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Federal politicsCommentsPM urges vigilance and caution on roads to lower death toll

All Australians need to be vigilant to tackle the rising road toll, Anthony Albanese says as he urges people to be cautious when travelling around Christmas.

Katina Curtis

InfrastructurePremiumLabour, costs squeeze $200b of infrastructure projects

Infrastructure Australia’s latest annual capacity report shows that while pressures have eased, infrastructure construction is expected to labour under a shortage of 197,000 workers in 2025 and beyond..

Sean Smith

EconomyPremiumCar sales could be hit as unions and Qube square off

A top Perth car retailer has warned that strikes at Fremantle Port could become ‘another disruption’ for deliveries of new vehicles in WA.

Matt Mckenzie

InfrastructureCommentsPremiumQube workers set to strike through Christmas season

An escalating strike is set to disrupt trade at a crucial WA port just days before Christmas.

Matt Mckenzie

Federal politicsCommentsPremiumWA roads get an extra $231m from to finish upgrade works

A dozen road and infrastructure projects across Western Australia have received a combined $231.6 million in top-up funding from the Federal Government.

Katina Curtis

state politicsCommentsPremiumWA flashes cash to win first green iron pilot plant

Kwinana has won the battle to become the site of a ‘revolutionary’ low-emissions iron smelting pilot plant, with the State Government willing to cough up mega bucks to beat out the rest of the nation..

Jessica Page

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Mega underground pipeline to feed Perth’s third desal plant

Kwinana’s workforce will be boosted with construction set to start on a mega water pipeline to service Perth’s third desalination plant.

Jessica Page

Oil & GasCommentsPremiumGreen group ordered to fork out more than $9m to Santos

The taxpayer-funded green group that tried to kill a $6.2 billion Santos project with confected claims of underwater songlines has been ordered to pay all of the gas giant’s legal costs.

Adrian Rauso

MiningCommentsSGH hits fresh record, looks towards a ‘simplified’ FY25

SGH chief executive Ryan Stokes says the diversified business is on track for strong earnings growth this financial year while distilling its strategic direction down to two themes.

Adrian Rauso

LAND FUNDPremiumNationals promise $1b headworks fund to drive development

Nationals WA leader Shane Love has promised to establish a $1 billion fund to “remove infrastructure barriers” in developing regional areas if elected in 2025.

Melissa Sheil

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REVEALED: Perth Airport’s plans for stunning upgrade

Perth Airport’s boss has promised passengers will be in the ‘right place all the time’ when $5b redevelopment works are finally complete early next decade.

Claire Sadler

ROAD SAFETYPremiumHow many trucks has the $225m Ring Road diverted?

Traffic monitors have revealed more than 200 trucks have been diverted daily from central Albany roads since the opening of the ring road.

Melissa Sheil

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Receivers grab Rockingham waste project

Receivers seize control of East Rockingham Waste to Energy Project with eyes to flog trouble-plagued venture.

Neale Prior and Simone Grogan

InfrastructureCommentsPremiumParking fee machine a billion-dollar business

The private Perth company which became one of Australia’s biggest parking providers has revealed exactly how much cash is made from fees.

Matt Mckenzie

BLUE GUMSPremiumBlue gums removed from Eyre Park due to carpark damage

Four decades-old blue gums were cut down in Middleton Beach earlier this month after the city discovered their roots were damaging a carpark and posing a risk to the public.

Melissa Sheil

InfrastructurePremiumMajor southern port faces strike action

Industrial action is looming at a south coast port after workers from the Australian Maritime Officers Union voted to down tools.

Matt Mckenzie

InfrastructureCommentsPremiumOpposition calls for Kwinana upgrade as boat backlog grows

The State Opposition has backed calls for urgent investment at the Kwinana harbour, with Government-owned operator Fremantle Ports unable to lock in a date to fix the problem.

Matt Mckenzie

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WA’s shipbuilding hub to create 10,000 jobs

Tens of billions of dollars will be poured into Henderson shipyard to create a new defence precinct capable of building modern naval ships and maintaining Australia’s nuclear-powered submarines.

Katina Curtis and Jessica Page

InfrastructureCommentsPremiumTraffic chaos choking roads into Kwinana’s industrial hub

Two recent traffic accidents that seriously injured local workers have highlighted ‘severe’ congestion problems in Perth’s major industrial hub, the Kwinana Industries Council has warned.

Matt Mckenzie

InfrastructureCommentsPremiumWhole loader trouble at Kwinana port leaves exports in limbo

Exports through Kwinana Bulk Terminal have been stalled for months because the equipment used to load ships is out of action.

Matt Mckenzie

EnergyPremiumWhitby says Horizon Power breaches “disappointing”

Regional energy supplier Horizon Power is in hot water after auditors found the Government-owned utility did not comply with rules designed to protect competition.

Matt Mckenzie

ContractingPremiumDecmil tasked with $61m Marble Bar Road upgrade for HanRoy

Macmahon’s newly-acquired subsidiary Decmil has landed a $61 million contract to deliver much-needed upgrades to part of a critical freight route in the Pilbara.

Simone Grogan

InfrastructureCommentsPremiumShip hits the fan in crazy Fremantle Ports traffic jams

WA businesses are paying close to $900,000 of ‘parking fees’ every time a ship visits Kwinana because of huge delays at the port.

Matt Mckenzie

Commercial PropertyCommentsPremium$420m for three regions that can ease Perth’s housing crisis

Housing supply could be boosted by about 90,000 homes in three key Perth growth corridors through a $420 million infrastructure program, according to the Urban Development Institute of Australia in WA.

Kim Macdonald