Businesses' marketing needs and costs vary significantly and there are no simple rules for determining how much you should spend on marketing your business.
New research has confirmed what Perth coffee drinkers have thought for a while; a hot mug of steaming java in the west is more expensive than any other capital in Australia.
Premier Colin Barnett has outlined three reasons the government wants to push ahead with acquiring land at James Price Point, despite Woodside shelving its original plan for the Browse gas project.
Oil and gas exploration play Pura Vida Energy will tap investors and financiers for up to $12 million, to fund the ramp-up of drilling activities at its newly-acquired Nkembe block, off the coast o
Premier Colin Barnett has again baulked at signing up to the national disability care scheme, saying the increased Medicare levy is the "easy" part of funding the plan.
Perth's housing recovery has hit a stumbling block, with prices dropping in April and new home sales declining in March, but analysts are describing the falls as a temporary blip.
The prime minister's warning about a tough budget outlook have wide implications; they apply to state and federal governments, now and into the future.
US stocks have risen amid solid data on housing and consumer confidence and as reports of a $US17 billion ($A16.5 billion) Apple bond sale cheered investors.
Focus Minerals has put its Laverton gold mine on stand-by, after a review of operations found the project is no longer commercially viable due to increasing costs and the falling gold price.
Australian stocks have closed higher as ANZ's $3 billion plus half-year profit dragged its shares to record highs and the local market along for the ride.
There are plenty of theories floating around today as to why the Australian Government has failed so badly at managing its finances but behind the politics is a simple fact; it has never understood that business creates wealth and jobs, not government.
Gindalbie Metals has secured an agreement for a second $30 million loan from its joint venture partner in the Karara magnetite iron ore development, after delays in the project's production ramp up
Waste management technology company Tox Free Solutions has expanded its footprint on Australia's east coast, acquiring three related firms for $85 million.
NRW Holdings' joint venture with indigenous group Eastern Guruma has won a $180 million deal at Rio Tinto's Nammuldi iron ore operation in the Pilbara.
Woodside Petroleum has announced a new agreement with Royal Dutch Shell to lay out an action plan to develop the Browse gas field off the Western Australian coast with floating processing technolog
Poseidon Nickel says its historic Windarra nickel mine will cost $197 million to re-start, with a feasibility study flagging a 10-year mine life and first production in 2014.
