Consumer confidence in Western Australia is well below levels in the European Union, despite leading indicators suggesting there is a positive story in the state's economy, according to Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA chief economist John Nicolaou.
New regulations look set to be introduced to cool Australia's booming housing market, but the Reserve Bank of Australia is not yet ready to reveal what they will be.
Treasurer Joe Hockey will pursue more savings across all government departments after conceding defeat over a raft of tough welfare and pension measures.
Western Australian distillers are making names for themselves internationally with a Margaret River company taking a top award at this week's world wine and spirits competition held in New York.
Last week's increase in reported sales was short-lived, with the AFL grand final, Royal Show and long weekend all conspiring to pull the week's reported sales figure down to its lowest level since the end of July.
Wall Street stocks have finished sharply lower following mixed US economic data amid worsening anxiety over global economic growth and the first confirmed Ebola case in the United States.
The launch of Western Australia's first dedicated bourbon distillery has revealed keen interest from investors and consumers in new and fresh concepts.
West African-focused gold explorer Predictive Discovery plans to raise up to $1.85 million for further exploration, through a placement and a rights issue backed by its biggest shareholder.
Potential buyers are already keenly looking to snare East Fremantle's Kaleeya Health Campus, the first state government asset to hit the market from a large portfolio flagged for sale last week.
Tony Abbott is determined to get his government's finances back into balance despite continued objections to some of its May budget measures and the additional costs of beefing up national security.
August saw mixed performance in retail, with turnover up 0.1 per cent on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the latest monthly report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
More than 230 Westpac jobs in Western Australia and Queensland will be axed with the bank planning to close two customer contact centres in the states in March next year.
A new competitor for car-booking app Uber has emerged out of Sydney and is setting its sights on Perth as its first stop in an Australia-wide expansion plan.
The Department of Mines and Petroleum says it will return millions of dollars in unconditional performance bonds associated with dead tenements to mining companies and individuals through its rehabilitation fund program.
Perth's residential real estate market remained largely steady in September, with the Real Estate Institute of WA reporting a 1 per cent rise, while national analysts RP Data said median home price
Manufacturing activity has fallen for a second consecutive month as the winding down of the car industry overshadowed a big fall by the Australian dollar.
The appointment of investment banker Michael Ashforth as manager of the Bennett family's $1.5 billion fortune highlights the maturing of Western Australia's private wealth market.
Cassini Resources, the five cent explorer that quickly graduated to a 25 cent stock in April after acquiring BHP Billiton's West Musgrave nickel-copper project has taken a share price hit in its stride as it seeks to educate the market on its as yet unrealised potential.
