Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has released a proposal for how business losses should be treated for tax purposes which he says will help struggling firms cope with the patchwork economy.
All states and territories have signed on to the federal government's skills package in a deal which is worth $1.75 billion to them in incentive payments.
Premier Colin Barnett has conceded new Labor Opposition Leader Mark McGowan has received a bigger lift in the polls than he anticipated, predicting a tight election next year.
State opposition leader Mark McGowan has claimed Royalties for Regions funds are being pork-barrelled into National Party electorates and the regions that need it most are missing out, following th
Business confidence has improved but still remains below its long-term average because of concerns about a more pronounced slowing among emerging economies.
Premier Colin Barnett has fired a shot across Canberra's bow ahead of the Council of Australian Governments meeting, saying the balance of power now lies with the states.
The Western Australian branch of the Health Services Union says it may break away from the national body because of the damage being done to the brand by ongoing controversies.
Job advertisements rose for a third consecutive month, in a sign that hiring intentions by businesses are continuing to improve, a private survey shows.
Company collapses spiked 114 per cent in February in Western Australia, sparking fears the mining sector is sucking life out of non-resource related business.
Australia should focus on becoming a high-wage, high-productivity country or risk falling further behind the rest of the world, Business Council of Australia president Tony Shepherd says.
Western Australia may as well leave its minerals in the ground while its GST revenue continues to be stolen by Canberra and the eastern states, Premier Colin Barnett says.
The federal government must name the top 500 companies set to pay a price on carbon to dispel confusion among businesses and the public, the opposition says.
Opposition Treasury spokesperson Ben Wyatt has savaged the state government’s handling of the $95 million upgrade of nib Stadium, saying Western Australians will receive “next to nothing” in r
The state opposition has aligned itself with the Urban Development Institute of Australia in a pledge to streamline Western Australia’s residential planning and approvals system if successful at ne
About 50 Aboriginal rights activists have marched on Western Australia's parliament to demand a compensation deal equal to five per cent of the annual gross domestic product of the state'
Premier Colin Barnett has slammed the federal government over his state's share of GST revenues, saying Western Australia has "hit the bottom of the barrel" and must slash services becaus
Premier Colin Barnett says he has no objection to more American nuclear submarine visits to Perth's Garden Island naval base if US-Australian defence co-operation is boosted.
Treasurer Wayne Swan won't reveal if the federal budget will include specific measures for the non-mining states, but says the government is committed to spreading Australia's mining wealth across
Cocos Islands residents have never been consulted about basing American surveillance drones on the Australian territory and were recently assured no military base would be set up there, a local bus
