Perth will play host to chief executives from seven of the world's biggest energy and engineering companies during the LNG18 conference, to be held in April next year.
Perth Airport was given an overall ‘satisfactory' quality of service rating by the competition watchdog, while passengers rated the airport's service quality as ‘good'.
Only four out of Western Australia's top 20 companies currently meet a gender target set by the Australian Institute of Company Directors, which wants women to fill 30 per cent of board positions on S&P/ASX 200 companies within three years.
“I don't know anybody that doesn't minimise their tax”. With those words from 24 years ago, the current Senate inquiry into corporate tax avoidance is exposed for the nonsense it is.
Perth-based gold miner Minera Gold has raised $US1.55 million ($A2 million) from existing shareholders and a new investor, while also announcing a number of board changes that includes the retirement of both its chairman and chief executive.
Federal Treasuer Joe Hockey has said Western Australia's budget has been hit by a perfect storm, but state treasurers from across the federation are opposing action to stop the slide in Western Australia's GST revenue.
A six-kilometre extension to the Mitchell Freeway will begin in the coming months, with Leighton Holdings awarded a $160 million contract for the construction work in Perth's north-west corridor.
Metals X has issued a stern warning to Tanami Gold claiming it would be financially unwise to accept Northern Star Resources' bid for the Central Tanami gold project over its own proposal.
Private driving service Uber has announced it will reduce fares for its budget UberX service in Perth by 20 per cent, making trips with the company up to 50 per cent cheaper than a taxi.
Gold has extended losses, falling below $US1,200 an ounce after US Federal Reserve minutes revealed an interest rate rise could take place as early as June, causing the US dollar to turn higher.
Macquarie Capital and Brookfield Asset Management have agreed to buy Apache Corporation's Australian oil and gas operations for $US2.1 billion ($A2.7 billion), with the deal underpinned by a long-term gas sale agreement with Alcoa.
US stocks have risen as a big Royal Dutch Shell acquisition and a large potential pharma deal offset concerns about earnings season and US monetary policy.
Australians would pay more for power at peak times, like hot days, and fork out extra at petrol stations under a government blueprint to grow the energy sector.
Myer could have a new owner by Christmas, with billionaire Solomon Lew and private equity groups engaged in a bidding war for the troubled department store.
Lawyers suing Australia's banks over hundreds of millions of dollars in excessive fees have vowed to go to the High Court after a landmark win against ANZ Banking Group was overturned.
March was slow month for new vehicle sales in Western Australia, adding to a slow quarter for the majority of the top industry players, with Nissan being one of the few exceptions.
RNI shares lost more than a fifth of their value after the company announced its financing deal with a London-based fixed interest fund had fallen through.
Shares in gold explorer Rubianna Resources skyrocketed on news it plans to exit the resources industry by acquiring a young cloud-based retail finance business.
