The Nedlands property fund manager says it has not proceeded with recent major construction projects because build costs have been pushed too high.

The Pilbara’s iron ore miners have been left waiting longer than expected for their emissions-busting battery electric locomotives to arrive.

Nadia Budihardjo and Claire Tyrrell discuss WA's large format retail sector.

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.

Flooding has closed Western Power’s Wellington Street office indefinitely, displacing workers as the utility prepares for a peak period across the state’s main electricity grid.

The ASX200 has dropped 1.2 per cent to finish the week down 2.8 per cent, its second-worst weekly performance of 2024.

The state government has poured in more funding towards Collie’s transition from coal-powered to green energy, as workers reportedly received bonuses over the upcoming station closures.

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Early work is underway on a $660 million Department of Defence infrastructure program at Exmouth’s Learmonth airbase, with ATCO subcontracted to build an initial worker’s camp.

The WA Liberal Party has made more from donations this financial year than WA Labor, but levies and union fees have the latter’s coffers well ahead in the lead up to the state election.

Wesfarmers will sell gas supplier Coregas to a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation for $770 million, subject to ACCC and FIRB approval.

The country’s resource and energy export earnings are expected to drop to $372 billion in the 2024-25 financial year, the latest quarterly results show.

WA’s large-format retail sector is growing amid positive demographic and economic trends.

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