Building approvals in Western Australia have nearly halved over the past year as the latest January figures solidifies the property slump in the state.
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Dozens of mining companies are at risk of operating illegally after failing to comply with new security guidelines covering the handling of explosives.
The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA with the support of the WA government's Department of Industry and Resources.
COMMODITY exports are forecast to fall by 17 per cent in the 2010 financial year but farm export earnings are tipped to rise over the next two years, a report for the nation's commodities forecaster says.
GERHARDT Otto faced quite a culture shock when he emigrated from South Africa to Perth in 2006, experiencing almost immediately the challenges of finding employment.
THE Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA remains concerned that the federal government's proposed industrial relations reforms will have a negative effect on business, despite a Senate inquiry dismissing recommendations for significant changes.
THE state government has established a Ministerial Heavy Vehicle Advisory Panel to provide truck drivers with advice on issues in the road transport industry.
BOORAGOON-BASED recruitment firm Total Staffing Solutions has given a rare public insight into the challenges facing small and medium sized businesses trying to secure finance in the current market.
WESTERN Australia's big private businesses hold surprisingly uniform views on most subjects, and that extends to the federal government's $52 billion in extra spending via two stimulus packages.
THE Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA has denied its pre-budget submission to the state government includes a hit list of agencies it wants split or privatised.
THE possible closure of one of the state's largest integrated pallet manufacturers, Pinetec, could prove to be a boon for the local industry with one player keen to keep jobs in Western Australia.
A Treasury official will help the state's police department to identify savings in line with the government's 3 per cent efficiency-based savings amid claims the Police Minister is not doing his job properly.
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One of Western Australia's oldest brokers, Mortgage Force, has agreed to merge with Sydney-headquartered Smartline to create an entity with a loan portfolio worth more than $10 billion.
Premier Colin Barnett continued talking up Western Australia's economy in the face of further bad global news, but also issued a warning that the state had to be treated fairly by the rest of the nation.
