A new survey of Australia's chief executives in the manufacturing, construction and services industries has painted a grim picture for 2009, with sales for all sectors expected to weaken as the country starts to experience a significant slowdown.
The Forest Product Commission has estimated the damage from a fire, which swept through more than 2,500 hectares of pines near Yanchep, at around $100 million to industry and $10 million in stumpage value to the state government.
Hundreds of unionised Alcoa workers in Western Australia have today voted in favour of job security over pay increases in a bid to work with the company in the current economic uncertainty.
A prominent Western Australian economist and Treasurer Troy Buswell have both said the state is unlikely to dip into recession in 2011, as projected by economic forecaster Access Economics.
Western Areas Exploration Pty Ltd has been ordered by the Full Court of the Court of Appeal to pay for the appeal costs for Terry Streeter, chairman of unrelated company Western Areas, and his colleague.
Debt-laden Centro Properties Group completed a long-term refinancing agreement with lenders today, delivering its lenders 90 per cent of the company's equity and reducing pressure for asset sales.
Share bloodbath on fears of recession; Job losses send shares tumbling; Rio chairman takes fall for BHP bid debacle; CanWest may be forced to can Ten; Gillard defiant on jobs
Shares in Rio Tinto have fallen by as much as 10 per cent today as the miner posts a significant drop in iron ore output during the fourth quarter as the global market weakened amid the global economic slowdown.
The state government says it will provide an additional $31 million from the Royalties for Regions Scheme to increase support to country residents needing to travel away from their homes to access specialist medical services.
State government agencies have been ordered to slash advertising spend by 15 per cent and reduce the use of consultants by $5 million each year as the government undertakes a review into advertising and communications.
The effect of the global financial crisis is expected to become evident in coming months as Western Australia's December unemployment rate falls to a seasonally adjusted 2.8 per cent.
Wesfarmers set for storm; $60bn mining projects under threat; Argyle forced to axe 300 jobs; Telstra raises stakes with job cut plans; Write-downs weigh heavily on business
AS the state government conducts an audit on capital works projects worth more than $20 million in an effort to contain spending, a number of affected design firms have already started to count the financial costs, including redundancies.
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.
Earth from above High-profile environmentalist Phillip Toyne is coming to Perth to give a speech at The University of Western Australia Club’s theatre auditorium on Tuesday January 20.
SOME of the state's biggest users of energy have begun publicly reporting their energy consumption, many for the first time, under the federal government's Energy Efficiency Opportunities Act.
WHILE a number of aged care companies in Western Australia profited handsomely on the back of the boom, the sector overall has fallen victim to these economic good times.
CHILDREN'S charity Variety WA has involved young volunteers in its succession planning strategy to ensure the future of the not-for-profit organisation in Western Australia.
ALMOST six years in the making, BGC's $110 million Brikmakers plant in Hazelmere has begun production, although not in the most ideal of circumstances.
DESPITE a significant fall in new vehicle sales across the country in 2008, car dealers in Western Australia retain a positive outlook for the year ahead.
LUXURY fashion label Emporio Armani will soon join other high-end retailers at the new Wesley Quarter redevelopment, as the first of the centre’s retailers open their doors.
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.
