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Premier Colin Barnett says he may have "played some role" in controversial Dutch MP Geert Wilders being forced to cancel his speaking engagements in Perth.

A lull in the jobs market over the past couple of years is showing up in slower wages growth, clearing the way for a further round of interest rate cuts.

Iron ore miner Fortescue Metals has rejected suggestions that it is vulnerable because Chinese steel use is waning, saying that country's urbanisation had more than another 20 years to run.

Adam Bandt says it's the Australian Greens, not Labor, that deserve credit for introducing a carbon price and taking steps to combat climate change.

Transport and logistics group Toll Holdings has lifted its first half profit by more than 20 per cent and expects stronger earnings for the rest of the year.

The Australian market has opened firmer as Wall Street rallied to fresh five-year highs.

Shares in Woodside Petroleum have hit an 18-month high as the group delivered higher esarnings from its Australian oil and gas assets and outlined plans to invest in two overseas projects.

Debt won't fall to levels seen under the previous state government while big developments continue in the state, Premier Colin Barnett says.

Seven West Media has posted a loss of $109.3 million for the first half of the financial year because of restructure costs and the lower value of its magazines.

BHP Billiton has selected the head of its global non-ferrous metals business, Andrew Mackenzie, to succeed chief executive Marius Kloppers, who will leave the global mining giant in May after six y

US stocks pushed higher on Tuesday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 to their best levels in more than five years.

Expect both sides of politics to slug it out until election day over the cost of their promises.

Some bold vision is needed to create a 50-year housing and transport plan for Perth and surrounds.

A large number of small miners are scraping the bottom of the barrel, with tight funds hampering exploration and, therefore, viability.

As the state election campaign heats up, the focus is on fiscal responsibility more than ever.

The Arab Spring hasn't unfolded the way many in the West would have wanted, with famine now a real possibility in Egypt.

QUEENSLAND artist Ross Manning's exhibition, Volumes, opened at the Perth Cultural Centre last week.

AUZCORP Amex Corporation, Azure Capital, legal firm Ashurst and Acton Real Estate were among the companies to get in the swim for the sixth annual iiNet Team Sprint Cup last weekend to raise funds

MINING giant Rio Tinto has signed up with the Royal Flying Doctor Service for a further four years to sponsor the Life Flight aero medical jet.

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WHILE most businesses have a good idea of what they are driving their marketing efforts towards, few have pinpointed a destination and created a detailed roadmap to help navigate the options and ch

THE City of Fremantle will hold an international design competition to appease the concerns of local residents over the architectural style of the planned $220 million redevelopment of Kings Square

A tough retail market has shaped the mix of businesses proposed for a radical makeover of the Ace Cinema property in Subiaco.

CONSTRUCTION companies are eyeing the state government's record capital works budget as they seek future business opportunities.

ST John of God Health Care chief executive Michael Stanford has no hesitation in naming the single most important factor in his ability to achieve successful outcomes on the group's construction pr

PERTH builder Gerry Hanssen is a great example of the value of aligning your business with good partners.

The construction sector is meant to be in a protracted slump, but that's not the message coming from contractors in WA.

Perth's five-star Duxton Hotel is focusing on tradition and affordability in its new Firewater Grille Restaurant.

Perth waste management company Tox Free has been fined $50,000 after an explosion left an employee with burns and needing surgery on his wrist.

The Australian dollar is higher against its US counterpart after the greenback sold off against most major currencies during the local session.

Mount Gibson Iron says the sharp drop in iron ore prices last year that forced it to strip out costs means it is well positioned now that the market has recovered.

Civil and mining contracting firm Brierty has reported a significant lift in net profit to lodge a third consecutive record half-year result.