Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis, says the latest Australian Census of Women in Leadership shows women are still being largely shut out of senior decision making roles in Australian business.
Western Australia led the growth in retail trade in August with a 1.1 per cent increase in sales according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The Australian Uranium Association is seeking an urgent meeting with the Northern Territory chief minister after last week's decision by the Territory government to oppose a uranium mine near Alice Springs.
The competition watchdog has agreed to allow DP World Australia and Patrick Stevedores to give preferential treatment to trucks engaging in dual runs in an effort to improve efficiency at the Port of Fremantle.
Macmahon Holdings has been awarded a $74 million state government contract to design and construct the Great Eastern Highway-Roe Interchange Project in Midland.
Computer and office equipment financier ThinkSmart has announced a $16 million capital raising to fund the launch of a consumer proposition in the UK and new growth opportunities in Australia.
Perth was the worst performing capital city in the latest RP Data-Riskmark Capital City Home Value Index with the value of homes falling 2.7 per cent in August.
Brockman Resources has estimated the infrastructure costs for its Marillana iron ore project in the Pilbara will be between $1.3 billion and $1.9 billion and it hopes to have the mine operating by 2014.
NGM Resources says it will challenge Paladin Energy's withdrawal from its friendly takeover of NGM, which Paladin last week said was due to terrorist activities in Niger, where NGM is exploring for uranium.
The state government has announced an unexpectedly large operating surplus of $831 million for 2009-10 defying concerns that the state might fall into deficit.
WA Greens Senator Scott Ludlam has urged the state and federal governments to take note of the decision by the Northern Territory government to oppose a uranium mine proposal near Alice Springs.
Western Australian businesses are the most likely in the country to have a website but many WA small businesses are choosing not to use social media, according to two new surveys.
The state government’s push to dump voluntary reform within the local government sector has come under fire from the opposition, the Nationals and the sector’s peak body.
Perth-based metallurgical testing specialist Ammtec, which has agreed to a conditional takeover by Campbell Brothers, has recorded a $7.2 million after tax profit for the 2010 financial year.
Support for the WA Labor Party has dropped to 43 per cent on a two party preferred basis according to the latest Newspoll, while support for the Coalition is at its highest level since March last year.
Alinta Energy Group says it has reached a deal with lenders that will relieve the debt-laden company of its $3.5 billion in liabilities in return for ownership of all its assets.
A parliamentary steering committee has found 61 of the state's 139 local councils are unsustainable and that legislation may need to be introduced to force reform within the sector.
Councillors at the City of Perth want further investigations carried out on a light rail concept linking Curtin University, the QE2 Medical Centre and UWA.
The Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Research Economics has warned there could be a 20 per cent downturn in WA's winter crops because of the dry conditions being experienced across the state.
The WA Chamber of Minerals and Energy has slammed reports the Greens are threatening to use their alliance with federal Labor to stop all new uranium projects from securing government approval.
Perth-based metallurgical testing specialist Ammtec has agreed to a conditional takeover after Campbell Brothers made a revised increased offer for the company.
A push by Denis McInerney and a group of dissident shareholders for a board spill at junior miner Padbury Mining has been defeated and cast doubts over a takeover bid by Fe Limited.
The newly elected Gillard government is already under pressure from the resource and energy sector to clear up the uncertainty created by the proposed minerals resource rent tax.
The Retail Traders' Association says the success of the first day of Sunday trading at Joondalup has sent a clear message to the state government that people want shopping hours to be more flexible.
The southern Perth suburb of Applecross has recorded the worst performance of any Australian suburb on rental returns over the past year, falling 38 per cent.
