Lower petrol prices have not accelerated new vehicle purchases in Western Australia, with sales down 6.1 per cent in February on the same period in 2014.
Shares in engineering and construction firm Valmec surged on news it was awarded a $5.3 million contract to provide services to the Origin Energy-operated Talinga Gas processing facility in Queensland.
Australia must not let anger undermine its relationship with Indonesia if Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are executed, Prime Minister Tony Abbott says.
LandCorp has awarded Perth-based contractor Brierty an $11 million contract to build the first stage of its Broome Road Industrial Park in the Kimberley.
Gold is down a shade, following a brief bout of selling in choppy dealings after the metal had recovered from early losses that pulled it below $US1,200 an ounce.
The federal government has watered down planned changes to the research and development tax incentive scheme, which industry players say will improve its impact on productivity.
In the midst of Perth's second major arts event this year, the city and local businesses are set to reap the economic rewards long after box office sales are tallied.
Developers and builders are offering incentives over and above the state government's first home buyers grant to stoke the market, as the number of grants paid falls to its lowest level in nearly two and a half years.
Proposed new fees for foreign buyers of real estate are looming as a potential impediment to offshore investment in Perth's apartments sector, at the same time local developers are shifting their f
Treasurer Mike Nahan, who is coming up on a year in the job later this month, spoke to an audience of nearly 500 at a Business News Success & Leadership breakfast last week.
Iluka Resources managing director David Robb has acquired around $2.5 million of shares in the mineral sands producer under the company's incentive plans.
West Perth-based oil and gas junior New Standard Energy has announced further cuts to its workforce in response to the falling oil price environment, with just four employees remaining across Austr
Western Australia's residential property sector has had a rough start to 2015, with building approvals on the way down, new home sales slipping, and median house prices continuing a slow decline, a
Businesses in the Pilbara are increasingly recognising the value to their bottom line offered by solar and other energy efficiency measures, according to green bank Clean Energy Finance Corporation chief executive Oliver Yates.
The residential arm of construction and development firm Georgiou has launched its latest project – a $40 million, six-level apartment building in West Leederville.
The state government has abandoned plans to cancel late night train services and offered free rides after it was revealed inaccurate information regarding usage had been provided by the Public Transport Authority.
Regular letters will take an extra two days to arrive under a two-speed mail service that Australia Post plans to deliver as it faces a significant structural decline.
Small businesses in the resources sector, which have traditionally relied on reputation and word-of-mouth to secure work, are dipping their toe in a growing pool of SMEs embracing sophisticated online marketing.
Solco has completed its transition from solar panel wholesaling to financing and technology with the wrap-up of its $9.2 million acquisition of GO Group.
Diploma Group has fallen back into the red, after delays in commencing work by its construction arm significantly affected its half-year results, but it is expecting the loss of profitability to on
Subiaco-based internet provider iiNet has announced its customers across all brands will have quota-free access to Netflix, when the online streaming service hits Australian shores in less than three weeks.
