Residents at Alkimos Beach and White Gum Valley are set to participate in trials of solar energy technology and battery storage that could lead to large reductions in power bills.
SPECIAL REPORT: The number of women serving on company boards is slowly one the rise, but it's still rare to see a female take the chair, judging by Business News's analysis of Western Australian company directors.
The amount of money spent by businesses in Western Australia on research and development fell by 34 per cent in the five years to 2013-14, a new study has revealed.
The state government and land developers should work together to source private investment for future transport projects, according to ‘entrepreneur rail model' advocate, Peter Newman.
Western Australia's unenviable position as national leader in gender pay gap cannot be explained by the prominence of male-dominated industries, according to new national research.
Perth-based wearable technology company Nuheara has enjoyed a bright start to trading on the ASX, with investors in its $3.5 million capital raising sitting on big gains today.
Food trucks are popping up at a variety of locations across Perth's suburbs, but red tape and operating fees are holding back further growth in the fledgling industry.
A private company backed by Curtin University has announced a breakthrough in the treatment of several cancers in small animals, with trials set to commence in humans and dogs.
Today at AOG: Former APPEA environmental director Miranda Taylor has been appointed as chief executive of the federal government's newly established energy resources growth centre, which will be known as National Energy Resources Australia.
SPECIAL REPORT: Amid controversy surrounding Roe 8 and the privatisation of Fremantle Port, a shift to an outer harbour in Cockburn Sound is a question of when, not if, according to proponents.
The state government has again changed its mind on a key election promise, with Transport Minister Dean Nalder saying he is now in favour of an underground heavy rail system for Perth's north-western suburbs.
Wild Acre Metals has flagged a second attempt at acquiring technology company Nuheara after the target completed a working prototype of its wearable IQbuds hearing product.
Fortescue Metals Group has deepened its commitment to hockey, striking deals with the sport's national body thought to be worth more than $1.7 million over the next five years.
Curtin University has become the latest sponsor of Hockey Australia, leveraging the fact that Australia's globally dominant teams are based at the Bentley campus.
Researchers at Curtin University, Murdoch University and the University of Adelaide have found high rates of adulteration, substitution and mislabelling of traditional Chinese medicines.
Sydney-based mobile app Swift has won this year's OzAPP Awards for its logistics dispatch service, which can be used to easily route deliveries and reduce transport costs.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is understood to be investigating Synergy following predatory pricing complaints from several players in the state's electricity market.
Five finalists have been announced for the 2015 OzApp awards program run by Curtin University, including Perth company Simply Wall St, with the winner to be unveiled next week.
Zoe Richards, an upcoming scientist who has exposed a biological treasure trove in the Bonaparte Archipelago and discovered several species of coral, will be joining Curtin University in July, 2016
Former Western Australian under-treasurer John Langoulant has questioned the business community for failing to reprimand the state government's loss of a AAA credit rating, at a Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre forum today.
Older Western Australians enjoy better health than their counterparts in the rest of the country and have some of the highest income and wealth in the nation, but the gap between rich and poor WA residents who are elderly is of considerable concern, according to a new report.
Aboriginal artists are producing more art than the market is demanding, leading to 40 per cent falls in average incomes between 2007-08 and 2012-13, according to a recent government report.
Figures released today show Western Australia's share of national health and medical research grants has not grown, despite the hopes of leading researchers that an industry-led reform would put the state back on a path to funding in line with WA's share of the national population.
A program that links PhD students with industry is attracting support from companies as diverse as iron ore miner CITIC Pacific Mining, software developer Lateral, and aged care provider Southern Cross Care.
Get a few dozen programmers and health practitioners together for a three-day weekend starting Friday, throw some problems at them, then tell them to come up with solutions by Sunday afternoon.
Alcoa of Australia, Bankwest, Curtin University and Shell Australia have been recognised as the best businesses in Western Australia for implementing gender equality measures.
Researchers at Western Australian universities have secured 8 per cent of grants in the latest round of national research funding, which has allocated a total of $357 million.
Tony Poli's property development vehicle Aigle Royal has won its biggest job to date in Perth's property market, with the state government naming it as its preferred proponent to develop the former
