The tax office has warned mining companies to be cautious before entering into arrangements that allow for immediate deduction claims for future obligations to rehabilitate a mine site.
Treasury head says spend now; Suncorp's issue shock as CEO goes; Macquarie profit set to slump; Cost cuts spook PwC partners; Lend Lease slumps on raising
Environment Minister Donna Faragher has indicated she will set more stringent conditions for the proposed desalination plant at Binningup, to ensure protection of the surrounding bushland and marine environment.
Local councils have up to six months to advise the state government of their amalgamation plans and intentions to reduce the number of elected members.
The state opposition says hundreds of sustainable jobs could be created in Ravensthorpe and Hopetoun from the investment in a biomass power plant and wave technologies, rather than a $60 million road.
More good news for the state's property sector as new analysis reveals first home buyers in WA receive more in government incentives than any other state or territory, while quarter-on-quarter land sales in Perth jump 29 per cent.
The proposed merger between Australasian Resources and billionaire Clive Palmer's Resource Development International is anticipated to take place next year as the latter re-schedules its listing plans.
Battle lines drawn on $42bn plan; Fortescue to raise $77m for payouts; BHP slashes spending to combat metals downturn; Crisis picks up speed; GE Capital to axe 400 more jobs as part of revamp
EAST Perth-based hospitality contractor Compass Group has called for amendments to the federal government's proposed industrial relations laws to clarify ambiguity over a provision concerning the 'transfer of a business'.
THE six not-for-profit organisations that have teamed up to buy the failed ABC Learning centres say childcare should be the responsibility of not-for-profit organisations and not the corporate sector.
PERTH-BASED education services company Navitas has defied the global economic slowdown by reporting a lift in interim profit to a record level and outlining plans to pursue further international growth.
THE crashing of pans and clashing of egos may be the norm in any large kitchen, but one notable Perth eatery has brought the action front and centre as part of its latest makeover.
ONE in six BankWest customers and more than 7 per cent of St George customeras plan to vote with their feet and leave the banks as a result of the recent corporate activity, a new poll by Retail Banki
CARBON credits have been a major growth area in the forestry sector, as companies move to exploit the market created by the federal government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, due for introduction in mid 2010.
THE Federal Court decision in favour of non-forestry MIS in an Australian Tax Office test case last December has substantially shortened the usual time allowed for project managers to put their annual programs together.
