Extension of gas pipeline to preserve Kimberley; Chinese mills seek long-term offtake agreements in WA; Rudd IR changes 'a threat to WA'; Demand dive savages iron exports; PM told to hasten tax cuts
China warms to a flexible ore price; Miners push for right to use strike-breakers; Morgan Stanley and Citi in merger talks; Lifeline for Babcock & Brown; Rudd told to ease up on public service
Macquarie braces for rare profit fall as deals dry up; $1.8bn rort stuns big Australians; Layoffs loom in building industry; Trujillo puts $2bn tag on broadband loss; China pushes for quick round of ore price talks
Alcoa freezes pay, cuts contractors; WA gas prices to surge on Citic deal; Babcock down for the final count; Fletcher loses Midas touch as car venture fails; Gillard tells unions - jobs not pay rises
One of the councils hardest hit by sub-prime related investment losses, the City of Melville, has blamed cost blowouts for its decision to stop work on an $8.1 million upgrade of the Leeming Recreation Centre.
ASIC probes 'missing millions'; Banks pocketing rate cuts - business; Funds fear they may be sold short; Leighton slashes earnings forecast; Cloud on car sales
Business braces for the worst; Lenders repossessing homes at soaring rate; Bosses eye early job cuts; ATO pursues new business dispute plan; NAB denies planning withdrawal from Britain
More than half of Australian businesses anticipate declining sales and profits in the March quarter amid fears of a steep rise in unemployment leading executives to prepare for a tumultuous year ahead.
Business braces for wages battle; China manufacturers shrink again as global slowdown bites; Cape Lambert ready to pounce on assets; Resources exports will face tough year; Jobs plan to tackle next wave of crisis
A WESTERN Australian technology company that specialises in down-hole survey tools is making headway in Australia and on the international market, despite the global economic turmoil forcing resources projects to shutdown.
AUDITOR General Colin Murphy has called on the WA Department of Health to improve the way it buys services from non-government and not-for-profit organisations, following an audit of the department's purchasing practices.
MALAGA-BASED Automotive Technology Group will undertake a global joint venture offensive in a bid to roll-out its Sprintex Supercharger system through leading motor vehicle and motorcycle original equipment manufacturers around the world.
THE collection tins will come out during the lead-up to Christmas with almost every charity, benevolent institution and not-for-profit organisation asking the haves to donate to the have-nots.
NAME any prominent not-for-profit organisation and it's likely some of the state's top law firms have offered them dozens of hours of service for free.
THE recruitment industry is anticipating increased demand for its services as the global economic crisis forces companies to slash jobs and laid-off employees seek professional agencies to resume employment.
HE doesn't care for hospitality awards.If you've overstayed your welcome, he's not afraid to usher you out the restaurant's door. He unabashedly admits he's in it for the money, although he does love the industry and concedes the margins are small.
The challenges of late 2008 look set to carry over into the new year with business chiefs anticipating further erosion of profits and sales as credit market conditions, a volatile Australian dollar and inflationary pressures impact prospects for 2009.
Australian companies are still chasing growth opportunities despite the global economic downturn and a dive in consumer spending, according to Ernst & Young research.
THE $174 million infrastructure upgrade at the Australian Marine Complex has passed a major milestone with the arrival of a $60 million floating dock at the Henderson shipbuilding precinct on schedule.
CITIC Pacific Mining is on the recruitment drive for 100 workers across a variety of roles in a bid to get its Sino Iron magnetite project at Cape Preston in production by 2010.
WORKERS have been given greater flexibility to resolve workplace disputes through mediation with new legislation proclaimed this week by the state government.
REAL estate agency, Realmark, believes that breaking away from a national franchise and rebranding have helped it weather the downturn in the property market.
A National Broadband Network can be delivered by more competitive usage of existing cable, copper and wireless technology platforms, plus a rollout of fibre according to local conditions, according to a new report.
Growing stamp duty bills on residential properties are impeding Australian home buyers' ability to enter the housing market, according to a new report.
Western Australian-based Rod Jones, founder and managing director of education services provider Navitas, has been named this year's Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
China has lowered its key one-year lending rate 108 basis points to 5.58 percent, the most in 11 years, extending efforts to prevent an economic slump less than three weeks after unveiling a 4 trillion yuan ($586 billion) stimulus plan.
THE aged care industry has warned that Western Australia is heading into dangerous territory, with only a quarter of the 1,300 bed licences recently made available by the federal government expected to be taken up.
