Mutual health funds including Western Australia's market leader, HBF, have launched their combined push to take on the private players, which now dominate the sector following the listing of Medibank Private, as well as the growing threat from online aggregators.
Social media company migme has cancelled plans to undertake a share placement, after being battered by volatile markets and selling by long-term shareholders who had acquired the stock when it was a mining business.
Law firm Ashurst will vacate its Exchange Plaza home once Brookfield Place Tower 2 is completed, signing 12-year deal to take up floors 11 and 12 of the new 16-storey office tower.
Construction contractor Georgiou, along with two Perth architecture firms, have been selected to work on the $57 million Aubin Grove train station ahead of a final construction tender later this year.
Two of Australia's largest property groups, Novion and Federation Centres, which together own 16 shopping centres in WA, say they will merge to create an $11 billion company.
Big business is likely to still be charged a levy from July 1 even though the Abbott government's more generous paid parental leave scheme has been shelved.
Hospitality operators are cashing in on Perth's love affair with the coast, with seven new beachside venues opening in the past two years and more on the way – from Trigg Beach to Port Coogee.
Gold futures have closed slightly lower after a volatile session that saw investors weigh higher oil prices against signs of weakness in the US economic recovery.
Perth's housing construction boom is fuelling a blowout in the number of properties available for lease, with the proliferation of apartments in particular prompting the state's top real estate group to question whether developers and government policy were providing what residents want.
Phytotech Medical founder Ross Smith has vowed to take legal action against investor chat room HotCopper, following his resignation from the medical marijuana company today.
JB Hi-Fi announced a small slide in its first-half profit and forecast a flat full-year result, while outdoor clothing retailer Kathmandu lost a quarter of its market value after a warning of a first half loss led to a sharp drop in its share price.
The Australian share market has closed higher for an eighth session in a row as a lift in the price of oil boosted the energy sector, and investors speculated on a cut in the official interest rate on Tuesday.
Cost wins out above all other considerations in the search for efficiency, which is why a strengthening US dollar could pose challenges for Caterpillar.
Perth-based Phoenix Energy's $380 million waste-to-energy facility at the Kwinana Industrial Area has been recommended for conditional approval by the Environmental Protection Authority.
Rio Tinto Iron Ore chief executive Andrew Harding hit the streets this morning in a fluoro vest and holding an armful of copies of The Big Issue, joining a regular vendor to sell the magazine on St Georges Terrace as part of a week-long national event.
The number of people working on the Gorgon gas project on Barrow Island has jumped to 8,000, as project operator Chevron strives to meet its targeted start-up around the middle of this year.
New Westpac boss Brian Hartzer has stamped his authority in his first day as chief executive, in a shake-up that puts the potential Achilles heel of technology front and centre.
Shares in Perth-based oil and gas explorer Titan Energy have surged on news it has signed a $US50 million funding deal with an undisclosed US-based investor to pursue drilling programs at its Allen Dome oil project in Texas.
The strong rise in the Australian dollar gold price has encouraged gold companies to press ahead with low-cost mine developments, despite uncertainty over royalties.
