The Wilcox discussion paper on the Australian Building and Construction Commission will pave the way for a return back to lawlessness in the building industry, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Michael Keenan said.
The Chamber of Minerals and Energy said new investments in the wholesale electricity generation market will be put at risk if Premier Colin Barnett pursues a re-amalgamation of Synergy and Verve Energy.
Federal Liberal Party deputy leader Julie Bishop has been recruited to the board of the West Coast Eagles, the first ever female director for the football club.
The rupture of a 12-inch gas sales pipeline has been found to be the immediate physical cause of the explosion at the Varanus Island gas facility operated by Apache Energy Ltd, which may have committed offences, a new report says.
State Shadow Minister for Regional Development Alannah MacTiernan has demanded that the Liberal-National government reveal the "true nature" of the royalties to region scheme.
Pilbara on brink of industrial war; Barnett ponders power synergy; $6bn Western Power upgrade in doubt; States file 'weak' $235bn project wish-list; HBOS loses $1.1bn on BankWest as Commonwealth takes cake
Some good and bad news for home buyers with one research firm saying the property cycle looks to have bottomed out while a survey from another says trading conditions are likely to deteriorate over the next six months.
State opposition leader Eric Ripper says the state runs the risk of higher electricity prices if Premier Colin Barnett pushes ahead with the re-amalgamation of Verve Energy and Synergy.
Commerce Minister Troy Buswell said the new government would not stand in the way of the City of Bunbury's application to open Sunday trading to all general retailers from early next year.
WA facing power price surge; Pilbara strike will worry Japan: Barnett; Incremental gets super-confident report; Alcoa profit shortfall spurs run on Alumina; Santos scores top dollar in Moly gas deal
Western Australia remains the powerhouse of the nation and shows few signs of slowing despite the international economy continuing to feel the impact global financial crisis, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA said today.
THE outlook for the skills shortage in Western Australia is not looking good, with more than 8,000 people permanently leaving the state during the 2008 financial year.
SO far, so good...in fact, better than expected.
The Barnett-Nationals partnership government seems to have comfortably ensconced itself into power, which means those big white chauffeur-driven ministerial automobiles now have new passengers.
A MID-DECADE housing industry boom in Australia, fuelled by an ultimately destabilising rate of population growth, diverts scarce resources, including funds, away from much more productive sectors of the economy.
THE Australian stock market rebounded to close almost 2 per cent higher after the Reserve Bank of Australia slashed the cash rate by 100 basis points to 6 per cent.
THE development of Western Ausralia?s second desalination plant at Binningup, north of Bunbury, has moved a step closer after the state?s environment watchdog recommended that the Water Corporation pr
The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) with the support of the WA Government?s Department of Industry and Resources
THE roll call of Western Australian businesses directly affected by the global credit crunch grew suddenly during the past week, with several listed companies changing their plans in response to the meltdown on Wall Street.
