Dan Wilkie

The retail recovery continued to strengthen in October, posting the strongest gains since September 2009, according to new research from the Commonwealth Bank.

Construction firm Diploma Group has signed a joint venture agreement with privately owned construction and earthworks company Matera 3 to stimulate indigenous employment opportunities in the buildi

Development giant Mirvac has been selected as the state government’s preferred proponent to commence a $1.5 billion redevelopment of Karratha, including a new town centre and a 1,500-dwelling coast

Property developer Port Bouvard will re-allocate funds previously set aside for its Point Grey project near Mandurah to repay its debts, in order to qualify for an extension of its banking fac

The Association of Mining and Exploration companies has welcomed the Senate’s decision to send the minerals resource rent tax legislation to a Senate Economics Committee, on the same day it launche

Mutiny Gold says it has signed an $11 million project loan and hedging facility to fund the acquisition of the final 30 per cent stake in the Gullewa tenements and a feasibility study for its Defle

Queensland-based engineering firm Intelara has opened a Perth office, in response to rising demand for its services in Western Australia.

Environmentally sustainable design consultancy Cundall has opened a Perth office, appointing Perth-based expert Mark Pitman to head up the operation.

Perth-based youth volunteer organisation Big Help Mob has taken first prize at the WApp Awards, for its mobile application designed to help co-ordinate volunteers around the country.

Environment Minister Bill Marmion says he will not be rushed into a decision on the Vasse Coal mining proposal after receiving the independent Appeal Committee’s report on the matter.

A sensor that predicts mechanical failure, a safety device to stop falls from high levels, and a tablet that mimics insulin for diabetics were among the top winners at the 2011 Mitsubishi Western A

Parliament has begun debating legislation for the minerals resource rent tax, amid calls from Andrew Forrest for the federal government to reveal the scale of deductions given to the big miners, an

Rents are spiking for apartments in East Perth because of strong economic growth, low unemployment, corporate relocations and supply shortages, new research from Knight Frank says.

The state’s peak retail body says Western Australian retailers are expecting bumper Christmas sales results following the Reserve Bank’s decision to cut interest rates yesterday.

A fall in residential building approvals in September confirms yesterday’s interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank of Australia was the right call, the Housing Industry Association says.

COLD water has been poured on the prospect for a quick recovery in the housing sector, after the latest data showed prices were still falling and new home sales declined for a sixth consecutive mon

Master Builders Australia says a replacement agency with fewer powers than the Australian Building and Construction Commission would give the green light to building unions to engage in unlawful st

Cedar Woods says it is on track to lodge a record profit of more than $34 million this financial year, with $140 million in pre-sales underpinning its growth in trying market conditions.

Tension is mounting surrounding the federal government's minerals resource rent tax legislation, with key independent MPs demanding stricter rules for coal seam gas and the Greens insisting gold mi

Renewable energy players Green Rock Energy and New World Energy have signed a binding joint venture agreement to explore and develop the two companies’ geothermal exploration permits in the Mid Wes

Western Australia-based power utility Pacific Energy has announced it will build, own and maintain a 9 megawatt power station at the Nullagine gold project in the Pilbara for Millennium Minerals.

Automotive Holdings Group has announced the acquisition of Kewdale-based  commercial vehicle outlet Diesel Motors Trucks, for approximately $6 million.

Perth-based stockbroking and investment house Argonaut is expanding its reach to alternative capital markerts in Asia, with the launch of its first office in Hong Kong.

Perth home prices appeared to arrest their slide in September, falling just 0.1 per cent over the month to be largely steady for the first time in more than 15 months, new data says.

The City of Fremantle has released new planning guidelines for 12 sites in its underdeveloped east end, featuring four-to seven storey 'European-style' residential developments and nine-storey buil

A new national survey has identified Western Australia's office sector as the most likely in the country to provide a return to investors over the next year.

Perth-based construction company Diploma Group has been announced as preferred contractor for the $45 million redevelopment of the Kwinana Hub shopping centre.

The Queensland state government has given Peet approval for its Greater Flagstone Development Scheme, a residential and town centre development that will ultimately deliver up to 11,500 dwellings.

The state government has launched a major initiative aimed at tackling the lack of hotel investment and development in Western Australia, including the release of Crown land and lease incentives.

Construction company Diploma Group has won two new contracts worth a combined $24 million, including refurbishments and additions to heritage-listed Hale House.

The state government is seeking comment on its plans for the Cockburn Coast just south of Fremantle, which feature a hospitality and tourism precinct at the derelict South Fremantle Power Station a

AnaeCo has announced progress on a $5 million capital raising plan to help fund its $35 million waste treatment facility for the Western Metropolitan Regional Council in Shenton Park, and to provid