A NEW global deal on climate change is due to be inked this year, and one of the sticking points is how poor countries will be funded to reduce their emissions.
STATE government disincentives to the disposal of waste in landfill have met with an unfavourable response from local governments, which say they were not consulted in the policy's development and that they will not benefit from its introduction.
STATE Energy Minister Peter Collier has denied the government is preparing to abandon Premier Colin Barnett's mooted re-amalgamation of Verve Energy with Synergy.
TWO Western Australian communications technology developers and exporters have joined forces to capitalise on opportunities in the commercial and military sectors around the globe.
IRON ore veteran George Jones believes Australia and China must learn from the "spying" dispute involving Rio Tinto iron ore negotiator Stern Hu, given the importance of the relationship between the two nations.
The Western Australian Trade Opportunities Service is operated by the International Trade Centre of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia.
FINANCIAL planners are the sole dissenting voice regarding a federal government move to allow superannuation funds to provide members with personal advice.
FORECASTING has never been more difficult for those in the real estate industry, as predictions of future housing demand from national industry bodies counter opinions from local builders and representative groups.
UNCERTAINTY surrounds the future income of Aspen Group's ailing property fund as the Perth-based company seeks to avoid a fire sale of its portfolio of office, retail and industrial complexes.
ONE of Western Australia's biggest real estate groups has launched a new index to track market trends because it says median house prices do not accurately reflect Perth's property market.
RECRUITMENT firms able to secure government contracts or tap into areas of resource-fuelled activity are expanding in the face of a broader economic slump.
THE median house price in Perth has risen by 3.5 per cent, or $15,000, in the June quarter as owners traded up to more expensive homes, while the rental market's vacancy rate is now higher than normal, new data shows.
The state government has called for expressions of interest to develop the waterfront site near the Carnarvon town centre into a commercial, residential and tourism hub.
Rio Tinto has posted record quarterly iron ore production at its Pilbara operations amid speculation of further bribery claims against the company in the Chinese media.
Nearly 78 per cent of jobs lost in the state's tourism sector hail from regional areas as the industry suffers a near 10 per cent drop in domestic visitor nights, new data shows.
Western Australians have bombarded job hunting website Seek in June with applications up 6 per cent as job advertisements fall nearly 5 per cent, a survey shows.
Staff at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank have been asked to take 10 days unpaid leave as part of a short-term measure to reduce costs in the current economic climate.
Dioro Exploration has urged shareholders to reject a sweetened takeover offer from Avoca Resources, adding it had entered into confidential negotiations with third parties.
Seven Network chairman Kerry Stokes is speculated to be behind the latest purchase of a parcel of Consolidated Media Holdings shares valued at $28 million as James Packer confirms he has lifted his stake in the company to nearly 41 per cent.
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Perth hotels have recorded the largest increase in revenue for an available room over the past 12 months, with a jump of 19 per cent to just over $135, latest figures show.
Engineering firm Lycopodium says it has been awarded part of an optimisation contract by Fortescue Metals Group for work on the Cloudbreak iron ore mine in the Pilbara.
A $12 million solar power station to be built in Kalgoorlie has been scrapped after the company behind the operation, Solar Systems, could not get federal funding.
Creditors of collapsed Oz Brewing will have to wait a little longer to receive payment following continuing delays to the fulfilment of the deed of company arrangement (DOCA).
Two Perth-based resource companies have today entered deals to acquire assets in South Africa with Continental Capital acquiring a coal mine for $24 million while Coal of Africa will buy the remain
West Perth-based Azure Minerals has completed an initial evaluation of its Promontorio copper-gold-silver project in Mexico which has an estimated capital cost of $US27.3 million ($A35 million).
