Western Australia

Tracing Palmer's wealth - a titanic undertaking

Tom Allard, Stuart Washington Clive Palmer's assets, both personal and in financial terms, are the topic of much debate.

Rinehart fourth-richest person in Asia

Gina Rinehart.

Gina Rinehart, the mining heiress and media investor, is the fourth-richest person in the Asia-Pacific region, with a net worth of $19 billion.

Huge rare pink diamond found in WA

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Mining giant Rio Tinto said it has unearthed a 'remarkable' 12.76 carat pink diamond in Australia, the largest of the rare and precious stones ever found in the resources-rich nation.

Truffle season kicks off in WA

Truffle season is under way, with superior perigord truffles being unearthed in Western Australia's southwest for supply to the kitchens of the world.

The rich rewards of a rare gem

Fancy Intense Pink diamond.

Pink diamonds can sell for $US1 million-per-carat.

Architecture award winners

Freshwater House.

The winners of the 2009 Australian Institute of Architects state and territory architecture awards.

Golfing heads to the outback

Golf and the Nullarbor.

Sarah McInerney Golfers will be able to give their clubs an outback workout from next month when a golf course, touted as the world's longest, opens on the Nullarbor Plain.