Given the passion Rob Bransby feels for healthcare, it is hard to believe he is willingly stepping down from his CEO role at HBF.

Punters and performers have flocked to Perth’s colourful, diverse and pleasantly bizarre Fringe World Festival, which is poised to exceed last year’s box office sales and hit the $10 million mark, but factors other than money are driving local artists.

Gold miner Blackham Resources has confirmed a $35 million capital raising to fund ongoing work at its Matilda-Wiluna operation in the Mid West.

Sydney-based property fund manager and investment group CorVal has made its first Western Australian acquisition, buying Northbridge office building WorkZone East from Charter Hall in a deal worth $68.2 million.

ANALYSIS: Memories of 2001 will be top-of -mind for many Liberal Party state executive members when they meet tomorrow to decide the preference recommendations for their how-to-vote cards ahead of next month’s election.

Immersia has been developing augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) products and services since 2014, particularly in the safety training, mining and property development sectors, as well as for concerts and marketing.

The WA Nationals will today commit $150 million to the Western Australian School of Mines, with the cash to be funnded from revenue it hopes to gain with a proposed new iron ore tax.

In this Business News podcast, Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss the Builton collapse, election promises, Richard Court and Rob Bransby, and WA’s professions.

Rocky Bay has merged with fellow disability services provider Valued Independent People, following an extended period of collaboration.

Australian shares closed stronger, buoyed by record highs on Wall Street and investor hopes the local earnings season won't be as bad as initially feared.

PHOTO ESSAY: Direct from London’s West End, the unique cabaret-circus La Soiree from Fringe World 2015 & 2016 is back performing its show in Western Australia.

OPINION: Our political leaders do voters a disservice by failing to spell out their economic agenda.

OPINION: Political considerations and the lack of a bipartisan approach to infrastructure development will hamper WA in the years ahead. 

Perth-based gold explorer KIN Mining has announced a board restructure that includes a change in chair and managing director roles, as it works towards development of its Leonora project.

WA Labor says it will spend $45.5 million to bring new services to Royal Perth Hospital if it wins the March state election, while the Liberals say they will use about $83 million from the partial sale of Western Power to build three new Tafe facilities.

SPECIAL REPORT: The shake-out in Perth’s legal services market is producing some surprising winners and losers, with one of the best performers being a firm many had expected to wither.

Macmahon Holdings has been chosen by an Indonesia-based company to asses options to expand a copper-gold mine, and has been named preferred contractor under a three-year term if plans to expand go ahead.

Strong sales of computers, cameras and home appliances have helped drive JB Hi-Fi's half-year profit up by nearly 16 per cent to $110.4 million.

Newcrest Mining will pay its first interim dividend in four years after more than doubling first-half profit on the back of higher prices and increased gold and copper production.

The Australia share market has gained ground, thanks to investor demand for growth stocks, including Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and Woodside Petroelum, after Wall Street hit record highs.