WA to the world

WA has increased its lead as the country's largest exporter, but the rate of growth has slowed.

THE Perth Mint is reaping the benefits of a silver, or rather golden, lining from the ongoing worldwide economic malaise.

ASK the average Western Australian to name the state's major petroleum export and most would surely answer liquefied natural gas.

THE Western Australian education sector is pinning its hopes on changes to the nation's visa system to help revive growth in the foreign student market.

WESTERN Australia's agricultural exporters look set for a flat year ahead as dry conditions reduce the state's forecast crop harvest for 2012-13, and livestock exporters suffer adverse trading cond

A RECENT investigation by the Auditor General has added weight to state government plans to amalgamate many Western Australian ports, particularly in regional areas.