Travellers will end up footing the bill for the $20 billion upgrades slated for Australia’s four biggest airports — including Perth — as airlines are hit with higher charges for the improvements, the ACCC says.
Cheyanne Enciso
The company behind a $15 billion green hydrogen and ammonia plant in WA’s Murchison is confident it can make a final investment decision by the end of 2027 as it pursues offtake markets beyond shipping fuels.
Katina Curtis
WA’s scramble for green energy projects is heating up with the British company behind two northern Wheatbelt wind farms lodging plans for an even bigger build.
Matt Mckenzie
Safety has been boosted along one of Albany’s most rugged and dangerous coastlines, with the recent construction of a Telstra mobile base station bringing improved coverage to Torndirrup National Park.
Amy Towers
The mystery of Middleton Beach’s missing signs has been solved as the State Government’s central development agency admits it took them down – about six years after it should have.
Claire Middleton
The City of Albany has issued a warning to residents about buying prefabricated tiny houses online, saying many of the dwellings being delivered to Albany do not comply with the National Construction Code.
Jacki Elezovich
Just days after reopening Australia’s east-west rail corridor — crucial for goods supply to WA — has been washed out again after flooding in South Australia.
Caitlyn Rintoul
The sign advertising a “new hotel coming soon” at Albany’s Middleton Beach has been removed, with neither the City of Albany nor developer Ausglobal claiming responsibility.
An “unsightly” abandoned building on the main drag of a Wheatbelt town is on its way to a revamp as the shire gets the ball rolling to breathe new life into the site after nearly a decade.
Hannah Whitehead
Two Denmark community organisations will move into new homes this year, with the Shire of Denmark council approving new leases for Denmark Arts and Denmark FM radio station in its first 2026 meetings.
Denmark’s electric vehicle networks will receive a boost after the Shire of Denmark approved a deal with eLumina to install new chargers.
The crucial freight link joining WA to the east coast is set for an upgrade with Aurizon pledging to open a new rail terminal in Kewdale next year.
Following years of secretive trials and delays, Fortescue has officially started phasing out the diesel trains that transport iron ore from its mines to port.
Adrian Rauso
Public infrastructure projects across the country have blown out by a whopping $130 billion as fresh analysis by Deloitte warns of mounting pressure on state budgets.
Construction tenders for upgrading hospitals in both the Great Southern and Mid West have been awarded to a single contractor.
A 118-year-old building at the heart of a Wheatbelt town has been granted thousands in Government funding for crucial upgrades to ensure the future of regional performing arts.
The City of Albany is working closely with the State Government to ensure reliable energy supplies will be available to customers affected by the decommissioning of the city’s gas network.
Construction on the Chester Pass flyover is set to begin this month, with the $60 million project touted by the Government as the safer and more efficient way to connect heavy vehicles to the Albany Ring Road.
The boss of non-profit St John of God hopes to lock in the sale of Mount Lawley Hospital to the State Government within months.
The State Government has expressed disappointment over the ATCO’s decision to phase out Albany’s gas network, a move that will affect about thousands of households and businesses across the region.
A new $9.9 million, two-storey classroom block has opened at Albany Senior High School, delivering modern learning spaces for students.
The convoy jetty adjoining Albany’s Anzac Peace Park has been closed due to safety issues, with the City of Albany soon to decide on the structure’s future now that it has reached the end of its “service life”.
Melissa Sheil
Perth’s busiest and most important river crossing faces a ‘catastrophic’ failure risk as a secret report reveals critical repairs to corroding infrastructure have been ignored for years.
Charlton Hart
Shares in Goodman Group have soared after the property and infrastructure behemoth revealed plans to set up a multibillion-dollar European data centre business.
Daniel Newell
