The state government has announced plans to split the Environmental Protection Authority from the Department of Environment and Conservation, in a move that has won rare bipartisan support from resources and conservation groups.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has paid a $100,000 fine from the corporate watchdog for an alleged failure to disclose a hike in its 2009 bad debt forecast ahead of a controversial $2 billion capital raising.
Uranium developer Toro Energy has appointed a specialist three-member project team to lead its flagship Wiluna project north of Kalgoorlie as the project's bankable feasability study moves towards completion by 2011.
'Luddites' keep Perth in dark on retail trading; Super review targets fund manager fees; Big Telstra holders blasted; Manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers sentiment flags; Rio unit soars on coal rebound
A revaluation of the recently re-purchased RAC Insurance by the Royal Automobile Club of WA has nearly offset the investment losses it felt at the hands of the global financial crisis.
The state Labor Party has rejected Premier Colin Barnett's 8pm weeknight trading compromise, but says it will support 7pm trading if the government supports its small business protection package.
A regulatory framework for back-up plans and a wider variety of gas market arrangements are some of the recommendations to help the state avert future gas shortages, in a report to be tabled in par
FMG decides not to tap China for cash; Mirvac bid to get whole of MREIT; Report reveal hoarding plans to avert gas crisis; Skills shortage risk to recovery; Banks' $8bn handout as outlook lifts
Tasmania and South Australia are Australia's top performing economies relative to their historic track record, contrasting with the resources-rich states of Western Australia and Queensland which are growing below par, a new CommSec study has concluded.
The Foreign Investment Review Board has given the greenlight to a $10.5 million investment by a Chinese company into Meridian Minerals, which will apply the funds to its Lennard Shelf zinc project in the Kimberley.
The pending outcome of the federal government's carbon pollution reduction scheme has created uncertainty for the Forest Products Commission of WA, which has had to cut staff numbers as part of a restructure to reflect the changing economy.
Boards slam executive pay reform; BHP clears hurdle in race for new uranium mine; Casposo 'at risk' in Troy board stoush; Help for rivals of big four banks; IMF doubts Asian growth
The reduced workload at the state's Industrial Relations Commission has prompted the government to reduce the number of serving commissioners from seven to six.
Shell puts money on LNG ships; Rate rise justified by dip in unemployment; Uranium hits for Mindax; More go bust, especially in WA and Qld; Banks say funding costs likely to stay high for while
A petroleum industry body has accused Alcoa of confusing energy security with the supply of natural gas into their commercial activities, after comments the company made at an event today.
Grain handling and marketing company CBH Group plans to simplify its zone system for electing directors after shareholders supported a resolution put forward by the board.
A second economic report into the state's live sheep trade has been welcomed by the RSPCA, which says ending the trade will create jobs while Western Australia's farming industry groups have dismissed the findings.
Perth-based Royal Resources has signed a $50 million binding deal with a Singaporean company for the joint development of the Razorback magnetite iron ore deposit in South Australia.
Western Australia's unemployment rate has risen to a seasonally adjusted 5.8 per cent in September, bucking the national 0.1 per cent fall, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said today.
RBA's interest rate increase inspires world markets; Iron ore exports on the rise; NZ taxman chases Westpac for $825m; Alcoa to keep up competition pressure; Labor backflip on GST relief
Development of the $43 billion Gorgon LNG project has been called an economy changing jobs bonanza. With a slew of other major oil and gas projects in the wings, how real are the opportunities for local business to share in the benefits?
Population expansion, water shortages, and degradation of land fertility will elevate agriculture to a position of global strategic importance over the next two decades.
THE controversy over the pay packet of Michele Dolin, chief executive of the state superannuation agency GESB has overshadowed the long-running debate over the organisation's future being held at the highest levels of government.
Industry dismay over RBA rate rise The Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to lift the official cash rate has caused surprise and dismay from various lobby groups, with one from WA saying the central bank has acted too hastily.
