Growth of up to 8 per cent among countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations region could provide opportunities for Western Australia, according to a recent report by ANZ.
Perth home prices have ticked slightly higher in April to a median price of $520,000, which equates to an increase of just 0.3 per cent over the past year
An environment lobby group believes the federal government can save billions of dollars by scrapping diesel fuel tax credits for some of Australia's biggest polluters.
Analysts are looking to the services sector to drive the next phase of economic growth, amid a slowdown in resources investment and the collapse of key commodity prices.
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Treasurer Joe Hockey has welcomed moves by BHP Billiton to curb iron-ore production, which has boosted prices and in turn the prospect of a better budget outcome.
The price of consumer goods and services rose 0.1 per cent in Western Australia and 0.2 per cent nationally in the March quarter, fuelling expectations of an interest rate cut in May.
Property developers with projects worth as little as $2 million and as much as $10 million can choose to have their proposals evaluated by a Development Assessment Panel rather than their local council.
Iron ore miner Centaurus Metals says it can no longer afford to develop its Candonga project in Brazil on its own, and will be seeking to either bring in a joint venture partner or sell the mine in order to survive in the tough economic climate.
The falling dollar is attracting foreign students and bolstering fees at WA's universities, but it's not clear whether this will restore their once-fat surpluses.
Potato farmers are disappointed with the state government's reported decision to abolish the industry regulator after the 2017 election, but have said they are willing to consider changes to eliminate some of the most controversial legislation governing their trade.
Rail and port operator Asciano's chief executive John Mullen is predicting stronger profit growth this year and says the underlying Australian economy is still strong.
Treasurer Mike Nahan said today Western Australia might get an extra $660 million from Canberra to make up for the shortfall in GST grants but conceded the amount, timing and use of the funds, were all yet to be decided.
Premier Colin Barnett was left angry and disappointed after today's meeting of the nation's leaders failed to resolve the dispute over Western Australia's share of GST funds.
A fall in the jobless rate by 0.1 percentage points has beaten economists' expectations, with the March rate coming in at 6.1 per cent according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Western Australia's collapsing GST allocation is the most severe economic shock the state has faced since the share crash of the late 1980s, Premier Colin Barnett says.
China's economy expanded 7 per cent year on year in the first quarter, slumping to a new post-global financial crisis low even as authorities take steps to bolster growth in the world's second-largest economy.
Joe Hockey's day started with the "immense honour" of ringing the bell to end another trading session at the New York Stock Exchange, but that was as good as it got for the federal treasurer.
Older Western Australians across all income levels are being subjected to growing levels of abuse, homelessness and cash grabs by relatives, according to legal professionals.
The University of Western Australia has launched a new attempt to capitalise of the fruits of the fast-fading resources boom by highlighting the value of human capital that has created in fields such as engineering.
