The state government is calling for extra private investment at the port of Dampier, following a major new development at the port by QUBE Holdings and a call for private development of new facilities at Fremantle.
The Fremantle port authority is looking for a private sector company to develop and operate a new bulk liquids berth at Kwinana, at a likely cost of more than $100 million.
At a time of a fading mining investment boom, Deloitte Access Economics is pleased to see policymakers discussing Australia's creaking urban infrastructure.
The full 12 kilometre length of a planned new rail line to Perth Airport could be completely underground, Western Australian Treasurer Troy Buswell says.
The federal government has confirmed it will fund road projects in Western Australia's resources-rich north but it remains to be seen whether a $615 million pledge for the Swan Valley Bypass will be honoured.
The state government's $609 million City Link project is progressing faster than expected, with the project's $360 million rail component completed six months ahead of schedule.
FEATURE: The trucking and logistics sector is investing in new growth projects around Perth’s two major freight hubs, despite the economic slowdown in WA.
The state government has changed a key aspect of its metropolitan freight strategy, scrapping one of three rail projects designed to reduce the number of freight trucks servicing Fremantle harbour.
A major reform package for Western Australia’s ports will take away the entitlement of major port customers to a seat on the port authority boards, and allow the ports to operate 24 hours a day.
Mindax says it is a step closer towards developing its Mt Forrest iron ore project on the back of a binding joint venture agreement worth up to $52 million with Hong Kong-based investment company Perpetual Mining Holding.
Broome Port Authority has secured Royalties for Regions funding for an upgrade that will bolster its ability to compete with Darwin as a supply base for offshore oil and gas projects.
Contractor Ertech has been awarded forward works on the $40 million upgrade of a section of the Great Northern Highway about 200 kilometres north of Perth.
Western Australia's peak farming lobby says the looming closure of two Tier 3 rail lines in the Wheatbelt will force thousands of trucks onto unsafe roads.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s promise to shut down the Clean Energy Finance Corporation has cast doubt on $400 million worth of loans to businesses in Western Australia.
The Australian Greens say the coalition government's plan to shut down the Clean Energy Finance Corporation will wreck job opportunities in the renewable energy sector.
Mining giant Rio Tinto has released further details on growth options for its iron ore business, after loading the first shipment of iron ore from its expanded Pilbara operations.
Construction and maintenance group Transfield Services has suffered a $250 million loss, dragged down by costs associated with its businesses in Western Australia, the US and Chile.
A plywood train is sitting in the Hay Street Mall, part of a council protest against government plans to run the real thing down the middle of the city's shopping malls.
Opposition leader Tony Abbott says the coalition will contribute more than $600 million towards the $840 million Swan Valley Bypass project if it wins government at next month’s federal election.
The $1 billion Gateway WA roads project is set to proceed to major delivery, with finalisation of the project price, scope of works and construction methodology.
If a political leader in election mode was looking for a sensible road project to fund, they could offer to improve the key industrial exit roads heading north out of Perth.
