Supply of stock in Perth's suburban office market may nearly double that of West Perth's over the next four years, according to research from property agency Knight Frank.
WESTERN Australia's second Australian Technical College, ATC Pilbara, has reached maximum capacity in its first student intake, with 60 students having started school-based apprenticeships last month.
The ASX Materials Index, which is where the mining and energy companies can be found, has been supported by takeover action in the sector and a strong outlook for iron ore, coal and energy producers of all sorts.
ASPIRING iron ore miner, Gindalbie Metals Ltd, has disclosed that it may need to modify its start-up mining plans because of environmental issues associated with its $1.8 billion Karara project in the
A couple of weeks ago, a leading Perth business person rang me with some views on the WA Newspapers Holdings Ltd stoush between the existing board and Kerry Stokes' Seven Network Ltd.
A new name and modern premises are the more visible signs of the change undergone by Subiaco-based financial planning firm, JVA Financial Services, in recent months.
But things are also changing behind the scenes, too.
Israel's former chief scientist, director of Industrial Research and Development, Dr Orna Berry, to speak at the first event of the AICC (WA)'s Curtin Zernike DoIR Innovation Series, Rabbitnomics on M
Despite having about 250 years of business experience in Western Australia between them, five of the state's greatest entrepreneurs agree there has never been a time like this, though their opinions differ on where new opportunities may lie.
Although it's still early days, Perth is starting to develop a ‘laneway culture' of its own, following the lead of the city widely considered to be Australia's cultural capital, Melbourne.
Some employers still appear reluctant to adopt flexible hiring strategies to attract new mothers back to the workforce, despite the state's evershrinking and increasingly competitive talent pool.
A region-to-region winemaker exchange is about to take place between Western Australia and Washington state in the US, supported by the Wine Industry Association of WA and the Was
With most in-the-know political pundits confident the next state election will be held this December, it's time to begin considering some possible outcomes.
The aged and community services sector in Western Australian has established an taskforce with private sector participants to develop strategies to deal with labour and building issues.
The state government will pour more than $4 billion into a makeover of the health sector over the next decade, with the Fiona Stanley Hospital the standout in the overall capital works budget.
Legislation which will cut stamp duty on conveyances by an average of five per cent across the board has passed its first hurdle, treasurer Eric Ripper announced late today.
Architecture firm Fitzpatrick + Partners has revealed plans for BHP Billiton's new Perth head office on the former Westralia Square site and Brookfield Multiplex's proposed Old Treasury Building redevelopment.
Perth-based uranium explorer Mantra Resources Ltd is set to raise $24 million, after agreeing to place 12 million shares at $2.4 million, after agreeing to place 12 million shares at $2.00 each to Highland Park and its nominees.
The state government has agreed to invest $600,000 to help Western Australian medical research institutes gain access to a $30 million commercialisation fund backed by local superannuation fund Westscheme.
The claim that Western Australian shoppers pay less for food and groceries than those in other states where trading hours are not restricted is wrong, says Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief economist John Nicolaou.
Western Australia has lost ground in its proportion of national exploration expenditure, slipping two percentage points between the September and December quarters of 2007 to achieve a 50.1 per cent spend, new Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show.
Rio Tinto Iron Ore chief executive Sam Walsh believes the current benchmark pricing system for iron ore will come to an end but it will not be happening anytime soon.
Takeover target Rio Tinto has established a partnership with Curtin University which will see the launch of the mining giant's second innovation centre, the Materials and Sensing Centre.
Base metals miner Kagara Zinc Ltd has cut its copper production forecast for this year by ten per cent to 27,000 tonnes after bad weather adversely affected its operations in northern Queensland.
View Resources Ltd major shareholder IMC Resources (Australia) Pty Ltd has thrown a lifeline to the failed gold miner, offering to advance a $19 million loan to View's administrators.
Western Australia's business broking community has lodged a petition of almost 1,300 signatures in State Parliament against proposed government legislation which they believe will unfairly advantage big banks.
A joint venture involving engineering and construction company Clough Ltd has been selected as the preferred proponent for the $200 million Wivenhoe Cressbrook pipeline project in Queensland.
