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BC Iron and Cleveland Mining Company have taken the first steps to securing the first three projects under the iron ore miners' Brazilian strategic alliance.

Feral Brewing Company's Hop Hog India pale ale has been rated as Australia's best beer in a soon-to-be released guide to the nation's top brews, adding to a long list of accolades for head brewer B

The Australian share market has opened one per cent higher.

Shedding light on the social impact of Western Australia's remarkable growth will be a priority focus for the new economics research centre at Curtin University.

The dynamics of Western Australia's growth profile are set to change in coming years as consumers step up their spending.

Westpac has lifted its first half profit by 11 per cent as it pursues growth opportunities such as deposits.

The S&P 500 has reached a new all-time high, boosted by an expected European Central Bank interest rate cut and a surprisingly good US jobless claims report.

The lines are becoming increasingly blurred between not-for-profit groups and business.

Planning approval for a Subiaco office project under a new assessment model has run into stiff opposition and could lead to more legal challenges to the state government's fledgling planning applic

For Perth-based contractor ECM, reports of a slowdown in mining and LNG project construction were little cause for concern.

Alcoa has announced it will review its alumina refining system, including its facilities in Western Australia, as the global aluminium giant seeks to cut costs in a weak industrial metals market.

The Australian share market has closed 0.7 per cent lower, with concerns about global economic growth pulling down resources stocks.

Perth-based information and communications engineer Titan ICT Consultants has signed an agreement with a US-based group to enhance its underwater fibre optics services for the oil and gas sector.

Mining contractor MACA remains optimistic about its prospects of revenue growth in financial year 2013, despite losing a significant contract after Focus Minerals halted its Laverton operations earlier this week.

Once seen as an attractive capital source for Australian companies, regulatory hurdles in Canada combined with depressed global markets have dampened enthusiasm for dual listings.

Western Australian home building approvals rose slightly in March, but it wasn't enough to stem the largest monthly decline in national approvals since July last year.

A peak farmers' lobby group is examining the possibility of administering the federal government's farm finance package outside of the state, amid concerns the lifeline could get derailed by the st

Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she will introduce legislation to increase the Medicare levy to support Labor's national disability care scheme to be voted on by MPs later this month.

Low-income earners' prospects of finding affordable housing in Western Australia continue to decline, with Perth's median rent price up 16 per cent from 2012.

The Heart Foundation has launched a government-funded scheme designed to help Western Australian businesses promote healthy lifestyles among their employees.

The Australian economy faces a pothole in economic growth because non-mining investment is not adequate to fill the gap left by the fast-fading resources investment boom, an independent forecaster warns.

The Perth legal market is evolving with new alliances and brands but the pace of change has slowed from the breakneck speed of recent years.

The Australian market has opened lower as lacklustre Chinese manufacturing data impacts mining stocks.

Wesfarmers expects to free up $400 million of capital after establishing a joint venture with unlisted property fund manager ISPT.

The Australian dollar has dropped back below 103 US cents for the first time in three days amid falls on US stock markets and weaker commodity prices.

US stocks have tumbled following weak employment and manufacturing data, and as the Federal Reserve stuck to its aggressive economic stimulus program.

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The Australian dollar is slightly lower after peaking at a two-week high, following the release of weak Chinese and Australian manufacturing data.

Arrium is considering selling or dumping businesses in its loss-making steel division, raising the prospect of more heavy job cuts.

Sandalwood plantation manager TFS Corporation has sold off most of its portfolio of managed investment scheme loans for $22.4 million.