Property prices in most capital cities including Perth have plummeted in the September quarter, with house and unit prices flattened or posting negative rates of return in the past 12 months.
The federal Workplace Ombudsman has put 200 of Western Australia's premier wineries and vineyard contractors on notice that they will be subject to a series of random audits.
ASX-listed Po Valley Energy Limited has been granted six-year gas exploration licences for its La Prospera and Terra del Sole prospects near Bologna in northern Italy.
SMALL business owners in Perth are seeking to remain positive, despite the uncertainty lingering in the global financial markets and access to finance, according to business advisers.
PERTH is attracting more large-scale commercial bulky goods complexes, despite the sector experiencing a lull on the back of the credit crisis and global economic downturn, according to real estate agents.
Australian executives are expecting further economic turbulence in the New Year as credit market conditions, a volatile Australian dollar and inflationary pressures impact profit and investment prospects for 2009.
Molybdenum miner Moly Mines today announced the Spinifex Ridge Molybdenum Project was poised for immediate implementation, despite the economic slowdown.
THE completion of the 2,800-tonne multi-million dollar Blacktip wellhead platform has marked another milestone at the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson, which is expected to experience continued strong demand for its facilities.
PERTH forensic accountants have warned of an increase in cases of corporate fraud as the expected aftermath of the global financial meltdown begins to affect Western Australia.
RAPID Crushing & Screening Contractors' response to an emergency call earlier this year provided founder Neil Irvine with a good indication of just how far his company had come during the past 30 years.
THREE generations of the Bedbrook family have been involved with the Paraplegic Benefit Fund since patriarch Sir George Bedbrook founded the not-for-profit organisation in 1984.
Perth-based emerging gold producer Catalpa Resources today reported a 16 per cent increase in its gold Reserves from 544,000 ounces to 629,000 ounces at its wholly-owned Edna May Gold Project in Western Australia.
SETTLING in to one of the toughest portfolios in government, Christian Porter knows that the role of the attorney-general is as much about law as it is spinning the political wheel.
WHEN John Pica bought in to the Garden City franchise of global hair reduction specialists, Hairfee, in September 2007, he was sure he had chosen a winning business.
OUTDATED regulatory and pricing arrangements in Western Australia's aged care industry is threatening the vulnerable sector, with industry groups warning that an ageing population will exacerbate the state's already strained health resources.
CONSTABLE Care Child Safety Foundation founder, Jim King, had given almost 20 years of dedicated service to the not-for-profit organisation at the time of his death, last August.
West Perth-based Kagara Ltd today said its continuing shift towards copper production has resulted in record copper production of 9,472 tonnes from the company's North Queensland operations for the September quarter.
