While promising a $53b uptick in defence capabilities, Richard Marles has dodged details on the $5b in savings needed to fund it—and whether a shift in accounting rules is being used to mask the true cost.

Premier Roger Cook has dealt with more questions about the prospect of West Australia and the nation being elevated to level three of the national fuel security plan.

A Perth agent has been permanently banned from the real estate industry after he failed to stop more than $700,000 being transferred out of the agency's trust accounts.

Shares in Perth-based mining services company Aquirian rose by 10 per cent on Thursday morning, following news of a three-year deal with Brightstar Resources.

Australia's unemployment rate has held steady at 4.3 per cent despite the Iran war raising fears of a global recession and mass job lay-offs.

WA Premier Roger Cook expects tighter fuel restrictions are around the corner as uncertainty looms over the length of a US blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.

Chevron, Shell and BP have warned new taxes will discourage investment in Australia, ahead of a senate committee into Australia's gas tax regime.

Raleigh Finlayson's Genesis Minerals made almost $200 million over the first three months of 2026 but says it is watching fuel supply stability closely.

Four windfarm projects, a green iron enterprise and the entire Western Trade Coast will become the first designated state development areas, Premier Roger Cook has revealed at a Business News event.