A significant lift in private capital expenditure in the tourism sector could provide a tailwind for Western Australia's struggling economy this year, according to the author of a report released by investment bank UBS.
WA scientists hope a suite of new developments will advance the treatment of chronic pain conditions, which cost the Australian economy billions every year.
Navitas chief executive Rod Jones says he has been impressed by the company's ability to retain earnings despite the closure of two university joint ventures in Australia, with the education provider growing net profit and maintaining guidance for the 2017 financial year.
The state government has awarded an $11.5 million contract to Universal Constructions for development of the replacement Doubleview Primary School, while other local builders have shared in $26.7 million worth of work.
Fortescue Metals Group looks set to achieve its full-year guidance after outlining steady iron ore shipments and further cost cuts in the December quarter.
Australian shares have opened lower, following the trend of major international markets which have fallen on concern about the economic impact of US President Donald Trump's immigration stance.
PM pushes Senate to pass tax cutsThe Turnbull government will put its company tax cuts to a Senate vote by the end of March in the hope that plans by the US and Britain
German supermarkets giant Aldi says it will open 14 more stores in Western Australia this year, after the debut of 19 of its outlets in Western Australia in 2016.
Oil prices have fallen as news of another weekly increase in US drilling activity has oil forecasters concerned that production cuts from other producing nations may not reduce the global supply glut as much as had been hoped.
Gold prices have risen as political uncertainty created by US President Donald Trump's move to ban people from seven Muslim-majority countries, and by elections in Europe, support prices.
National Storage has spent $30 million in Perth, buying the freehold interests of two of its facilities in Rockingham and Guildford, acquiring two industrial plots, and renegotiating a lease on a S
Shareholders owning a combined 6.5 per cent in Birimian have called for the replacement of two directors on the lithium explorer's board, a week after a $107 million cash offer for the Perth-based company's flagship project fell through.
The Australian share market has surrendered all its gains for the year so far as investors pondered uncertainties around the travel and immigration policies of US President Donald Trump and exercised caution ahead of company reporting season.
SPECIAL REPORT: The head of a new boutique land developer believes difficult market conditions provide the perfect opportunity for the business to make a splash in the market.
SPECIAL REPORT: Developers are working more closely than ever with Western Australian builders to provide a diverse range of housing options to cater for changing lifestyles in a rapidly evolving market.
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The Western Australian parliament has finished all business until after the election on March 11, after it was prorogued by WA governor Kerry Sanderson.
A subsidiary of Spanish-controlled CIMIC Group will build the final stage of the $1.12 billion Northlink WA roads project, with the state government awarding the last unassigned portion of work today.
Education is at the centre of the state opposition's election promises for the second consecutive day, with Labor promising to spend $50 million upgrading a high school in the Liberal-held seat of Balcatta.
Former Toro Energy managing director Vanessa Guthrie says recruiting and maintaining women in senior leadership roles remains a significant challenge in Western Australia, given the prevailing corporate culture.
OPINION: WA Liberals would prefer Malcolm Turnbull stayed away in the lead-up to the March election, unless he has some good news to share about the GST.
Oil prices have slipped, extending losses after data suggest drilling is ramping up in the United States, prompting investor concern about how effective OPEC and other producers will be at supporting prices by cutting supplies.
Gold is little changed, giving up earlier losses as US equity markets and bond yields turned lower, but the metal is on track for its first weekly loss of the year as traders cash in on the week's rally to two-month highs.
