Leading national window coverings company Kresta Holdings Limited is on track to exceed last year's full year financial result after announcing a 45 per cent increase in net profit after tax for the half year.
Western Australia continues to have the highest annual wages of all states at just over $63,000, around $3,500 higher than New South Wales, new Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows.
International tests have confirmed that Collie coal is one of the most suitable coals for gasification in Australia, a result which the state government believes is a major step forward in the development of clean coal technology in Western Australia.
Market research firm East & Partners has revealed a growing trend for Australian businesses to use third party finance brokers and mortgage originators when they are obtaining finance products.
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 federal government is looking for quick answers from a review it has established into the ability of temporary skilled migration schemes to help ease labour shortages.
THE state government has helped to secure major new contracts that will ensure the majority of beef sold to Western Australian consumers in Coles supermarkets is actually produced in WA.
The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA believes mining companies are responding to the unique issues and challenges faced by fly-in fly-out workers and their families, with FIFO workers now making up just under half of the resources sector’s total workf
Cottesloe’s Station Street, a retail strip known for its high-end clothing and jewellery stores, has been chosen as the site for a new mixed-use development containing retail, office and residential space.
Profit results lodged by a range of Western Australian companies this week indicate that it takes more than a resources boom for some companies to fire.
Amid the voices of support for the state government’s recently announced plan to redevelop Perth’s foreshore, concerns remain about the delivery of the project.
The Corruption and Crime Commission has released a series of explosive reports over the past three years, yet independent reviews of its findings have repeatedly reached contrary conclusions.
THE Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA believes mining companies are responding to the unique issues and challenges faced by fly-in fly-out workers and their families, with FIFO workers now making u
Workforce shortages in the tourism industry have created strong demand for tourism graduates, with some providers registering close to 100 per cent employment rate for their students.
The state government is up for a big windfall in stamp duty from takeovers, with three big transactions theoretically providing at least $80 million this financial year.
THE Chamber of Commerce and Industry Western Australia will have new leadership this year, with the recruitment of Chevron executive James Pearson as its new chief executive and the expected departure
When you enter the Booragoon reception of Alcoa Australia, a poster advertising a concert for indie pop musician Ben Lee might catch your eye on the approach to the reception desk.
Recent power-related cobalt supply constraints in central and southern Africa have combined with low inventory levels and a strong market for the metal to double the cobalt price, pushing it to $US50 a pound.
Canberra hoteliers and restaurateurs are undoubtedly looking forward to Kevin Rudd’s Australia 2020 Summit in late April, but State Scene certainly isn’t
Balcatta-based Clean energy technology group, Orbital Corporation Ltd, has forecast a profitable second half and full year after posting a reduced net loss after tax of $389,000 for the six months to December 2007, compared to $429,000 in 2006.
West Perth-based industrial company Schaffer Corporation Ltd has announced a net profit after tax of $5.8 million for the first half of the 2008 financial year, 11 per cent higher than the $5.2 million profit posted in the corresponding period last year.
Diversified West Perth-based resources group, Kagara Ltd, has reported an 8 per cent fall in net profit to $35.9 million for the six months to December 2007, on the previous corresponding period's $38.9 million result.
Desperate FMG hits road; RBA cash rate may hit 8% to curb inflation; Rural revival feeds boom economy; Rio eyes $2.6b windfall if Asian mills stump up; More time please, urges Foster's chief
Nickel miner Mincor Resources NL has announced a $31.3 million net profit after tax for the six months to December 2007, 16 per cent down on its $37.1 million profit for last year's corresponding period.
The federal coalition has rejected the preferred industrial relations policy of its leader Brendan Nelson and his deputy Julie Bishop, deciding instead that it will not oppose legislation dismantling the Howard government's workplace laws.
Year 11 and 12 students will be able to learn about minerals, petroleum and hydrogeology while they study environmental science issues as part of a new course launched by the education and training minister Mark McGowan today.
Premier Alan Carpenter has identified nine items of government legislation he expected the upper house of state parliament to pass in the next fortnight.
Western Australia's Chamber of Minerals and Energy has welcomed the package of skilled migration measures announced by the minister for immigration and citizenship, senator Chris Evans.
