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Former BHP chair Ken MacKenzie, outgoing Wesfarmers chair Michael Chaney and CEO Rob Scott.

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Would Wesfarmers’ new chair break a sacred CEO tradition?

Being just the second chair who hasn’t worked at Wesfarmers makes the appointment of Ken MacKenzie rare enough to question whether he will stick to the succession script when it comes to the next CEO.

Sean Smith

Tyre recycling companies want to to secure more of the huge tyres doing the heavy work in WA’s mining sector.

MiningCommentsPremiumNew recycler chases ban on tyre landfills in Pilbara

Leigh Cometti’s $50 million CTS Tyre Recycling facility in northern Perth wants mine operators banned from burying the huge off-the-road tyres used on haulage trucks.

Sean Smith

The Austal-built USS Canberra in Sydney Harbour.

ManufacturingCommentsPremiumAustal picks insider to lead flagship US business

Gene Miller has been running Austal USA and its Mobile, Alabama shipyard as interim president since the exit of Michelle Kruger in February after a profit blunder that torpedoed Austal’s profit guidance.

Sean Smith

Former WA opposition leader Mia Davies is now spokeswoman for the DomGas Alliance.

Oil & GasCommentsPremiumBig WA energy users say Feds’ reservation plan has strengths

Major gas users hope a proposed national reservation scheme will add pressure to reform WA’s 20-year-old rules.

Matt Mckenzie

Hyperion Systems chief executive Josh Wigley at the Indian Ocean Defence and Security Conference and Exhibition in Perth.

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Sky’s the limit for WA maker of 3D-printed boats

Hyperion Systems’ 4.6m Astra 460, said to be the first unmanned vessel made in the southern hemisphere by a 3D machine, was exhibited for potential customers at a defence conference in Perth. 

Sean Smith

Premier Roger Cook will announce that WA is seeking formal expressions of interest from global defence giants to set up a large-scale weapons manufacturing facility, The West can reveal.

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Large-scale weapons manufacturing hub proposed for WA

Premier Roger Cook will announce that WA is seeking formal expressions of interest from global defence giants to set up a large-scale weapons manufacturing facility in Collie, The West can reveal.

Andrew Greene

Woodside’s Pluto LNG plant on the Burrup Peninsula has been the subject of hot debate over domestic gas rules.

Oil & GasPremiumWA gas sector waits for clarity on new reservation rules

WA’s second-biggest industry remains uncertain exactly how a new national gas reservation scheme will apply in the State after draft guidelines were released by the Federal Government on Monday.

Matt Mckenzie

Victorian default offer power prices will fall on average 5 per cent from July 1. NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

NEWSPremiumPower prices to fall 5 per cent in one state

One state will have 5 per cent lower power prices from July 1, with the regulator announcing the default offer prices on Monday.

Blair Jackson

Housing and Works Minister John Carey said the investment would increase WA’s capacity for alternative types of construction.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumWA manufacturers given $49m boost to fast-track prefab homes

Fifteen WA manufacturers will receive a $49 million boost under a Cook Government scheme to fast-track housing supply and break West Australians of their ‘love affair’ with double-brick homes.

Bethany Hiatt

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NEWSCGT shake-up kills popular practice

The days of flipping houses could be dead, experts say, in the wake of major changes to investment property taxes.

Blair Jackson

Australia’s unemployment rate has risen to 4.5 per cent. Gaye Gerard / NewsWire

MARKET WRAPPremiumJobless rate lifts ASX to six-week high

The Australian sharemarket has recorded its best day in six weeks, as higher jobless figures spark investor relief that rate hikes may be off the table.

Blair Jackson

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has again made orders for Chinese investors in Northern Minerals to divest. NewsWire / Martin Ollman.

FINANCEPremium‘Bruising’: ASX hits seven-week low

The Aussie sharemarket falls to a seven-week low as oil rises and the industries relying on it tank.

Blair Jackson

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NEWSPremiumAlleged sales pest’s weird acts

An alleged door-to-door sales pest’s acts across multiple businesses have been exposed – including a comment he made towards a woman.

Blake Antrobus

Former BlueScope CEO Mark Vassella.

MiningPremiumEx-BlueScope CEO joins BHP board as new boss outlines growth

Former BlueScope Steel boss Mark Vassella has come full circle after being appointed to the board of BHP.

Adrian Rauso

Alcoa’s Kwinana refinery operated about six decades.

MiningPremiumAlcoa tallies billions in cost of closing Kwinana refinery

Costs to close Alcoa’s Kwinana refinery have ballooned to staggering levels as fresh financial filings reveal a cash crunch.

Matt Mckenzie

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NEWSPremiumBeloved Aussie business closes after 126yrs

A beloved family-owned Australian business has collapsed into voluntary administration after 126 years of business.

Harvey Constable

A new $800m plan to boost the nation's minimum fuel reserves has been put forward by the Coalition. Image: NewsWire

POLITICSPremiumCoalition’s $800m plan to solve fuel crisis

The Coalition has unveiled its $800m plan to secure fuel reserves and provide an additional 1bn litres of storage, amid ongoing fallout from the Middle East conflict.

Emma Kirk

Metske Chair Sheldon Burt is heading up a proposed manufacturing facility in Rockingham. PIctured is Sheldon at the site

ManufacturingPremiumBurt-backed Metzke goes long on Rockingham with $22m build

A drilling company backed by the Burt family has committed $22 million to developing a new industrial site in Rockingham banking on demand for more expensive, but high quality manufacturing out of WA.

Simone Grogan

Output, new orders, employment and stocks at Australian manufacturers all fell at modest rates in April. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

FINANCEPremium‘Intense pressure’: Grim business figures

The latest snapshot of Australia’s private sector spells trouble, with warning signs broader than expected inflation is setting in.

Blair Jackson

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FINANCEPremium$19bn tax plan to fix Aussie housing crisis

A sweeping reform involving Australia’s “most damaging” tax being abolished could unlock homeownership for thousands of Australians, experts have claimed.

Cameron Micallef

Former WA opposition leader Mia Davies is now spokeswoman for the DomGas Alliance.

Oil & GasCommentsPremiumFight over Pluto domestic gas supply worth $3b

Manufacturers are renewing pressure on Woodside Energy and the State Government to ink a revised Pluto domestic gas deal, claiming the company has earned more than $3 billion through a special exemption.

Matt Mckenzie

Iron ore generates about a quarter of WA’s income.

EconomyCommentsPremiumWhy WA would be most at risk if Iran war rages on

WA’s economy was among the strongest in the world through the GFC and pandemic but new analysis warns a prolonged Middle East war could bring that lucky run to an end.

Matt Mckenzie

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NEWSPremiumHeartbreaking detail in Bunnings’ dog hoodie

Hardware giant Bunnings Warehouse has launched an unexpected fashion line for our furry friends – with a heartbreaking story underpinning the charity drive.

Euan Kennedy

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SHOPPINGBunnings’ major move in fuel crisis

Bunnings Warehouse and a host of other Australian brands have announced a major cost of living relief, as the country continues to grapple with the global fuel crisis.

Emma Kirk