JOB service providers in Western Australia have painted a positive picture of the federal government's $4 billion Job Network overhaul despite reports to the contrary.
EXPANDING from one office to three in the past two years has helped cement Northbridge-based town planners Greg Rowe and Associates as one of the largest firms of its kind in the state.
THE Indian Ocean was the great 'silk sea route' Australia's great new frontier and, in many respects, its future, a report launched last week has concluded.
INVESTMENT in mining and heavy industry in Western Australia will nose-dive by $9 billion in 2010-11 but will then steadily recover to the current boom levels, according to new construction industry forecasts.
Western Australia has topped a survey of businesses intending to pursue acquisitions in the next three years as the global downturn lowers the price of competitors.
The first phase of the state and federal governments' plan to boost social housing stock in WA is set to start with 286 houses, valued at $70 million, to be built by mid next year.
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The Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to cut the official cash rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 3 per cent has been hailed as a "very smart" move by economists.
Substantial growth in the state is projected to return in the medium to long term following a decline in demand over the next few years, a new study has revealed.
East Perth-based Coretrack has teamed up with two international petroleum companies, Halliburton/DBA and Baker Hughes INTEQ, to advance its "intelligent" core-drilling technology for the oil and gas industry.
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Controversy over last year's disastrous BrisConnection's float has prompted market regulators to change rules governing partly paid securities, imposing a new requirement for an agreement to be signed between a broker and a retail investor.
Around 35 per cent of respondents to a national survey of building and construction companies believe the federal government's $42 billion stimulus package will have no impact on business.
The state government has claimed Cabinet confidentiality in its refusal to release the State Infrastructure Strategy despite the opposition's claims it will cause business confidence to continue to drop.
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The Salaries and Allowances Tribunal has recommended that salaries of senior public servants be frozen at current levels because of the "critical economic position that the community presently faces".
The state government's $80 million initiative to increase mineral and petroleum exploration will include six different programs including a co-funded program with industry for innovative drilling technologies.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA has expressed concern over what it says is the watering down of powers of the new building and construction industry watchdog and the penalties it can impose.
The Masters Builders Association says house prices and the costs of commercial construction will rise following amendments to redundancy provisions in the sector.
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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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.
