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Business Signals for Western Australia

Clear market updates, local enterprise stories and resource-sector reporting for Perth and regional WA.

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Lead story

Subiaco firm takes its books regional

A growing accounting practice is opening in Bunbury and Geraldton, bringing six new roles with it.

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The newsroom

Reporting with a Perth point of view

S&C Freelance Reporter follows the decisions that affect pay packets, shopfronts and worksites across Western Australia. Our business desk checks public data, speaks with local operators and explains what a rate move or commodity shift means on Monday morning.

We separate the number from the noise. Short updates land quickly; deeper reports show the people and places behind them.

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Markets

The Numbers Today

+0.6%ASX 200, open
-1.2%Iron ore, spot
4.35%Cash rate

Up and down are labelled clearly. Figures are indicative newsroom snapshots.

Perth's Business Beat

A warehouse gets a second life

East Perth's historic storehouse reopens as a mixed-use venue for makers, traders and evening events.

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Resource Sector Watch

Lithium towns feel the price slide

Kambalda and Ravensthorpe are adjusting budgets as lower prices reshape local mine plans.

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New Ventures

Crops viewed from above

A Perth agtech team uses satellite imagery to help growers spot dry patches before harvest pressure builds.

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$812k Perth median house price Metro update, latest quarter
Open-cut iron ore mine in the Pilbara at sunrise with haul trucks on a red earth bench On site: safety rules target fatigue on remote rosters

The rate decision matters because it reaches the lease, the stock order and the next staff hire. S&C Freelance Reporter gives those moving parts a local address and a plain-English explanation.

That is useful reporting for owners who have ten minutes between customers. Keep it practical.

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Pilbara brief

Green hydrogen clears a hurdle

Environmental approval moves a proposed project into its next planning stage.

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Events desk

Perth founders meet monthly

The next small-business breakfast is listed for Thursday morning in West Perth.

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Briefings in your feed

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Morning briefing

Start with the numbers that affect WA

A concise weekday email covering markets, local operators, resources and property.

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Reach S&C Freelance Reporter at [email protected] with a clear subject, the suburb or town, and the best time to call. Perth, Western Australia 6000.

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