Western Australia's resources boom may be the powerhouse of the national economy, but that is not reflected in the participants in the federal government's Australia 2020 Summit.
Media magnate Kerry Stokes stepped up his attack on WA Newspapers Holdings Ltd today, telling nearly 1,200 Western Australian business people that the publisher had lost focus to its customers.
The management of Perth Airport has committed to releasing its redevelopment plans by the end of the month after Premier Alan Carpenter criticised the private owners for failing to respond to congestion problems.
Gindalbie Metals Ltd's biggest shareholder has taken legal action to block the sale of 32 million shares, or more than six per cent of its issued capital, that is caught up in the collapse of Melbourne stockbroking firm Opes Prime.
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Internet service provider iiNet says the Rudd government's national broadband network will result in customers paying more, with fewer internet providers, if the current regulatory regime is not reformed.
The collapse of stockbroker Opes Prime has ensnared shareholders in at least seven WA resources companies, including high profile mining identity Nathan MacMahon and the biggest stakeholder in Gindalbie Metals Ltd.
Sales of new homes by Western Australia's largest builders dropped 33.2 per cent in February 2008, following a 47.1 per cent jump in January, figures released today by the Housing Industry Association (HIA) show.
The State Government has launched a television and media advertising campaign aimed at increasing the number of apprentices and trainees in Western Australia.
State Development Minister Eric Ripper today rejected a claim in The Australian newspaper that the State Government had decided that it would not permit Browse Basin LNG proponents to operate a single common-user LNG hub in the Kimberley.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court in Sydney against communications retailer Allphones Retail Pty Limited, which has allegedly breached the Franchising Code of Conduct.
The RBA governor Mr Glenn Stevens delivered a speech this morning to Smart Capital 2008: The Euromoney Australian Financial Markets Innovation Congress in Sydney.
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 I
The wife of Kevin Rudd's chief of staff, David Epstein, is to run the Canberra office of major lobbying concern, Government Relations Australia (GRA), which also operates in Western Australia.
Visiting WA: Dave Snowden, founder and chief scientific officer, Cognitive Edge, UK, to speak at Global Convergence: Answers to Management and Compliance on May 1.
Increased immigration into Western Australia has helped the state record the highest level of population growth in the country, as the nation experiences its fastest growth rate in 18 years.
West Perth-based property developer Cedar Woods Properties Ltd has reported a 67 per cent fall in net profit for the half year to December 31 2007, although the company maintains it is on track to meet a full year net profit of $20 million.
The use of debtor finance by Western Australian businesses recorded a rare drop in the December quarter to $1.3billion following five years of strong growth, the Institute for Factors and Discounters (IFD) of Australia and New Zealand has reported.
A state government decision to divert trucks off part of Leach Hwy will cost the industry $20 million, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA has estimated.
Many Western Australian exporters will have to review their marketing budgets after the federal government announced that a big jump in applications for export market development grants will result in a sharp cut in payments.
Degustation diners who frequent Jackson's and Star Anise can add a new name to the list of must-go venues on Perth's fine dining scene, with Restaurant Amusé receiving plaudits from the industry at a recent awards ceremony.
The impending mutualisation of GESB, the Government Employees Superannuation Board, has allowed me to dig into a few areas that I haven't touched before.
Briefcase, in another guise, was strident in its opposition to last year's private equity bid for Australia's major airline and former national carrier, Qantas.
