SPECIAL REPORT: Business News looks at what needs to be done to energize small business during the state's economic transition, reviews the growth of franchises in WA, and looks at the rise of women owning SMEs.
Ten Network Holdings has rejected the concerns that has led the competition watchdog to hold up Foxtel's bid for a 15 per cent stake in the broadcaster.
The long-running saga of a $70 million DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Karratha appears to have come to a close, with LandCorp terminating an exclusive working period with the developer behind the pr
Gold has fallen to a one-month low, heading for a third successive weekly loss, as uncertainty over the timing of the US Federal Reserve's first interest rate increase in nearly a decade weighed on appetite for the metal.
Six years on from the collapse of the big managed investment scheme promoters, stable new ownership and a low currency are boosting the state's woodchip industry, despite the number of plantation hectares remaining almost unchanged.
Perth security company Threat Protect Australia marked its listing on the ASX today with news it has completed due diligence on one of two planned acquisitions.
The family that holds a majority interest in Diploma Group has formally launched a takeover offer for all shares it doesn't own in the business, at a bargain basement price of 1.5 cents per share.
Gold miner Doray Minerals has painted a positive outlook for its expanding operations after reporting a small increase in underlying profit for the year to June 2015.
Subiaco-based iiNet is a major sponsor of the Hawthorn Football Club with its HQ almost next door to where the Hawks meet West Coast Eagles tonight, yet we haven't seen the same kind of enthusiasm
An inquiry into Western Australia's development assessment panels has recommended a more transparent process to deal with complaints regarding decisions, but has ruled out allowing third-party appeals.
Woolworths is expected to develop a supermarket on a site in Singleton, south of Golden Bay, where rival Coles was planning to build one of its stores.
Perth's small bar scene is developing a distinct Johnny-come-lately feel, with a host of new American-style venues opening across the city in quick succession.
Woodside Petroleum's ambitious play for Oil Search is a rare example of a Perth-based company being the bidder in a big takeover. Click through to see Business News' listing and analysis of $1 billion-plus M&A deals in WA over the past 20 years.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia shares have gone into a trading halt as the lender completes a retail bookbuild for the remainder of its capital raising.
The Australian share market has opened lower as investors shaken by recent volatility sit on the sidelines ahead of the US central bank's interest rate decision.
Gold has risen from four-week lows as European stocks snapped a three-day run of gains, but traders remain cautious as they await fresh clues on the timing of a US rate rise.
