New WESTERN Australian Fisheries Minister Norman Moore has had to deal with a heated lobster fishing industry after new plans to restrict the commercial and recreational catch of western rock lobster
Allco crashes under $1bn debt burden; Receivers to take over ABC Learning; White knight tip emerges in battle for Mt Gibson control; ETS modelling under fire; Telstra issue broadband ultimatum
Delay carbon plan, warns RBA director; Hundreds of jobs go as crisis hits miners; Stamp duty slump hits state budgets; Housing, retail downturn boost case for rate cut; China demand slowing, admits Rio
Perth has recorded the biggest fall in house prices over the past year as latest figures from the Australian Bureu of Statistics confirm a slowdown in the national housing market.
Western Australia has recorded the biggest drop in newspaper job advertisements for October, in line with the national decline as firms shied away from hiring staff in a slowing economy, a survey says.
Talks start on WA uranium mining; China output slows as exports fall; Vale set to slash iron ore output; Jobs to go as squeeze hits car dealers; Unions shape up for Telstra strike action
West Perth-based Industrial Minerals Corporation Ltd will explore funding arrangements for the development of its $67 million US project after its joint venture partner pulled out.
Queensland IT company Cellnet Group Ltd said it will close its Perth, Melbourne and Adelaide product distribution warehouses in a bid to focus on computer server work provided by IBM and Microsoft.
Westpac outshines its rivals; RBA plays down fears of recession; Wesfarmers seeks €3b to cover Coles debt; Miners pull projects as prices drop; Bills go up $365 as LNG hit hard
Wesfarmers Ltd has taken steps to allow it to access capital from international markets with the establishment of a near $6 billion Euro Medium Term Note program.
Furniture retailer Fantastic Holdings Ltd says uncertainty in the market will make it difficult to provide specific earnings guidance, but it will continue to roll out its expansion plans including four new stores in Western Australia.
Early action to tackle climate change will reduce gross national product by just a tenth of a per cent a year, with the economy continuing to grow strongly, the federal government says.
Minara paints grim picture as it seeks $210m; PM's investor rescue plan gets the thumbs down; WA seeks federal backing for port; Watchdog clears Stokes' Seven for a 'hypothetical' tilt at WAN; Shareholders shirty as pub group misses forecast
Po Valley Energy Ltd non executive chairman Graham Bradley spent $506,500 to increase his interest in the company. The additional stake was bought by way of exercise of options and on market trade.
THE City of Swan, Rio Tinto and 303 Advertising are among the organisations that have been recognised for their contribution to the arts at the Western Australian Business and the Arts Partnership Awa
PROFESSOR Lance Twomey (pictured), a former Curtin vice-chancellor was appointed to the title of Panglima Setia Bintang Sarawak, which carries the Malaysian state title of Dato, as part of Sarawak’s 4
ENGINEERING firms servicing the oil and gas sector believe it will be a relatively strong sector over future years, in contrast to the mining industry.
FORMER Great Central Mines chief Joe Gutnick has been appointed executive chairman of North Australian Diamonds, replacing John Hopkins who has stepped down as chairman but will remain a non-executive
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WHILE much of the focus on the new state government’s advisers has been on the newcomers from Canberra, most of the key players are locals, many with experience from the previous Liberal government of
THE state government has established an economic audit group to conduct a wide-ranging review of the operational and financial performance of the WA public sector.
WESTERN Australian fresh produce entrepreneur and previous WA Business News 40under40 award winner Leanne Wesche has been named this year’s Telstra WA Business Woman of the Year.
Paraplegic Benefit Fund Australia The Paraplegic Benefit Fund Australia was founded in 1984 by the late Sir George Bedbrook, a world-renowned spinal surgeon who also founded the Department of Parapleg
