Matt Mckenzie

Payroll tax is costing Western Australian businesses more than $2,700 per employee on the back of strong wages growth in the state during the past decade, according to a report released today.

With science increasingly giving hydraulic stimulation, or ‘fracking’, the thumbs up, the practice could be used to unlock enormous amounts of tight gas in WA.

Sydney-based Perth Basin player AWE has announced it won't need to further use hydraulic fracturing at its Drover-1 well, after existing drilling results gave it a clear assessment of shale gas potential in the field.

In a move to expand its presence in the mining services market, BGC Contracting will be forming a joint venture with South African firm DRA, the two companies announced today.

Long-serving Liberal member of federal parliament Don Randall has passed away from what was believed to be a heart attack while on an electorate visit, aged 62.

Remote-technology contractor Nexxis has sealed a partnership with global giant GE to bring medical imaging and other advanced technologies to the energy and mining industries.

Small and medium-sized businesses in regional areas might need to look to non-bank lending pathways to secure finance, particularly if they are lacking in assets, according to a report to be released today by the Regional Australia Institute.

Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion has again touted Western Australia’s credentials as a destination for uranium mining, this time at today’s opening of the Australian Uranium Conference in Perth.

Perth businessman Kevyn Townley will be launching a crowdfunding campaign later this week for a tourism operation that will run solar-powered ferries on the Swan River.