Game two of next year’s rugby league state of origin will be held at Optus Stadium on Wednesday, June 18 – with an eerie sense of déjà vu as the backdrop.
Western Bears bid chair Peter Cumins says he remains committed to rugby league in WA, irrespective of which direction plans for a new Perth-based franchise may head.
Premier Roger Cook says the WA government will continue to work with the National Rugby League's expansion plans, amid speculation the Western Bears bid has been rejected.
Australian Rugby League Commission chair Peter V’landys has voiced concern regarding multiple expansion bids, including the Western Bears, intent on joining the National Rugby League from 2027.
Business stakeholders and WA Rugby League diehards were given greater insight into how the Western Bears could operate within an expanded national competition.
Western Australia’s National Rugby League bid representatives have reiterated the importance of the Western Bears being ‘under the care and control’ of WA.
The submission deadline for National Rugby League expansion bids closes on Wednesday, with a Western Australia-backed consortium in the mix to become the league's 18th franchise in 2027.
Western Australia’s bid consortium needs to raise $30 million to support its push towards a National Rugby League licence, bid chair Peter Cumins says.
A new book profiling eight successful business people, including Murray McHenry, Rick Hart, Lew Beale and Kylie Radford, discusses what makes a great entrepreneur.
Australia's largest payday lender, Perth-based Cash Converters International, has returned to the black and begun scaling back its troubled business in Britain.
Cash Converters International has secured a new $100 million loan with Fortress Investment Group to support the lender and second hand good retailer's future growth.
Cash Converters International says it plans to raise $45 million to help terminate commissions to development agents on its rapidly growing personal loans business.
Cash Converters has entered into a joint venture with American pawn store giant EZCORP to launch the cash converters brand in Mexico and South America.
Cash Converters has been hit with a second strike against its remuneration report but shareholders showed little interest in spilling the company's board at its annual general meeting in Perth today.
Mermaid Marine Australia managing director Jeff Weber has picked up just over 1.4 million shares at $3.05 each, or $4.5 million in total, through the exercise of incentive options.
Far away from the carnage in the iron ore sector, directors at select Western Australian companies in the gold, oil and gas and engineering sectors are being handsomely rewarded through the exercis