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Property investor BWP Trust has announced an increase of distributable profit of 12.2 per cent for the year to June 30, driven by fast growth in rental incomes stemming from its acquisition of 11 B

Iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group has won a court victory in its acrimonious native title battle with the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation, which appears to pave the way for development

Mount Gibson Iron will issue its first dividend to shareholders after booking a net profit of $239.5 million for financial year 2010-11, an increase of 81 per cent on the previous year's results.

The vested interests in the debate over shopping hours are holding firm to their positions, making compromise difficult.

Government intervention in markets leads all kinds of unwelcome outcomes.

Western leaders face some tough political decisions in the near future.

Plunging financial markets are sure to dent WA's economic prospects, but the positive factors driving strong growth have not suddenly evaporated.

While financial markets have been focused on European and US debt problems, the real issue is clearly global economic growth, which now appears to be faltering badly.

Chinese capitalist ‘culture' is not something we need to adopt in Australia.

The owners of Cream say it's like an intimate dinner party every night at their inner-city restaurant. Carolyn Herbert reports.

DEFENCE fundraising and volunteer organisation, Army Art Show, is teaming with newly established Fremantle Foundation to raise money for local women in need.

THE Asthma Foundation of WA and Swimming WA have joined forces to promote greater awareness of asthma and the beneficial outcomes swimming can have for asthma sufferers.

A PROPOSED national regulatory body for the not-for-profit sector is good on paper but more detail was needed, according to representatives of the sector in Western Australia.

THE concept for DMD Shelving Direct was hatched in 1995, when (then) 17-year-old metal fabrication apprentice Mark Antonio and his mates, Danny and Dave, were at a barbeque talking about setting up

LUKE Saraceni is understood to be close to putting an administrator into his interest in the troubled Port Geographe project after listed property developer Axiom put its 40 per cent stake into adm

PERTH property syndicator Primewest is understood to be close to buying the former Clough building at 251 St Georges Terrace in a deal industry sources suggest could be worth at least $60 million.

I DON'T like shiraz. Well, that's not exactly accurate; when I first started really getting into wine, I didn't like shiraz.

There are some obvious logistical and infrastructural issues that come with the change required to spruce up Perth for events such as the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

Dale Alcock Managing director, Alcock Brown-Neaves Group Favourite holiday destination?

Western Australia has an opportunity to prove itself as a global convention destination. Emily Morgan reports.

Exporters expect the resumption of the live cattle trade to Indonesia to move at just a ‘trickle' for the rest of the year, with the first shipment due this week.

The Baltic Dry Index has barely moved over the past month, a fact which has escaped hysterical share traders and expert commentators, but one which is very good news for Australia, especially WA.

Perth-based Golden Eagle Mining has announced plans for a back-door listing on the Australian Securities Exchange.

The state opposition has accused Nationals leader Brendon Grylls of pork-barrelling by channelling almost a third of a special regional fund into just two Nationals seats.

In an update on the trouble-plagued Perth Arena, the state government said today the project faced a “slight” cost blowout, confirmed that AEG Ogden would manage the venue, and unveiled details of

Colin Barnett has moved to sideline water as a political issue as the state heads towards an election in 2013.

Will motorists be the next sector up in arms about rising costs?

The success of the resources states is making things tough in the rest of the country.

Figures giving the ‘value' of investment in major projects are misleading, given the amount of ‘offshoring' under way.

Appropriate risk allocation on major construction projects goes a long way to helping avoid cost overruns, delays and disputes.

Energy policy isn't playing out well for federal Labor, and there could be implications for the party's leadership.

150 East Riverside may offer premium views and premium wines, but there's no premium price tag on the relaxed, bistro-style cuisine. Carolyn Herbert reports.