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The victorious state Liberal party spent $2.3 million more than its Labor rivals in winning the WA election earlier this year.

The Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council has been given the environmental tick of approval to develop a waste-to-energy plant at its Redhill site.

BC Iron has reported a record production run at its joint venture Nullagine project it operates with Fortescue.

Four local building companies have won the first batch of contracts to be awarded by the state government under its $265 million ‘Year 7' building program.

Two more miners are feeling the squeeze in the state's gold sector, with Reed Resources and PMI Gold announcing plans to cut costs, reduce staff and defer project development spending.

Australian stocks have opened stronger following news China will lift controls on lending interest rates.

Western Australia remains the top performing economy in the nation, while the ACT has jumped into second position as its jobs market improves.

The Australian dollar has gained some ground after China's central bank said it would lift controls on lending interest rates, allowing financial institutions to set them.

US stocks ended mixed on Friday after strong earnings from some industrial companies were countered by feeble results from Microsoft and other technology companies.

There will be winners if Australia introduces an emissions trading scheme, but it won't be the taxpaying public.

Investment Group Sirona Capital plans to expand its property footprint in Fremantle beyond the $300 million Kings Square redevelopment and position itself to benefit from the long-awaited commercia

Iron ore miner Mount Gibson Iron has reported its second best quarterly sales figures in the June 2013 quarter, and record full year sales, despite a decline in production.

The Australian share market has ended the week with a fall as negative sentiment across Asia prompted a selloff in local resources stocks.

Federal Labor might regret its decision to axe certain work-related car expenses that are subject to fringe benefits tax, not just because they affect thousands of low-income workers and potentiall

Billabong is facing a challenge to its recapitalisation deal with private equity firm Altamont from two US hedge funds seeking to strike their own deal with the troubled surfwear retailer.

Strong June quarter production data have confirmed iron ore as the one bright spot in Western Australia's troubled mining sector, though for how much longer is the critical question for the industr

Subiaco based explorer Corazon Mining's share price soared today following an announcement regarding its exploration activities in the Gibson Desert.

Customs officers and West Australian police are attempting to intercept an asylum seeker boat heading towards the Pilbara coast after it sailed near an oil and gas facility.

Analytical testing services group ALS has raised $112 million from institutional investors as it seeks to complete the funding for its takeover of two businesses.

Proposed changes to fringe benefits tax (FBT) will make the tax system fairer and more sustainable, Workplace Relations Minister Bill Shorten says.

Western Australian cattle producers have welcomed today's announcement that Indonesia will significantly increase imports of live Australian cattle immediately, taking 25,000 animals over the next

Fortescue Metals Group has been recognised as one of six Australian companies for its contributions to the growth of commercial ties between Australia and China.

Shares in explosives and mining industry supplier Orica have tumbled after it reduced it full-year profit guidance by 10 per cent.

Perth-based engineering services provider Calibre Group has been awarded $60 million worth of rail and mine project contracts with iron ore giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto.

Santos has cut its production forecasts, but higher gas prices have helped boost the energy company's revenue.

The Australian share market has opened almost a third of a per cent higher.

MOST salespeople fail to understand their own power.

Apartment developer Finbar Group is reassessing plans for a $175 million, 31-storey residential tower on Adelaide Terrace after being told it could not demolish a heritage-listed former ABC buildin

Shares in oil and gas exploration company WHL Energy plunged in value today after a prospective partner pulled out of a $50 million-plus farm-in deal.

Treasurer Chris Bowen says the end of the Chinese resources investment boom is a challenge but not a crisis for Australia.