Matt Mckenzie

Perth has had its deepest quarter of deflation since the 1991 ‘recession we had to have’, with prices falling 0.6 per cent in the three months to March, driven by cooling house prices and cheaper fuel.

Ethical, sustainable and support for communities in need are growing trends in the local fashion industry.

March quarter revenue was down by nearly a third on the same period last year, Woodside Petroleum revealed today, although it flagged that it was continuing work with Hess on gas processing from the Equus field.

The state’s shipbuilding industry has had a big win, with the federal government selecting Austal to build 21 Pacific Patrol Boats at its yard in Henderson in a contract worth at least $500 million.

Agriculture Minister Dean Nalder has made his first major move since being given the role, announcing the deregulation of the state’s potato industry and a handsome $14 million compensation package for growers.

Ratings agency Moody's has kept the federal government's credit outlook stable at AAA, despite raising concerns thar governments of both stripes had been unable to reduce spending or achieve fiscal consolidation.

THE state government is struggling to sell its economic strategy, with around 80 per cent of respondents to a recent Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA survey feeling there is no credible plan to

Resources Minister Josh Frydenberg said the federal government would be pushing states to remove moratoriums on unconventional gas extraction, including fracking, he told the LNG 18 conference today.

Woodside chief executive Peter Coleman told the LNG 18 conference in Perth today there could be opportunities for LNG producers to move further into downstream markets, particularly in developing countries, where demand for gas existed but barriers to entry had slowed take up.