Wesfarmers has parachuted in the head of operations at its Coles supermarkets chain, Stuart Machin, to run discount department store Target following the shock resignation of Dene Rogers.
Western Australia's first waste-to-energy plant could be built near Port Hedland, using garbage to generate enough electricity to power more than 20,000 homes every year.
Atlas Iron and Brockman Mining have announced the extension of their Pilbara infrastructure study agreement with rail operator Aurizon, after reporting positive results from their initial analysis.
The federal government has moved to end damaging pre-budget speculation over the nation's retirement nest eggs, announcing a series of measures, including a 15 per cent tax on superannuation earnin
Australia will continue to benefit from China's economic growth but governments should strive to forge deeper and friendlier ties with the emerging super-power, business leaders argue.
Investment bank Gresham believes conditions are right for significant corporate finance activity in mining services as companies in the sector look at growth and diversification strategies.
Global business advisory group FTI Consulting, best known in Perth for its public relations division, has acquired insolvency practictioner and corporate advisory firm Taylor Woodings.
Opposition communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull says the coalition policy detailing its alternative to the National Broadband Network is "very imminent".
Decmil Group's plan for a $120 million camp to house more than 850 fly-in, fly-out workers at the proposed gas hub in the Kimberley has been given a conditional green light by a state governme
Oil Search's liquefied natural gas project in Papua New Guinea remains on track to deliver its first gas sales next year, despite overall costs blowing out to billion.
Consumer and business confidence in Australia should rebound in 2013 if the global economy stays relatively stable, says Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ian Narev.
Wesfarmers' inexorable shift from its Western Australian roots has continued with the announcement this week that Jennifer Westacott will join its board, ensuring that the Perth-headquartered congl
The state's economic regulator has recommended changes to Western Australia's home indemnity insurance scheme that would see building industry associations become insurance providers.
Federal Labor has accused the coalition of a "staggering backflip" after the opposition signalled it might keep the government's extension of the petroleum resource rent tax to onshore projects.
Senegal-focused gold explorer Erin Resources has established a new board of directors, with Brett Mitchell appointed chairman and Nick Poll recruited as managing director.
A tax exemption on superannuation earnings supporting pensions and annuities will be capped at $100,000, and anything above that level taxed at a rate of 15 per cent, the federal government has ann
US stocks closed a choppy day of trading higher after Japan's monetary stimulus plan boosted sentiment.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 55.76 (0.38 per cent) to 14,606.11.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has touted Australia's friendship with China on the eve of her visit to the regional powerhouse, saying only Labor has a plan to engage with fast growing Asian markets.
Silver Lake Resources is embroiled in a dispute with Resource Development Group subsidiary Pacer, after the engineering contractor did not explain why the Murchison gold project's costs had blown o
