Western Australian businesses have identified payroll tax relief as a top priority for the upcoming election, a Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA survey shows.

Chevron will supply 130 petajoules of gas over 10 years from 2028 to fuel Alcoa’s Western Australian alumina refineries, in a boost for the latter’s operational certainty.

ASX-listed Botanix has shipped the first batch of Sofdra prescriptions, marking a milestone moment as it shifts towards becoming a revenue generating pharmaceuticals company.

A novel skin cancer diagnosis tool which was a finalist in Pilbara Health Challenge has been validated for the first time in humans, meaning skin biopsies could become a thing of the past.

The WA government backed AROSE consortium has missed out on the chance to build Australia’s first lunar rover, with the $42 million contract going to eastern states based ELO2.

The move represents a relocation of the ASX-listed gold miner’s Perth supply base.

With the Georgiou family close to selling its namesake company, we look back at major family business sales in WA and how much they raised.

Market looks to Fed's final policy meeting of year; Dow Industrials lower; Indexes: Dow off 0.25 per cent, S&P 500 up 0.38 per cent, Nasdaq up 1.24 per cent.

MLG Oz has won two contracts worth more than $80m for work at Evolution Mining and Norton Gold Fields sites.

Labor push for delay in spendingThe Albanese government is pushing departments to defer spending beyond next financial year, bureaucrats claim, which would minimise the size of the budget deficits to be revealed during the election campaign. The Fin

Isabel Vieira and Liv Declerck discuss a major funding boost for youth services.

A Broome prison and emissions reduction reporting implementation are among 10 key projects the state has fallen behind on over the last year, a new progress report has revealed.

The federal government has announced a $153.5 million funding package to keep legacy media alive, under its News Media Assistance Program.

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission has sued HSBC Bank Australia over what it described as “systemic and widespread” failures to protect customers from scams.

The horticultural wholesale arm of Tony Galati’s empire has been fined $62,600 for four breaches of the Horticulture Code.

OPINION: There is a curious absence of local voices presenting at this week’s federal inquiry into nuclear power generation public hearings.

zero2hero and Chevron join forces to support young people across the state.

Investors await US Fed's December 17-18 meeting; Indexes: Dow down 0.20 per cent, S&P 500 unchanged, Nasdaq up 0.12 per cent.

An extra 5000 social homes will be built under a fast-tracked round of the federal government's Housing Australia Future Fund.

A Broome-based dental clinic has won Regional Business of the Year for making strides in healthcare for the Kimberley community.

Voters tip minority government

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.

Sam Jones and Tom Zaunmayr discuss Aboriginal cultural heritage concerns.

Early works on the $2.8 billion Alkimos Desalination Plant are delivering opportunities for local firms including Pipeline Technics, Georgiou Group and Steel Mains.

A slew of reforms to the private health sector, including expanding access for maternity cover, have been floated today as part of a push to make private hospitals more viable.