Prominent corporate adviser John Poynton, former mining executive Bill Turner, and Supreme Court judge Carmel McLure are among the Western Australian luminaries to receive honours as part of this year's Queen's Birthday awards.
The state government has launched a new advertising campaign to further promote Western Australia as a thriving tourist destination for domestic and overseas travellers.
An increase to the minimum wage announced today will mean Western Australian businesses pay roughly $20 per week more for mimimum wage workers than their eastern states counterparts, while the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA warns it will have a flow-on effect on employment.
Arrium's administrator is still seeking another $100 million to make the Whyalla steelworks attractive to potential investors despite Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull having ruled out an immediate bailout.
Australia's second-largest airline, Virgin Australia, is set to be more than one-third owned by two Chinese companies after its biggest shareholder slashed its stake.
A forecast slump in iron ore prices is set to deliver another blow to already-strained federal government finances, with analysts warning a recent uptick in pricing will soon be wiped out.
MP for Canning Andrew Hastie has been booted out of the Army Reserves after he defied a Defence request to remove photos of him in military garb from election campaign material.
A timely dose of regulatory assistance is benefiting Australian financial technology startups, according to CrowdfundUP founder and managing director Jack Quigley.
The value of investor housing loan approvals has fallen to a near two-year low, adding weight to the view the Reserve Bank of Australia could cut interest rates again without fear of restarting a price boom.
The state government has selected Sodexo as preferred operator of its new women's prison, adding to a string of big contract wins in Western Australia by the global facilities management company.
Speculation about Premier Colin Barnett's leadership is being perpetuated by those who deliberately seek to undermine the government, Treasurer Mike Nahan says.
Western Australian state final demand has contracted for the 10th consecutive quarter, while national GDP figures grew at their fastest rate for nearly four years
Training and Workforce Development Minister Liza Harvey today questioned why university students in subjects like ancient history could get more financial assistance than trainees in industries like building and construction.
Small and medium-sized businesses are settling their invoices about 12 faster than large corporations on average, a report by Dun & Bradstreet has found.
Joe McDonald was among six Construction, Forrestry, Mining and Energy Union officials hit with a fine for illegally blockading a construction site in 2013, preventing 160 employees from attending work at the project.
Premier Colin Barnett has revived long-discussed plans for an indigenous art gallery at Elizbeth Quay, partly inspired by the success of Hobart's MONA gallery, as a key part of his goal to boost boost Perth as a tourist brand.
Gold has fallen one per cent to a three-month low, extending losses after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen indicated the US central bank could raise interest rates within months if the economy continues to improve, boosting the US dollar.
Oil prices have eased after topping $US50 a barrel for the first time in about seven months, while US stocks ended near flat after two days of strong gains.
Wall Street has trodden water following two days of strong gains as advancing defensive sectors offset declines in materials, banks and other cyclical industries.
Gina Rinehart has lost her position as Australia's richest person due to plunging iron ore prices and a bitter court battle with her two eldest children.
Wall Street has risen robustly for a second straight session, helped by higher oil prices and investors becoming more comfortable with the prospect of an interest rate hike as early as next month.
Gold has fallen to a seven-week low after upbeat US home sales data in the previous session boosted expectations that the Federal Reserve will press ahead with interest rate rises in the near term.
Oil prices have climbed to just shy of $US50 ($A69.62) a barrel after a sharper-than-expected fall in crude inventories, lifting energy shares and world stock markets.
