WESTERN Australian companies servicing the oil and gas sector have returned from a recent trade mission to the US with diaries full of new contacts and a fresh perspective on the value of organised business trips.
Western Power is aiming to become the first WA government corporation to implement a collective agreement, and will do so by going straight to its workers after a breakdown in negotiations with the Australian Services Union.
Two of the nation's leading housing associations along with 30 suppliers and builders have today launched a campaign in Western Australia, encouraging potential home buyers to build.
Premier Colin Barnett has defied lobbying by independent supermarket owners by announcing today that he would introduce a bill paving the way for retail trading hours to be extended to 9pm on weeknights.
Delays in receiving environmental approval for the $1.8 billion Karara iron ore joint venture have prompted Gindalbie Metals to make redundant 24 employees.
The Rudd government will tomorrow introduce legislation to introduce a tough new cop on the beat for the building industry which will place it at odds with unions.
Banks take CBA lead on raising home loan rates; Asciano buys lifeline with last-minute capital raising; Aluminium up on China demand; Barnett opens door to gas reserve changes; James Hardie has eye on Irish base
Private equity fund Harmony Capital has moved to full ownership of the state's largest meatworks, Harvey Beef, after buying out partners Elders and Stark Investments.
Local government councils in the Wheatbelt may stop issuing permits for operators of larger grain trucks as the deadline for the state government to commit an initial $45 million to upgrade rail lines for grain transport passes.
VDM Group expects to book an operating loss for the 2009 financial year as current business conditions result in a write off of goodwill by up to $85 million.
An increasing number of businesses in Western Australia are becoming more confident about the local economy's prospects with some saying the current economic climate has been good for business.
Sinosteel Midwest Corporation will appeal the environmental watchdog's rejection of a crucial part of its iron ore mining plans, which the company says will prevent the entire project from going ahead.
Environmental work on Royal Dutch Shell's liquefied natural gas project in Gladstone will start shortly after the Queensland government declared the operation as a "significant" project.
Tax reprieve for small business; Chinese see off rivals for OZ; Triad opposes Rio-BHP venture; CBA eyes rate rise; Shemesian sells Cape Lambert stake for $17m
The state government has reached a native title agreement with the Nyangumarta people covering almost 32,000-square-kilometres of land and waters in the Pilbara.
The Western Australian Trade Opportunities Service is operated by the International Trade Centre of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia.
THERE is an interesting collection of businesspeople who wield influence in government due to their roles as board members of major corporatised agencies.
AGRICULTURE exporters, lobby groups and industry bodies are concerned at the prospect of increased certification costs from the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service if a plan to scrap a 40 per cent subsidy goes ahead.
WENDY Duncan is a name few Western Australians would be able to place, yet ask political observers who's who in the state's parliamentary jungle and her name comes up time and time again.
THE economic downturn has drastically affected the bottom line of many Western Australian businesses, yet while the level of project activity remains subdued, some firms are turning to pro-bono work to keep busy.
WHEN Celebrate WA announced Western Australia's Citizen of Year awards for 2009 two weekends ago the presence of the University of Western Australia would not have escaped the attention of many.
A KEY component of the government's 'Works Reform Business Solution Plan' earmarks the relocation of thousands of public sector workers from the city's government buildings to new locations.
SIX months after initiating an overhaul of the construction and management of state government buildings, Treasurer Troy Buswell has unveiled details of the reforms to Western Australia's building and construction stakeholders.
THE who's who of politics behind the parliamentarians features those who act as gatekeepers to their ministers, implement policy or are appointed to shape the direction of important government agencies or corporations.
