The state opposition is calling on the government to be open and honest about its 3 per cent budget cuts as the planned $93 million Northbridge-based police complex is delayed.
Western Australia has just missed its projected Christmas retail sales target for 2008 as the national figure climbed 2 per cent compared to the previous year.
Rio Tinto has postponed its $547 million automated train operation in Western Australia and suspended a $236 million underground mine development in New South Wales amid the gobal economic downturn.
Sundance Resources is part of a consortium selected to construct and operate an iron ore export terminal in Cameroon which is expected to become a major shipping hub that will service the company's Mbalam iron ore project.
Extension of gas pipeline to preserve Kimberley; Chinese mills seek long-term offtake agreements in WA; Rudd IR changes 'a threat to WA'; Demand dive savages iron exports; PM told to hasten tax cuts
Oil and gas explorer Buru Energy says it will defer this year's exploration work at its Canning Basin tenements and reduce employee numbers in response to the current economic climate.
The proposed 40 megawatt biomass plant in Manjimup has been served with additional conditions by the state government following a number of public appeals.
China warms to a flexible ore price; Miners push for right to use strike-breakers; Morgan Stanley and Citi in merger talks; Lifeline for Babcock & Brown; Rudd told to ease up on public service
Western Australia has hit its second operating deficit in four months with the state's monthly report revealing a deficit of $17 million in October, down from a surplus of $458 million from a year ago.
Perth-based oil and gas explorer Otto Energy plans to start drilling the Santa Rosa tenements in Argentina in June this year after the approval of a near $6 million exploration budget.
Comedian Mary G, Professor Fiona Stanley and local government chief executive Ricky Burges are just a few of the names appointed to a new, nine-member Indigenous Implementation Board to be chaired by Lieutenant General John Sanderson.
The state government has given the go-ahead for a new $135 million hospital in Albany, which will service more than 50,000 local residents in the Great Southern region.
Building approvals in Western Australia have slumped 30 per cent in November to levels not last seen in nearly eight years, as a lack of credit and economic uncertainty stopped investors from buying property, economists say.
Australian mining unions are still pushing ahead for substantial pay rises, particularly for Western Australian power workers, at a time when mining giants are planning massive staff cuts.
Alcoa freezes pay, cuts contractors; WA gas prices to surge on Citic deal; Babcock down for the final count; Fletcher loses Midas touch as car venture fails; Gillard tells unions - jobs not pay rises
Defiant Cockburn mayor Stephen Lee has heeded a state government request for his resignation, but has vowed to contest the mayoral elections in March this year.
The state government has given the go-ahead to a $230 million major expansion of the Joondalup Health Campus, which will double the size of the existing facility.
Some 5000 jobs at Alcoa's Western Australian operations will be safe from a planned 13 per cent cut to Alcoa's global work force as part of sweeping measures to reduce costs as the global economic crisis curbs demand.
ASIC probes 'missing millions'; Banks pocketing rate cuts - business; Funds fear they may be sold short; Leighton slashes earnings forecast; Cloud on car sales
Perceptions of a softer housing market and better mortgage management have boosted the number of Western Australians intending to take out a home loan within the next year, a survey has found.
Business braces for the worst; Lenders repossessing homes at soaring rate; Bosses eye early job cuts; ATO pursues new business dispute plan; NAB denies planning withdrawal from Britain
More than half of Australian businesses anticipate declining sales and profits in the March quarter amid fears of a steep rise in unemployment leading executives to prepare for a tumultuous year ahead.
West Perth-based explorer Northern Iron has signed an initial five-year offtake deal with a subsidiary of the Tata Steel Group over its Sydvaranger iron project in Norway.
Business braces for wages battle; China manufacturers shrink again as global slowdown bites; Cape Lambert ready to pounce on assets; Resources exports will face tough year; Jobs plan to tackle next wave of crisis
Magellan Metals, the miner at the centre of the Esperance lead contamination drama, has agreed to a $10 million commitment towards the clean up of the town and the establishment of a community fund.
