Pearson’s appointment this week to the board of Fortescue has lifted the number of Aboriginal people on major ASX boards to a grand total of five, with most in WA.