Wealth held by Australians in property, shares and other assets surged to record highs in the past quarter, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Federal Treasury.
West Perth-based Ashburton Minerals Ltd's Brazilian subsidiary Trans Pacific Gold Mineraçao Ltda has won the right to acquire an 80 per cent stake in ten gold tenements for under $1.2 million, the company has announced.
Perth-based oil and gas explorer Strike Oil Ltd has raised $6.1 million after closing its non-renounceable entitlements issue with 61 per cent, or 28.3 million, taken up.
ACCC fines Pratt record $38m; SA govt forces Santos to wait another year to remove takeover rules; Howard's $34b package could become a burden; Rudd eyeing Swanbourne Barracks land to ease housing pressures; Airlines to increase ticket prices.
With the federal election campaign officially under way, the business community should start planning for the prospect of a Labor government in Canberra.
The next wave of office developments in West Perth is about to begin, with the City of Perth dealing with a number of new development and building applications.
Aurox Resources Ltd has appointed Neil Tregea as project director, responsible for overseeing the constructing and commissioning of the company's Balla Balla iron concentrate operation.
The $303 million initial public offering by earthmoving company NRW Holdings Ltd has led Western Australia's strong resources-driven growth in IPO activity for the September quarter.
Amadeus Energy Ltd - Peter Lehle has been appointed as a director. Aurium Resources Ltd - Anthony Karam has resigned as company secretary, to be replaced by director John Geary.
UK-based industrial services company Cape plc's local spending spree looks set to hit more than $430 million in the past few months after securing acceptance from the board of its latest target PCH Group Ltd.
Western Australia's labour market remains tight, with low unemployment and significant growth in real wages recorded for the June quarter, according to the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection's labour market bulletin.
REMEMBER when you were in school and you got your report card? And you were so nervous that you didn't open it, because you thought there were bad grades, and you just couldn't look?
Navigating a business through Western Australia's economic boom presents enormous challenges for business, according to several leading WA business executives.
Several Perth entrepreneurs are nervous about the impact a change of federal government next month could have on the Australian economy in three to five years' time.
A diverse and highly skilled board can transform an organisation, yet finding the right board members can be a major challenge for many not-for-profits.
The Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia is holding a supply chain & logistics leadership forum titled ‘Introducing change', October 25 at the Technology Park Function Centre in Bentley.
Lowering the expectations of first homebuyers is something that has to happen in a climate where the cost of property is climbing, according to AHS Hospitality managing director Stephen Lauder.
Arguably the centre of Perth's emerging arts scene in the 1960s and synonymous with bohemian parties, the striking 33 Broadway building in Nedlands is undergoing its latest evolution as a creative space.
The panic that unfolded on the Australian stock market 20 years ago this Saturday began early for some Perth stockbrokers and advisers, who are still in the game today and comprise an increasingly rare breed in the industry.
Last week's federal environmental approval for two massive North West gas projects seemed rather low-key after the drama surrounding the pulp mill in Tasmania.
