Prime Minister Tony Abbott has rejected accusations the government is "leaning on" the industrial umpire in an effort to cut the penalty rates of workers.
Aboriginal contractor the Indigenous Construction Resource Group has made the largest pledge by an indigenous company to the Australian Employment Covenant - promising to deliver 150 jobs for indig
West Leederville is becoming a development hot spot, with Finbar Group entering a joint venture for a $90 million apartment project located near three new commercial buildings.
Giving Aboriginal people the chance to labour on mines can't be considered real compensation for the permanent destruction of traditional lands, but the more progressive companies have recognised the potential to establish genuine partnerships with native title groups
Iron ore miners in the Pilbara are on track to reach production and shipping targets, despite bad weather hampering operations and affecting some December quarter results.
Redstone Resources has raised $1.65 million to fund exploration of its 100 per cent owned Tollu copper project in the West Musgrave region of Western Australia.
The founder and co-CEO of the $11 billion company Whole Foods, John Mackey, has collaborated with marketing professor Raj Sisodia to propose the idea that ‘conscious capitalism' can be a force both
US oil prices have pushed higher after falling for two sessions as much of the country's upper Midwest and northeast faced more extra-cold weather from a looming winter storm.
West Perth-based copper junior Southern Hemisphere Mining has announced plans to raise up to $3.4 million through a share placement and entitlement issue.
The Environmental Protection Authority has appointed three delegates to assess the environmental impact of the state government's proposed Browse liquefied natural gas precinct.
The Australian sharemarket has suffered its heaviest one-day losses since August, with spooked investors reacting to a sharp fall in US manufacturing activity growth.
Qantas has struck a deal with a restaurant booking service enabling customers to earn frequent flyer points when making a booking at the likes of Rockpool, 1907, Sushia Izakaya and Bar, and Must Winebar.
Tangiers Petroleum's friendly takeover bid for Jacka Resources appears to be in doubt following the resignation of Tangiers executive chairman Eve Howell, citing the loss of support of several major shareholders.
The new state chair of the Institute of Chartered Accountants has raised a red flag over the federal government's latest proposal for not-for-profit reporting.
Former federal treasurer Peter Costello has been named chairman of the Future Fund, while Perth business leader John Poynton has been appointed as a member of the board.
Clean power company Enerji has announced it plans to develop a full-scale waste heat-to-power plant in the Pilbara following the completion last year of a pilot plant in Carnarvon.
Perth-based miner Integrated Resources Group has signed a conditional farm-in agreement of up to 85 per cent of four permits with more than 3000 square kilometres of prospective copper-filled land in Zambia.
US stocks have fallen more than two per cent after a surprisingly weak US manufacturing report sparked another round of selling amid concerns about the strength of the global economy.
Oil prices have fallen after weak manufacturing data in the United States and China fuelled worries about demand in the world's two biggest oil consumers.
