The Barnett government kept spending growth to a 14-year low last financial year but revenue growth was even lower, the government's annual report on state finances reveals.
Former Fortescue Metals Group chairman Gordon Toll is a major player in two companies at the heart of an ambitious plan to develop mining and infrastructure in South Australia.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has warned banks and households to remain prudent with their lending and borrowing practices in the current record-low interest rate environment.
Agricultural chemicals and seeds supplier Nufarm says its annual profit has been affected by challenging seasonal conditions and a difficult market in Australia.
Chinese steelmaker Ansteel is set to provide a further $US230 million injection of working capital into the Karara iron ore project in the Mid West, in a deal that would dilute Gindalbie Metals' stake in the project to as little as 38 per cent.
Employment services company Skilled Group has won a $A200 million contract to provide labour for a pipeline linking Darwin with offshore Western Australian gas deposits.
US stocks have ended an up-and-down day mostly lower, as investors watched a Washington budget debate as the deadline for funding the government looms.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 66.79 (0
The holding company of South Perth accounting firm William Buck (WA) has been ordered into liquidation by a Perth judge, following a lengthy dispute with a former director.
Mining transport company AL Logistics has gone into voluntary administration as it seeks to secure a $2 million investment to pay its creditors and continue operating.
Plans to slug 457 visa holders for sending their children to West Australian public schools are still being thrashed out, with criteria for financial hardship provisions yet to be decided.
The man tasked with solving the West Coast Eagles' drug culture problem following the sacking of Brownlow medallist Ben Cousins has now been given the role of reforming Western Australia's prisons.
Perth-based explorer Siburan Resources will seek to raise $3 million to progress its ongoing exploration activities at the Kirwan tungsten project New Zealand.
Pastoralists are being offered $100 for each wild dog scalp they claim under a bounty scheme being trialled in West Australia to reduce attacks on sheep and cattle.
The defamation battle between West Australian treasurer Troy Buswell and his former lover Adele Carles has turned nasty, with the ex-Greens MP accusing her former parliamentary partner of trying to "sweep her under the carpet".
