Western Australia-based firms spaceagency, Roxby Architects, Philip Stejskal Architecture and the Perth branch of Hassell have been shortlisted for the 2014 National Architecture Awards.
The share market has suffered its largest weekly fall in a month as falls in almost every sector on Friday contributed to a third straight day of weakness.
An affordable housing development in Fremantle is no longer certain to proceed due to the federal government's scrapping of the National Rental Affordability Scheme.
Design work is nearly complete for the world's largest trimaran yacht, to be built at the Australian Marine Complex in Perth's southern suburb of Henderson.
Perth mining contractor Barminco has won an extension to its contract with miner Western Areas to carry out $190 million of underground mining development and production activities at its Spotted Quoll and Flying Fox nickel mines.
Institutional investors, both in Australia and overseas, are increasingly focused on Perth industrial property, with investment yields tipped to crack 8 per cent for prime grade assets.
A 45-apartment complex in the south-west suburb of Coolbellup has been launched by LandCorp and Infill Property Group, the latest significant multi-dwelling proposal set to revitalise the area.
The federal government has raised the National Terrorism Public Alert level from medium to high based on advice from security and intelligence agencies, but says it was not based on knowledge of a specific attack plan.
Developers keen to get a slice of the western suburbs have again been given a golden opportunity by the state government, which has put a parcel of prime land overlooking the Swan River back on the
Perth-based national IT services provider Empired has expansion in its sights, after completing a $10.5 million capital raising on the back of strong year-end profit results.
Silver Lake Resources founding managing director Les Davis will step down from his role in November, leaving current executive director Luke Tonkin to fill his shoes.
The Western Australian premier has turned his attention to "rogue" sharks that linger around an area for a long time after admitting last summer's baited drumline program wasn't targeted enough.
BC Iron is one step closer to completing its $256 million takeover bid for the Kerry Stokes-backed Iron Ore Holdings, after major shareholder Australian Capital Equity yesterday accepted the offer.
The Australian dollar has dropped below 92 US cents for the first time in six months as continued US dollar strength outweighs positive local jobs data.
Labor may not be able to snatch Vasse from the conservatives, but it could muddy the waters in the by-election brought about by the departure of Troy Buswell.
US oil prices have rallied despite an International Energy Agency report that said the outlook for global crude demand growth has weakened considerably.
US stocks have finished little changed as concerns about the upcoming referendum on Scottish independence and weak global inflation data weighed on sentiment.
Gold prices fell to their lowest level in more than seven months on Thursday and finished in the red for the fourth session in a row, as a strong dollar and muted geopolitical fears continued to weigh on its appeal as a safe-haven investment.
The federal government has had to accept some significant amendments to its bill to repeal the mining tax, including a review into the creation of an ‘Australia Fund' and changes to superannuation increases legislated by the previous government.
Fremantle's Atwell Arcade is set to be redeveloped into an office and retail complex with an end value of $30 million, after the City of Fremantle gave its tick of approval to a revised plan at a s
Perth-based New Energy Corporation has received another boost to its proposal for Australia's first waste-to-energy plant, with a commitment of waste from the Town of Port Hedland.
Plans to extend Western Australia's controversial shark cull policy by three years have suffered a blow after the Environmental Protection Authority rejected the trial.
