Perth based company Amcom Telecommunications Ltd has announced a forecast 30 per cent increase in net profit for the financial year, in comparison to its 2007 result.
Industry groups and the state government have welcomed the announcement of a $1 billion plan to transform Perth Airport by integrating the domestic and international terminals and building a new terminal dedicated to regional air services.
The eastern end of Perth's CBD will undergo a massive transformation, with housing for 5,846 residents and commercial space for 1,704 workers as part of a projected $880million investment by the State Government and private sector.
British in $13bn raid on Origin; The $1bn plan for new Perth airport; RBA glimpses victory on credit front; Investors dump RCR as it warns of profit slump; Ex-AWB bosses fight handover of ASIC files
A mid-year fall in the number of new dwellings bought by first homebuyers was one of the first signs of a softening in Western Australia's housing market in 2007.
Interest rates, labour shortages, material costs and compliance issues are affecting WA's housing industry, yet it's the issue of housing affordability that is front of mind for builders, as Emily Piesse reports.
NATIONAL Native Title Council chairman Brian Wyatt said last week's Noongar Native Title decision demonstrated the deficiencies and unworkability of the Native Title Act.
The ructions that have stirred up international financial markets this year and cast a pall over the global economic outlook would, you might think, make investors and business operators cautious.
Australian exploration companies are renowned for pursuing opportunities in all corners of the globe, seeking out regions that will give them a competitive edge.
Progressive CEOs and a more receptive workforce are helping shape a new phenomenon within Western Australian business, according to the state's peak body for volunteering.
As new Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA chief James Pearson jetted off to Russia this week with a state trade delegation, his colleagues may hope he's dotted the ‘i's and crossed the ‘t's on his paperwork.
The controversial $200 million facelift planned for Fremantle's Victoria Quay by property developer ING Real Estate has come up against further opposition, with the City of Fremantle seeking to intervene in a review of the plan by the State Administrative
A $35 million submarine support facility, which accommodates 185 employees managing a 25-year contract to maintain Australia's Collins Class submarine fleet, was officially opened today.
An independent poll commissioned by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA shows a record number of Western Australians support removing the current restrictions on shop trading hours.
The Evans & Tate name is set to be removed from the stock exchange boards following a move by a consortium to take control of the listed shell and some its lesser known wine brands.
Litigation funder IMF (Australia) Ltd has scaled up its earnings forecast for the current financial year, advising that its net profit after-tax is expected to be at least $15 million and could be as high as $19 million.
National Native Title Council Chairman, Brian Wyatt, said that last week's Noongar Native Title Decision demonstrates the deficiencies and unworkability of the Native Title Act.
It's the kind of story that would be big news in so many places.
A couple of boffins come together with a pair of money men, see a gap in the market, and set up a business.
Residential builders may soon have an increased responsibility for the health and safety of their civil contractors, according to two new sets of regulations set to be adopted by the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection.
An international legal consultancy with a major focus on the energy services sector has made Perth its Asia Pacific headquarters in a bid to capitalise on the corridor of opportunity between India and Australia.
The state government's development of the Perth foreshore has hit its first major stumbling block, with the City of Perth's planning committee overruling its administration to reject key elements of the foreshore plan.
Darrel Jarvis remains a believer in the Palandri wine business which he has sought to resuscitate with Chinese backing, blaming the high gearing levels created by the group's finance division for its collapse.
Increasing production and staff costs have been significant players in the current rising food prices, and local producers such as meat processor V&V Walsh have had to develop new strategies to keep their business afloat.
The Howard government was repeatedly attacked for undermining workers' rights, so it is ironic that one of its creations, the Workplace Ombudsman, has become a forceful protector of workers.
