Payment of a minimum salary and return travel costs for spouses are some of the draft regulations released by the federal government today for employers of subclass 457 visa workers.
Western Australia's January jobless rate has risen to a seven-month high but the state still holds the lowest unemployment rate in the country, new figures show.
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BOATIES might have found a champion in Premier Colin Barnett, who has set his government's sights on a marina nestled into the northern part of Rous Head.
WITH Western Australia's fourth referendum on daylight saving since 1975 to be held in a few months, State Scene thought it appropriate to take a look back at parliament's disgraceful record on this question.
A NEW obstacle to the privatisation of the state government's superannuation fund, GESB, has emerged with the tax status of the $5.47 billion accumulation fund, West State Super, in doubt.
Trade opportunities 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.
WITH Western Australia's fourth referendum on daylight saving since 1975 to be held in a few months, State Scene thought it appropriate to take a look back at parliament's disgraceful record on this question.
East Perth-based Fleetwood Corporation has delivered a record interim result for the first half of fiscal 2009, with net profit up 16 per cent to $18.4 million.
Shares in Emeco Holdings soared after the earthmoving equipment provider foreshadowed a record interim result and full year earnings in line with expectations.
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The number of corporate insolvencies climbed 27 per cent in calendar 2008 with the growth rate gathering pace in the last quarter, according to new research.
The global economic slowdown has forced engineering company Sedgman to write-off $20 million of goodwill value from its Perth-based subsidiary Intermet Engineering, which it bought less than two years ago for $32 million.
Subiaco-based Global Nickel Investments will branch out into the medical sector following a proposed deal to acquire Minomic International for around $6.4 million in cash and scrip.
The state government has awarded two contracts valued at nearly $5 million to Southern Roads Services to upgrade highways near Mount Barker and Balingup.
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The DomGas Alliance says the federal government's emissions trading scheme could lead to higher gas and electricity prices, domestic gas shortages and undermine the country's efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Agribusinesses in Western Australia are enjoying the flow on effects of better seasonal conditions with the best business performance results nationally, according to latest figures from the the Westpac and Charles Sturt University Agribusiness Index.
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Western Australia's native timber industry has expressed shock at the state government's blanket rejection of requests for financial assistance, predicting job losses and mill closures will result.
Staff numbers at the Western Australian arm of engineering contractor Clough will be cut by around 45 as part of restructure plans to ensure operational effectiveness.
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Environment Minister Donna Faragher has indicated she will set more stringent conditions for the proposed desalination plant at Binningup, to ensure protection of the surrounding bushland and marine environment.
Local councils have up to six months to advise the state government of their amalgamation plans and intentions to reduce the number of elected members.
More good news for the state's property sector as new analysis reveals first home buyers in WA receive more in government incentives than any other state or territory, while quarter-on-quarter land sales in Perth jump 29 per cent.
