Alison Kitchen will become the first woman in Australia to chair a big four professional services firm when she takes on the role at KPMG Australia later this year.
The environmental watchdog has recommended rejection of two proposals to mine iron ore in Western Australia because they would cause irreversible damage to the land.
Demand for PM to purge frontbenchMalcolm Turnbull must put more conservatives in the cabinet and demote Christopher Pyne if he wants to hang on to his leadership and pr
Oil prices have risen nearly 2 per cent and hit a one-week high, boosted by a weaker dollar, short covering and expectations that crude inventories in the United States may decline for a third consecutive week.
Gold has risen after hitting a six-week low in the previous session as bargain hunting set in and the US dollar slid sharply after the US Senate postponed a planned healthcare vote.
Western Australia's biggest builders are facing higher insurance costs, in some cases understood to be as high as 25 per cent more, as the Building Commission moves to reduce the reliance on taxpayers to foot the bill for failures in the sector.
The McGowan government's shake-up of public sector agencies has triggered unexpected departures from key agencies, with road safety commissioner Kim Papalia resigning and three Tourism WA board members following chairman Peter Prendiville out the door.
Pitcher Partners managing director Bryan Hughes has announced he will move on to chair the Perth-headquartered firm, with executive director Leon Mok to step into his role.
Blackmores has confirmed the departure of chief executive Christine Holgate to Australia Post, and has drafted in former head Marcus Blackmore to temporarily fill the gap.
Western Australia's population grew by just 0.7 per cent for the 12 months to December, after only 400 people migrated from overseas, while nearly 11,000 moved interstate.
About 18,000 local businesses and key leaders have backed the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA's GST reform submissions, which were put forward to the Productivity Commission today.
China's Yancoal looks to have sealed a deal for Rio Tinto's NSW coal operations after raising its offer price to $US2.69 billion ($A3.55 billion) to top a rival offer from global miner Glencore.
Fortescue Metals Group will deploy a further 112 autonomous trucks across its Pilbara hubs during the next three years as part of its ongoing innovation plans.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has followed its peers by raising its variable rates for interest-only mortgages, becoming the last of the big four banks to adjust its rates mix in an attempt to slow down riskier lending.
The federal government's Clean Energy Finance Corporation has emerged as a surprise backer of Pilbara Minerals' Pilgangoora lithium mine, and has outlined a broad range of projects that may attract future support.
Palmer row pushes Citic to eye closureChinese conglomerate Citic will shut its $12 billion Sino Iron project by the end of the year, putting about 2600 jobs at risk, un
Oil prices have settled more than half a per cent higher as some traders find bargains after last week's seven-month lows, but rising crude supply in the United States and other countries has limited gains.
Gold has tumbled to its lowest price in nearly six weeks as a large sell order hit sentiment, though losses were limited by political uncertainty around the world.
ASX-listed Collins Foods will spend $110.2 million to acquire 28 KFC restaurants around Australia from US-based Yum! Brands, six of which are in Western Australia.
