SMALL creditors of failed painting and services business Riley Shelley, co-owned by Perth businessman Ian Riley, are unlikely to retrieve their money after it was revealed that major bank ANZ would be paid first.
PREMIER Colin Barnett has described the loss of the giant Ichthys gas project to Darwin as an embarrassment for Western Australia, yet under recent contracts at least some work is flowing to engineers and other businesses in the west.
SOIL carbon has been attracting growing interest in the fight against climate change due to its potential for carbon sequestration and as a means of improving soil health.
THE renewable energy sector has welcomed the government's commitment to an expanded national renewable energy target, saying the emissions trading scheme alone won't encourage renewable energy investment.
RESPONSIBLE for more than half of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions, the energy sector will be one of the biggest industries affected by the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS).
AN industry body responsible for the promotion of Western Australia's $840 million international education sector is expected to secure ongoing funding from the state government this week.
DESPITE the official start of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme being two years away, trading on the unofficial carbon market is already under way.
Adventure tourism is emerging as a significant contributor to Western Australia's events calendar and to the state's tourism operators. Russell Quinn reports.
THE revitalisation of the Scarborough coastal strip has been halted indefinitely, with the State Administrative Tribunal hearings into the Observation City redevelopment appeal adjourned until further notice.
BAY View Terrace in Claremont has the highest suburban retail strip rents in Western Australia and the fourth highest in the Pacific region, according to a CB Richard Ellis report.
LIKE many small businesses, Subiaco-based marketing and technology firm Indepth Creative enjoyed rapid growth and expansion before the downturn in the economy.
Business and retail groups have welcomed the federal budget's plan to increase tax breaks for small business, a move that will encourage innovation, one group claims.
Shares in carbon offset specialists in Western Australia and Aviva Corporation have jumped after the budget unveiled a $4.5 billion Clean Energy Initiative, a move welcomed by the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA.
There was little for resource explorers in the federal budget last night, with a lobby group saying the government missed an "excellent opportunity" to introduce an exploration incentive scheme which was a key election promise.
Babcock & Brown Power, the owner of Alinta's retail assets, have placed its shares in a trading halt, pending the release of details likely to have an impact on the business.
While the federal government's decision to invest in significant WA infrastructure projects has been welcomed, a business lobby group says the state's importance to the nation's economy has been undersold.
Proceedings between Mineral Resources and its former chairman Michael Kiernan have started today over alleged misleading claims prior to the collapse of Monarch Gold Mining Company.
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The federal government has allocated $236 million for the sinking of the Northbridge rail line as part of the $8 billion Building Australia fund, while the Fiona Stanley hospital will receive $255 million.
Around two-thirds of small to medium enterprises in Western Australia are in favour of daylight saving with over 50 per cent of respondents to a new survey claiming the extra daylight increased business productivity.
Around 240 employees and contractors at BHP Billiton's Leinster nickel operations will be affected by the company's decision to halt activities at the Rocky's Reward open pit mine.
Gindalbie Metals will appeal against some of the conditions recommended by the environment watchdog over the $1.8 billion Karara iron ore joint venture with AnSteel.
