Isabel Vieira

Listed contractor Perenti has won $185 million worth of work from Roy Hill, Focus Minerals and Rox Resources through its underground mining and drilling divisions.

Perth-headquartered property developer Peet has extended its reach on the eastern seaboard after acquiring a large tract of residential land for $56 million.

Belmont-based contractor GenusPlus has notched a $140 million contract from an east coast electricity distributor for work on a renewable energy project in New South Wales.

Volkswagen will spend $77 million to acquire a stake in Ken Brinsden-steered Patriot Battery Metals and become the Canadian lithium aspirant’s first customer.

Mid-tier goldminer Gold Road Resources has struck a $44 million deal with ASX-listed explorer Iceni Gold over its early-stage project in Goldfields.

Mining heavyweight BHP has told the market it’s been served with a class action over allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination at both its and Rio Tinto’s workplaces.

Isabel Vieira and Mark Beyer discuss the sale of Georgiou Group.

Alannah MacTiernan has stressed the importance of building supply chains outside of China’s grasp after lending her expertise to a deal executed with a Japanese heavyweight.

BHP, Rio Tinto, Woodside Energy and BlueScope will partner on an electric smelter ironmaking pilot project at Kwinana, as part of the state’s green iron push.

Critical minerals miner IGO has taken up a majority stake in a copper project in northern Western Australia after pouring $15 million into exploration.

Mining heavyweight Rio Tinto is set to pour $2.5 billion into the expansion of its Rincon lithium project in Argentina as it builds on its battery metals portfolio.

An assetless Nicheliving entity will be wound up by liquidators after directors Ronnie Michel-Elhaj and Paul Bitdorf moved to reclaim the other outfits.

Premier Roger Cook has insisted under-fire Nicheliving still can’t lay a brick after the directors cleared a vote to regain control of the building company yesterday.

The corporate regulator is suing listed airline Regional Express over “serious governance failures” linked to misleading profitability claims before it landed in administration.

The tax office is chasing Perth Glory for a debt of close to $1 million amid a push to wind up the A-League football club and appoint liquidators.

The state’s environmental watchdog has waved through Agrimin’s Mackay potash project after five years in the approvals process.

Besieged lithium explorer AVZ Minerals has denied it has engaged in bribery days after its office was raided amid an ongoing investigation by the Australian Federal Police.

The Australian tax office has brought legal action against Perth Glory in a bid to wind up the company less than a year after its new owners took the reins.

A mining-focused private equity fund co-founded by James McClements has received a $117 million loan through the federal government’s renewable energy scheme.

The federal government has backed battery metals player Vulcan Energy to the tune of $196 million to help get its German lithium and renewable energy project off the ground.

Nicola Forrest has driven a $100 million investment into a female-focused philanthropic fund, through her family's Minderoo Foundation.

Liv Declerck and Isabel Vieira discuss the largest project in the Noongar Place Names initiative.

The Business Council of Australia has found WA has one of the least effective payroll tax systems nationally, as it joins the chorus of lobby groups calling for change.

Hastings Technology Metals has inked an early-stage deal to assess potentially building a rare earths downstream plant in Saudi Arabia, while maintaining its still looking at its WA option.

BGC has started construction on tens of millions of dollars’ worth of infrastructure in a bid to start producing “green cement” after inking a deal with a lithium heavyweight.

Liontown Resources' boss Tony Ottaviano says the state government’s lithium support package is a "broader menu to select from" but his first choice was always royalty relief.

Bassendean-based private business Hofmann Engineering has been fined $567,000 over the death of an employee at its fabrication workshop in 2019.

Isabel Vieira and Liv Declerck discuss the 30th anniversary of Regional Arts WA.

Gina Rinehart has stepped up her calls for Australia to cut regulation and taxes while also borrowing from US president-elect Donald Trump with the pro-oil slogan ‘Drill Baby Drill’.

Under-fire mining billionaire Chris Ellison has resigned as chairman of Delta Lithium effective immediately to direct his focus to embattled Mineral Resources.

WA’s energy regulator has commenced legal proceedings against industry heavyweight Santos over the petroleum spill at its Varanus Island gas plant off the Pilbara coast.

Production tax credit legislation for value-adding critical minerals and green hydrogen producers is set to be introduced in a bid to spur investment in the languished sectors.