Treasurer Ben Wyatt says the latest data from Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA showed positive signs for the Western Australian economy, despite CCIWA arguing for reforms to boost business and housing investment.
The Morrison government has announced a suite of measures to immediately support small businesses, non-profit organisations and tourism businesses affected by Australia's bushfires.
Moves to scrap the use of carryover carbon emissions credits from the Kyoto Protocol could significantly increase the cost of Australia meeting its Paris Agreement target.
Nine WA-linked resources businesses are ranked among the country’s top 20 corporate taxpayers, despite a widespread perception the industry does not pay its way.
OPINION: Mark McGowan and his Labor government are sitting pretty entering the final quarter of their first four-year term, with no obvious domestic issues likely to destabilise their approach to the next election in March 2021.
Western Australia’s first refund point operators for the federal government’s container deposit scheme have been chosen, with 145 refund locations made available in the state.
The federal government has announced a $50 million emergency fund to address the loss of wildlife during the nation’s bushfire season, as more Australian businesses have pledged millions in combined donations.
Andrew and Nicola Forrest's Minderoo Foundation has committed $70 million to Australia's bushfire response, far exceeding the contributions made by big companies across the country.
Contract Power Group plans to build a new power station at Esperance after Horizon Power awarded the Perth company a 20-year power purchase agreement for the supply of electricity to the town.
The Western Roads Federation has called for truckies to be included in the federal goverment's business assistance package, as it emerged today the two-week closure of the Eyre Highway would continue after bushfires were upgraded to emergency level.
Contractor Sodexo will exit a loss-making contract running Melaleuca female prison in April, about four years after the facility opened, following a December agreement for the government to take over operations.
About $1.9 billion will be split between the Insurance Commission of Western Australia and other creditors of Bell Group when a settlement deal, signed in December, comes into effect later this year.
Former federal MP Dennis Jensen has been awarded $325,000 in damages by the Supreme Court of Western Australia following the outcome of a defamation case against The Australian for articles it published in 2016.
Donald Trump has become only the third US president to be impeached as the House of Representatives formally charged him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress in a historic step that will inflame a deeply divided America.
The state government has used today’s mid-year review to tout falling debt levels and a higher surplus, disguising what are otherwise middling projections for GSP and wage growth.
Former MLC Phil Edman has left the Liberal Party following an investigation into the alleged misuse of his electorate allowance to fund sordid personal activities.
US growth, investment and unemployment numbers all look improved under President Donald Trump, but it is still early days to call the full impact of his tax cut package passed two years ago this month.
WA Liberal Leader Liza Harvey has called on the party’s state director to expel former MLC Phil Edman, following accusations by the Corruption and Crime Commission that Mr Edman misused his parliamentary allowance to fund lurid personal activities.
Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is confident his government will be able to keep its election promise of surpluses over the next four years, despite marked downgrades to the outlook in his last budget update.
The Liberal Party WA’s marginal seat contingent played a big role in the shock May federal election victory, while local ministers, most notably Christian Porter, are key to the government’s agenda.
OPINION: The state’s electoral redistribution commissioners shouldn’t expect Christmas cards from opposition leader Liza Harvey, former Labor minister Margaret Quirk or the first-term member for Joondalup, Emily Hamilton.
Global manufacturer Alstom has signed a 10-year contract to assemble new railcars at Midland as part of the Metronet project, with the government saying the railcars will be delivered 22 per cent below its budget at $1.25 billion.
Peter Quinlan spent plenty of time listening during an appearance at ‘Justice Reinvestment’ earlier this month, a panel discussion hosted by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia.
