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Treasurer Troy Buswell has admitted the state government has no power to unwind a $160,000 pay increase to the chief executive of government superannuation fund GESB, Michele Dolin.

China manufacturing on road to recovery; ATO ramps up audits of wealthy; PearlStreet board rejects competing higher offer; IMF says Australia on way to recovery; Macquarie on buying spree

The state government expects to receive more than the 115 local government reform submissions it has already received, which highlight potential areas for reform in the face of possible council ama

The number of Western Australian business rated as a high risk of failure has risen from a year ago despite signs suggesting the economy is on the mend, new analysis shows.

The Russell Barnett-chaired pharmaceutical company Freedom Eye is set to become a uranium player after it agreed to acquire a project near Meekatharra from Empire Resources.

IMF warns on borrowing risk; Timbercorp's assets sold; Watchdog may nip NAB; Labor plans big projects overhaul; WA sees big influx of foreign businesses

A stronger Australian currency will pose major challenges in the year ahead.

The cloud hanging over car dealers has dispersed, as conditions improve.

The Western Australian Trade Opportunities Service is operated by the International Trade Centre of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia.

Western Australia's exporters have defied the global downturn to deliver another record performance in 2008-09. So who are the key players behind the numbers?

THE property development sector has strongly endorsed the state government's planning reform agenda, which was released last week by the Planning Minister John Day.

Financial markets are important but can sometimes get too much attention.

EXPANSION of Western Australia's port capacity remains a high priority for local industry, despite the dampening impact of the global economic crisis.

Getting the bureaucratic balance right is a challenge for the red tape task force.

TEACHING is widely regarded as a recession-proof profession.And it appears those companies that turn a profit from private education have also come out largely unaffected by the economic downturn.

ITALIAN renaissance scientist Galileo Galilei is purported to have said "to count what is countable, measure what is measurable, and what is not measurable, make measurable".

WESTERN Australia is ranked ahead of all states in terms of the number of laws imposing liability on directors, and it's a regime the Australian Institute of Company Directors fears could deter business investment in the state.

WHILE most businesses start off in their local market and aspire to break into the export field, Perth-based Inflatable Packers International has taken the opposite path.

THE federal government's modernisation of the award system was designed to encompass those sectors already covered by an award under the one system. However, an Australian Industrial Relations Commission decision last week means a greater number of profes

GOLD has always been a safe haven for investors in times of trouble and uncertainty.

The voices of dissent over what's accepted as climate science are getting louder.

THE agricultural sector may have surrendered its status as the driving force behind Western Australia's export growth, but it continues to be a major contributor to the state.

The redevelopment of Claremont Oval and its surrounds is set to go ahead after Planning Minister John Day tabled an amendment to a planning scheme in parliament.

Dwelling values in Western Australia have risen more than 4 per cent this year despite evidence that first home-buyers are fading from the market, a private sector survey has found.

Western Australian consumers joined the rest of the country in flocking back to the shopping malls in August, as the nation spent $19.8 billion without the aid of cash handouts from the government, new data shows.

Building approvals for WA appeared to be a mixed bag with total approvals up 1.3 per cent in August but approvals for the private sector down, new figures show.

The building watchdog has thrown its support behind CBI Constructors in legal action against more than 100 workers who went on an eight-day strike last year at the North West Shelf expansion project.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA has renewed its push for extended retail trading hours, today launching a campaign urging the public to contact their local member of parliament.

Mining magnate attacks 'racist' treatment of Chinese; Delay for Forrest's $7bn loan; $12m bill for Lynas chairman; Port Bouvard hoses down big debt rollover concern; Reserve Bank warns on house prices

The environmental watchdog has given its go-ahead for the construction of a new 500 boat capacity marina at Rockingham, saying it was unlikely to impact on the local environment.

RBA fuels budget stimulus debate; Unions 'to resist AWAs by stealth'; Myer cashes in on confidence; Chinese offer $3bn for Nufarm; ASIC turns up heat on ASX

Perth companies Vulcan Resources and Universal Resources have agreed to merge through a scheme of arrangement, nearly one month after both explorers flagged a friendly merger.