Leading property developer Nigel Satterley has hit back at claims the first home owners grant is a policy failure, arguing the grant has provided an ongoing boost to the Western Australian housing market.
The state government is hoping to deliver greater planning certainty to suburbs around Kwinana by agreeing to introduce legislation securing a buffer zone between industrial and residential land uses.
Perth Arena has been named as one of the world's top entertainment venues, ahead of iconic venues including New York's Madison Square Garden and London's O2 Arena.
Spending has risen across the Australian economy for 16 consecutive months and a lower Australian dollar, along with improving consumer sentiment, should provide a further boost this year.
A falling power pole on the property of an 82-year-old woman sparked the Perth Hills firestorm that destroyed 55 dwellings but the government's energy safety regulator says she is unlikely to be penalised.
Consumer and business lending is growing at the fastest pace since the global financial crisis as record low interest rates trigger a recovery in personal loans.
Government regulator Energy Safety has confirmed last weekend's devastating Parkerville fire, which claimed 52 homes, was caused by the failure of a privately owned power pole.
The World Bank has raised its growth forecasts for the global economy, but warned of potential volatility in capital flows as the United States withdraws its stimulus.
An independent review of Western Australia’s Liquor Control Act has paid particular attention to improving the liquor licence application process and underage drinking.
The Abbott government has begun closing immigration detention centres across the country, claiming the move will save the federal budget close to $90 million a year.
A peak industry group has called on the federal government to lift Australia's immigration intake by 15 per cent in order to address skills shortages in a number of professions.
Government contractor Serco says there is no evidence to support claims it inflated transport costs for prisoners attending funeral services in regional Western Australia by as much as 830 per cent.
Government backbencher Sharman Stone's fight with senior colleagues resisting calls to support food processor SPC Ardmona highlights the division in Liberal ranks, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says.
A state government plan to encourage employers to relocate from the central business district to suburban activity centres has made little progress, exacerbating the congestion on Perth roads.
The majority of Australian businesses are more upbeat about growth in 2014 than they were last year, with business expectations rising to a one-year high.
National assets including Medibank Private and Australia Post should be sold, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has told the government.
The state government’s hopes of ending a $1 billion dispute with building magnate Len Buckeridge over the James Point port project appear to have been dashed, with the developer’s lawyer revealing
The state government has postponed some of its big transport infrastructure projects in order to reduce the projected increase in state debt, as it strives to regain its AAA credit rating.
The federal government has confirmed it will fund road projects in Western Australia's resources-rich north but it remains to be seen whether a $615 million pledge for the Swan Valley Bypass will be honoured.
A group of large industrial gas users has urged Premier Colin Barnett to stand firm in insisting the Woodside-led Browse gas project is developed onshore.
