Its shares may have surged more than 500 per cent in the past 12 months but some analysts argue Fortescue Metals Group Ltd is relatively cheap compared with its mining peers.
Iluka Resources Ltd's full-year profit could slide by almost $40 million based on figures provided by the mineral sands miner at its annual general meeting today.
Broome may be bracing for another bumper tourism season, but this year is likely to test hospitality operators more than ever due to a shortage of affordable accommodation for workers.
Events promoter John Webb has vowed to contest criminal charges brought against him this week by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission over his role in failed expo business, Media & Events Australia Pty Ltd.
The brother and sister behind wine store-cum-cafe-cum-food-to-go concept, The Beaufort Street Merchant, are busy planning their second venture on the bustling Highgate strip.
Curtin University is in the early stages of planning a health and medical services centre that aims to attract multi-million dollar industry investment for the creation of specialist learning facilities.
Veteran stockbroker Terry Hogan and his business partner Eve Broadley are investing $1 million in the expansion of their contract wine business, The Vintage Wineworx.
Virgin Blue will recommence flights to Broome next month after the airline was forced to cancel flights from Perth throughout May due to a shortage of available pilots.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has brought criminal charges against exhibition promoter John Webb for his involvement in managing events company Media & Events Australia Pty Ltd between August 2004 and June 2005.
The Goldfields Land & Sea Council has warned that the region’s resources sector could be thrown into chaos within a month if the state government fails to find a viable solution to native title issues in the area.
Subiaco’s iconic Oriel Cafe and Brasserie will reopen its doors next week, seven months after the previous owner went into administration – but it will no longer offer the 24-hour restaurant service for which it has been known.
First-time visitors to Mt Hawthorn Japanese restaurant Ha-Lu sometimes find the menu a little puzzling; but not because it’s written entirely in Japanese.
Oil and gas giant Chevron Australia plans to more than double the number of graduates it will employ this year as it ramps up its recruitment to meet increasing demand for exploration and development, including its $11 billion Gorgon gas project in the No
Leading liquor licensing lawyers believe the wide-sweeping liquor reforms introduced this week will make it easier for new bottle shops to open in the metropolitan area.
Learning the best ways to store wine could prevent some nasty surprises when opening a bottle after it has been stored at home for several years, according to wine buff Blair Hill.
Struggling animal pharmaceutical manufacturer Chemeq has been dealt another blow, with its entire production and maintenance staff walking out on the company following significant uncertainty about the group's financial future.
Jim Freemantle, the architect of the Western Australia’s new liquor laws, takes the helm of the newly established Liquor Commission on Monday with the aim of delivering quicker outcomes, reducing costs for applicants and breathing life into Perth.
After selling his Highgate night spot, Luxe Bar, a couple of months ago, Geoff Hayward says he’d be focussing his attention on his pub down the road, The Brisbane Hotel.
A 17-member wine industry taskforce has set the ambitious target of doubling the value of Australian wine sales during the next five years by focusing on getting more consumers to drink premium wines.
Altos fans lamenting the loss of the dimly-lit restaurant renowned for exceptional food and a comprehensive wine list may find a recent Subiaco renovation goes some way to filling the void.
The good vibes flowing from federal Labor's national conference hit a major stumbling block in Western Australia after Premier Alan Carpenter revealed he did not think the use of Australian Workplace Agreements were bad for workers in the mining sector.
Labor appears idealogically split on uranium despite the Federal party's decision to lift a ban on new mines. South Australian premier Mike Rann today welcomed the end of an "outdated, illogical" position but Alan Carpenter says a ban will stay here.
Goldman Sachs JBWere is understood to be in discussions to take a significant investment in Evans & Tate as part of a recapitalisation plan with the winery’s bankers, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group.
It has been almost 15 years since more than 2,000 workers at Hamersley Iron’s north-west operations went on a 10-day strike after a fitter refused to join the Metal and Engineering Workers’ Union.
The state government’s buy-local policy has come under fire after Geraldton-based Mitchell and Brown recently missed out on a $1 million tender to supply a local high-school with 700 laptop computers.
About seven years ago, Little Creatures co-founder Howard Cearns was finding it tough to sell the beer he had brewed with his mates, Phil Sexton, Adrian Fini and Nic Trimboli.
Empire Beer Group is considering opening its second Colonial Brewery Co pub in Perth after abandoning negotiations with Warren Mead to acquire the restaurateur’s Oyster Bar venue in Fremantle.
The visit to WA by deputy federal Labor leader Julia Gillard has done little to quell fears among the business community that scrapping AWAs would lead to increased industrial action at the hands of a more powerful union movement.
Australia's wine grape harvest is expected to be the lowest in seven years, according to fresh figures released by the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation.
