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ANZ lifts lending rate by 39bps
ANZ has become the second major banking group to increase interest rates on housing and business loans by substantially more than the rise in official interest rates. ...
WA housing finance bucks national trend
Home loan approvals in Western Australia bucked the national trend in September increasing 5.5 per cent compared to the national figure of 1.3 per cent. ...
RBA lifts rates 0.25% to 4.75%
The Reserve Bank has lifted the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.75 per cent after expressing concern about the risk of inflation rising again over the medium term. ...
Busines cautious on labour: survey
THE latest Commonwealth Bank – CCI Survey of Business Expectations has found that businesses are employing a variety of measures to grow and retain their workforce as labour shortages start to bite.Th ...
WA's recycling rates improves
More than 1.8 million tonnes of waste in Western Australia was recycled during 2008-09 according to the state government's Waste Authority. ...
Labour shortage concerns WA businesses
Forty per cent of WA businesses are looking to employ inexperienced workers over the next 12 months as they move to implement measures to grow and retain their workforce. ...
Coles boss slams WA retail trading rules
The boss of Coles has labelled retail trading hours in Western Australia a farce and questioned the need for any regulation, which include inconsistent regulations and anomalies. ...
Decision time in Canberra
THE narrow win by Liberal candidate Ken Wyatt in the Perth metropolitan seat of Hasluck has swung momentum towards Tony Abbott as negotiations to form a federal government continue. ...
$6m plant to boost glass recycling
NATIONAL glass recycler Colmax Glass is aiming to increase Western Australia’s glass recycling rates from about 25 per cent to more than 80 per cent within 12 months with the opening of its reprocessing plant in Kewdale. ...
Court case against Rusty dismissed
A former investor in international surfwear brand Rusty has failed in his bid to recoup more than $2 million he sunk into the company in 2006 when employed as Rusty's in-house legal adviser. ...
Wesfarmers, miners boost WA's market cap
Following three tough months Wesfarmers and the state's miners helped the market capitalisation of Western Australian listed companies, which comprise the Deloitte WA Index, to bounce 5.3 per cent higher in July to $148.4 billion. ...
CCI upgrades growth forecast for WA
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Western Australia has upgraded its growth projections for the state following a stronger than expected finish to last financial year. ...
Faulkner to step down from ministry
Defence Minister John Faulkner has become the second senior minister in the Australian government to annouce plans to step down from his current role after the upcoming federal election. ...
$300m Waterfront project moving ahead
The state government's $300 million Perth Waterfront project has moved a step closer to reality following Cabinet's consideration of the business case, supporting critical decisions enabling the project's progression. ...
Barnett extends popular vote over Ripper
Western Australia's Premier Colin Barnett has retained his popularity, emerging streets ahead of Labor Opposition Leader Eric Ripper as preferred leader, the latest Newspoll shows. ...
