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Higher taxes on mining and wealthy individuals are needed to ensure the economy serves the needs of "people and nature", Australian Greens leader Christine Milne says.

Australian stocks have closed lower as worries about global growth and skepticism about the latest efforts to revive the US economy succeeding prompted local investors to seek refuge away from the

Shares in Perth-based oil and gas junior Pura Vida Energy jumped on the Australian Securities Exchange today, in response to stockbrokers' backing of a resources upgrade at its 75 per cent-owned Ma

The state government has announced $328 million in spending cuts and foreshadowed further savings later this year to try and protect its budget surplus from the impact of falling mining royalties.

Australian households are using 25 per cent more electricity compared to a decade ago even though retail prices have skyrocketed 72 per cent in the last five years.

Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has announced $69 million in new contracts in the Pilbara and northern Goldfields.

Buru Energy has announced a $40 million placement to fund the acquisition of fresh acreage in the Canning Superbasin, north of Perth.

Alan Carpenter paid the price for going to the electorate too early; now Colin Barnett may be ruing the move to fixed four-year terms.

Could we put Perth's natural north-south divide to better use for testing ideas?

Average investors are kept in the dark in terms of the real costs associated with mining operations.

Two major office towers in central Perth show that modern developments can co-exist with, and even enhance, the value of heritage properties.

The state election can't come soon enough for the premier.

REGARDLESS of all the hype in the media about the Elizabeth Quay development on the Perth waterfront, there is a strong likelihood the project will stall before it gets started.

THE West Australian Ballet has settled into its new $13 million home in Maylands, the restored and refurbished former WA Royal Institute and Industrial School for the Blind building.

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IT'S safe to assume that, when you or your team set out to create a financial model, you're trying to develop the most robust and reliable model that you can – one that allows you to make decisions

Land developer Avon Estates has launched its first major industrial development, with land at its Intersect 2020 estate near Pinjarra coming on to the market this month.

The housing construction industry in Western Australia hit decade-low activity levels last financial year, yet there is uncertainty about whether the traditional bounce will occur.

IF there is one subject that unifies people across the property sector it is concern with the lending policies of the banks, which have been criticised for being overly strict and not really unders

THE pending final approval of the East Rockingham wastewater plant pipelines and a 2015 completion date for the ocean outlet marks the end point of a much-delayed approvals process for about 5,000

DEMAND for medium and high-density dwellings and a cosmopolitan lifestyle in the suburbs is growing, but residential developers warn that the high building cost associated with multi-storey develop

IT'S slow, it's uncertain and it's costly. That's how property industry players describe the processes for gaining approvals for new developments.

Property experts tell WA Business News forum they see signs of a more sustainable and realistic sector emerging in the state.

LEADING philanthropist Martin Copley believes environmental causes receive a low level of private support in Western Australia because of a perception that conservation is the domain of government.

Opponents of further changes to wheat marketing and export need only look to the evolution of the telecommunications industry to see the benefits of deregulation.

The number of jobs advertised on the internet last month has fallen sharply over the year.

A new player to Perth's Mexican cuisine scene brings an authentic taste. Shanna Crispin reports.

Seven West chief executive and former Woodside boss Don Voelte has joined the board of oil and gas explorer Nexus Energy.

Nationals MP Tony Crook has decided to support the Labor government's planned deregulation of wheat exports, leaving the Liberal Party's federal MPs in the unusual and embarrassing position of oppo

Australian stocks have opened lower after falls on Wall Street and losses for the mining giants.

Japan's Mitsui has approved a $1.5 billion investment to expand iron ore export capacity at its joint venture with Rio Tinto at Cape Lambert.

A Federal Reserve official's doubts about the impact of the QE3 stimulus pulled the rug from under US stock markets Tuesday, sending them lower after strong early gains.