PERTH'S office market remains the tightest in the world and is becoming more expensive, with the city now ranked 18th internationally on rental rates, according to a report from Colliers International
The state's major political parties go to the polls this Saturday with very different election promises for Western Australia's businesses and industry.
Wheat accreditation for the Grain Pool WESTERN Australian-based Grain Pool, the wheat-marketing arm of grain handler CBH Group, is among the first companies in Australia to be accredited to export whe
The battle between Alan Carpenter and Colin Barnett may be dominating the media during this election campaign, but it could be the minor parties that end up holding the aces in the new government.
Data released last week by the Housing Industry Association showed new home sales in Western Australia fell 24.5 per cent during July – the largest fall of all the states.
Companies that don't have a culture of compliance and policies to deal with bribery in foreign jurisdictions could be vulnerable to prosecution under new amendments to the criminal code.
Uranium mining, nuclear waste dumps and genetically modified foods barely rated as significant political issues when the state election was called last month, yet they have become major issues as the campaign has unfolded.
The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) with the support of the WA Government's Department of Industry and Resour
While the federal government's proposed emissions trading scheme has become a major worry for many industries, a growing number of companies are seeing the carbon offset credit market as a big opportunity.
Two years ago, Western Australia's property boom allowed developers to adopt a 'build it, and they will come' attitude when it came to new projects, with very little money, if any, spent on marketing.
In the mid-1980s, the director of Catholic Education in Western Australia commissioned architect Marcus Collins to design and refurbish the organisation's Leederville offices.
A new plan to shift state government agencies out of the CBD into the suburban office market has attracted the interest of the Town of Vincent, which is hoping to secure a large share of any potential move.
Gindalbie Metals has adopted an innovative approach for developing its $1.8 billion Karara iron ore project, with four engineering companies being given roles.
I think we should all be very concerned about whether we are producing a future workforce with the necessary skills to compete successfully in an increasingly competitive world.
Apache Energy Ltd has confirmed production at its Varanus Island gas facility has reached about 70 per cent while its parent company expects to seal a deal to sell gas from the Reindeer project at higher prices than existing agreements.
Western Australian AWB Ltd director Colin Nicholl is under threat from chairman Brendan Stewart, who has called for the resignation of all directors who did not support the scrapping of the company's unusual dual-class share structure.
The state Liberal Party has today confirmed it will spend more than $44 million on the environment if it wins the state election while Premier Alan Carpenter has pledged a further $33 million to protect the state's environment icons.
Senior BHP Billiton executive Megan Clark has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).
The skyrocketing popularity of bulk commodity coal has Nedlands-based internet technology developer Ezenet Ltd taking a closer look at coal tenements in Malawi.
State Liberal leader Colin Barnett has today committed to introduce legislation to protect Royal Perth Hospital from demolition and has indicated Troy Buswell may be appointed treasurer if the party wins Saturday's election.
In a boost to its takeover bid for Ausdrill Ltd, Macmahon Holdings Ltd has received acceptances from Ausdrill shareholders with nine per cent of the company's stock following the establishment of an institutional acceptance facility last week.
Land and mortgage sales in Western Australia have plummeted to historic lows, as the Master Builders Association of WA forecasts a slow down in the residential property sector in the short-term despite yesterday's rate cuts.
West Perth-based Globe Metals & Mining has announced the commencement of a pre-feasibility study on its 100 per cent-owned multi-commodity (niobium, uranium, tantalum and zircon) Kanyika Project in Malawi.
Two more rate cuts tipped by year's end; Libs say WA lost gas deal; Short shrift from Fortescue; Labor reveals polling 'shock' as major parties vie to be underdog; Chinese move on uranium
The battle between Oil Basins Ltd and Buru Energy Ltd, a spin-off from the merger of ARC Energy and Australian Worldwide Exploration, has heightened following a force majeure declaration over the Blina Back Reef Play joint venture.
