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Let light rail do the heavy lifting

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02.09.2025 10

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Recalcitrant councils need an ultimatum

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15.08.2025 10

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Place of spirit deserves the limelight

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30.07.2025 10

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Ag lobby must change its tune

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29.07.2025 10

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Leaders fail Pilbara tourism ambition

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04.07.2025 10

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Elizabeth Quay misses design mark

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24.06.2025 10

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Liberals’ moonshot may be too soon

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25.04.2025 10

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Get a grip, country conservatives

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04.04.2025 9

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Pilbara’s problems not about ore

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29.03.2025 20

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Water management under scrutiny

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21.03.2025 10

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Bleached reef like a frog in a pot

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07.03.2025 10

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Mettam sticks to strengths in event address

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28.02.2025 10

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Approvals delays a risk to more than miners

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25.02.2025 20

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Health, health, and spurious arguments

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15.02.2025 10

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Pies, policy, and the campaign starter’s gun

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08.02.2025 10

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No substitute for hitting the hustings

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08.02.2025 10

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Kalgoorlie gets the campaign spotlight

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01.02.2025 10

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Roads, rail, and self-inflicted wounds

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25.01.2025 10

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What we need from our politicians in 2025

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23.01.2025 20

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Visions, double standards mark election trail

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18.01.2025 10

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Tammin closure a masterclass in poor practice

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10.01.2025 30

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Activists, lobbyists fill nuclear probe

16.12.2024 10

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CBH profit dives 80 per cent

A tough year for Australia’s largest co-operative has seen profit plunge on the back of a smaller harvest, slim grain margins and a large...

13.12.2024 10

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Architects win $8m Albany heritage project

WA's largest regional architect firm has won a $8.3m lead contract to design a new heritage precinct around the Port of Albany’s pilot cottages.

13.12.2024 5

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Aboriginal heritage tensions resurface

Escalating costs and regulatory burdens are frustrating stakeholders in the wake of last year’s Aboriginal heritage laws bungle.

13.12.2024 9

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Farmers deliver bumper crop in dry year

Western Australia’s 2024 crop is expected to come in at more than 20 million tonnes, well above predictions made mid-year due to a lack of rain.

13.12.2024 10

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APA pegs ground for Pilbara energy

Energy infrastructure builder APA Group has laid claim to a land area larger than Perth to progress the rollout of its Pilbara renewable energy...

13.12.2024 5

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Aboriginal heritage an open wound

OPINION: The consequences of the state government’s failure to fix Aboriginal heritage laws are becoming clear.

12.12.2024 10

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Rio Tinto to trial renewable diesel

Rio Tinto will trial blending renewable diesel with traditional fuel at its Pilbara iron ore operations as an interim measure to reduce its carbon...

12.12.2024 4

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Farmer wins $59m prison contract

A Pinjarra cattle farmer has won a $59 million contract to supply livestock to feed Western Australia’s prisoners.

11.12.2024 9

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Mia Davies eyes deputy PM role

WA Nationals stalwart Mia Davies has her heart set on becoming Australia’s deputy prime minister as she presses the case for a shift from state to...

11.12.2024 10

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At Close of Business podcast December 10 2024

Nadia Budihardjo and Tom Zaunmayr discuss investments in alternative assets.

10.12.2024 10

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D’Orsogna to expand production

Smallgoods producer D’Orsogna will upgrade its meat processing facilities at its ageing Palmyra headquarters in a move expected to create 10 new...

10.12.2024 8

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Investors embracing alternative outcomes

A desire to de-risk and diversify portfolios is driving more wealthy WA investors into alternative asset classes

10.12.2024 6

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Confidence boost for Christmas consumers

Consumer confidence has rebounded in the lead-up to Christmas but the renewed optimism is not likely to be matched by increased spending.

09.12.2024 7

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Goiran back in Liberal shadow cabinet

Conservative Liberal powerbroker Nick Goiran has been returned to the shadow cabinet in the fallout of this month’s failed party leadership coup.

09.12.2024 6

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Optimism for ag exports to China

WA agribusiness firms are confident of reclaiming their positions in the Chinese market, though concede competition is stronger than ever.

06.12.2024 4

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Optimism for Chinese ag exports

WA agribusiness firms are confident of reclaiming their positions in the Chinese market, though concede competition is stronger than ever.

06.12.2024 5

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WA copper lures overseas investors

Indonesian and Japanese investors have taken a liking to WA copper projects as Rio Tinto and BHP talk up the metal's future.

06.12.2024 7

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BHP to expand power plant

The expansion of a gas station powering BHP’s Pilbara iron ore mines has been green lit by the state’s environmental watchdog.

05.12.2024 5

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Fenix boosts Iron Ridge resource

Mid West iron ore miner Fenix Resources’ flagship mine has more than doubled in size in a move which should breathe years of extra life into the...

05.12.2024 8

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Yindjibarndi solar farm sails through DAP

An indigenous-owned Pilbara renewable energy plant has breezed through planning approval, clearing the way for the $200 million project to be...

04.12.2024 10

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Sumitomo buys into Rio’s WA copper play

Japanese giant Sumitomo Metal Mining has forked out $615m for a stake in Rio Tinto’s big Western Australian copper discovery.

04.12.2024 5

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At Close of Business podcast December 3 2024

Tom Zaunmayr speaks to Nadia Budihardjo about abattoirs in Western Australia.

03.12.2024 7

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Feds fund Fortescue’s fast fleet charger

Fortescue’s work to develop fast battery chargers for its Pilbara iron ore fleet will get a leg-up courtesy of a $10 million grant from the...

03.12.2024 6

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Rio Tinto wraps up Lake MacLeod sale

Leichhardt Industrial Group’s $375 million purchase of Rio Tinto’s Lake MacLeod salt project near Carnarvon has been completed.

03.12.2024 10

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Meat processors punt on profits, policy

Investing in abattoir capacity and new facilities in WA may offer upside, but the reality is more challenging for those that can’t scale up.

03.12.2024 10

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Funds needed for indigenous energy shift

Traditional Owners need greater finance access to benefit from and help to progress renewable energy projects, according to the nation’s peak...

02.12.2024 8

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Brown to lead WA Nationals’ senate push

Former state MP and prominent live sheep export ban critic Paul Brown will lead the Nationals’ senate ticket in Western Australia for next year’s...

02.12.2024 7

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The power players of WA’s north-west

Business News' inaugural list of those who live or spend much of their year in the north-west and influential policy and investment decisions in...

29.11.2024 5

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