Hundreds of employment service providers across Australia have lost their government contracts, forcing thousands of staff to join dole queues with their clients.
In another blow to staff at Fairfax Media, one of its regional newspapers, The Golden Mail has closed its doors after 12 years of publishing the weekly newspaper in Kalgoorlie, forcing staff members to seek employment elsewhere.
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Nearly 80 jobs at Mission Australia's WA division are in doubt after the federal government did not renew the non-profit organisation's contract as part of the $4 billion overhaul of the national job network.
The Labor Party has called on the state government to explain why it needs a further $1.2 billion to meet new spending decisions after debate was gagged in Parliament for the third time this week.
Western Australia has recorded one of the larger falls in employer confidence as nearly 20 per cent of bosses across the country plan to cut staff numbers in the June quarter, a new survey has found.
Energy retailer Synergy has announced a business restructuring that involves partnering with local IT firm Alphawest, call centre operator Stellar and an unnamed global IT partner to create $75 million in cost savings and benefits over five years.
Residents in Esperance can breathe a sigh of relief after an independent expert review found the export of nickel through the town's port did not pose a health risk.
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City and rural business groups have lined up in their traditional opposing corners as Western Australians prepare for a six-week campaign ahead of the daylight saving referendum on May 16.
A PROPOSAL by the City of Wanneroo could provide a solution to the growing concerns of developers over requirements to preserve habitats of the endangered Carnaby's Black Cockatoo.
FREMANTLE Ports has revised its budgets and is closely monitoring current accounts and spending in light of tumbling trade figures and gloomy international forecasts.
GLOBAL insurance broker Aon has looked to Western Australia's local business talent to bolster its presence in the state - adding a Perth-based board to its existing operations.
INDUSTRY has welcomed the Environmental Protection Authority's environmental impact assessment process review, supporting its recommendation to move towards risk-based assessments for environmental approvals.
THE international economic downturn has filtered through to charities, with a national survey revealing more than half of not-for-profit organisations are recording a slump in donations.
The Western Australian Trade Opportunities Service is operated by the International Trade Centre of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia.
A construction forecasting body says Australia-wide activity in the sector is expected to slump by $12 billion over the next two years while construction in the mining industry is expected to plummet 60 per cent.
The state government says it will order work to stop at any BHP Billiton mines where workplace breaches are found, after five recent deaths at the company's Pilbara iron ore sites.
Energy Minister Peter Collier said he is seeking legal advice on whether he has capacity to stop Synergy relocating jobs overseas, after the state opposition claimed that more than 120 Western Australian jobs will head to India.
Mines Minister Norman Moore has delivered an assurance Western Australia will retain control of local mining operations despite increased foreign investment in Australian mining companies.
Building approvals in Western Australia have jumped 20 per cent to a seasonally adjusted 1,644 units in February, new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show.
New miner Atlas Iron has secured additional berth capacity at the Utah Point public access port facility in Port Hedland, which is currently under construction.
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The Western Australian government is the best performing state government in the country in the eyes of the small business community, according to the MYOB Australian Small Business Survey.
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