Australian households are using 25 per cent more electricity compared to a decade ago even though retail prices have skyrocketed 72 per cent in the last five years.
Consumer group Choice has called for greater powers to be given to the energy market regulator to ensure "unjustifiable" rises in power prices over the past five years don't happen again.
The carbon tax is not totally to blame for higher electricity prices, gas and electricity supplier AGL Energy says as it calls for the deregulation of what consumers are charged.
Western Australia's peak business representative body has joined the Labor opposition in urging the state government to deregulate the retail electricity market, calling for an independent regulato
The state government has unveiled its preferred route to link Perth Airport to the metropolitan area passenger rail network, but hasn't revealed how much it will cost or when it will be built.
A national land freight strategy will lead to a streamlined and integrated transport system for moving goods around Australia, Transport Minister Anthony Albanese says.
The cost of electricity has doubled over the last five years and the Economic Regulation Authority's decision to reduce Western Power's proposed tariff increases shows promise in quashing 40 per ce
Shipping delays are expected at the commodities port of Geraldton as authorities prepare to shut down operations before a major storm buffets the area.
The state government has unveiled the proposed route for its light rail system, with nearly $12 million of state funds committed to fine-tune the plan.
The 15 per cent domestic gas reservation policy remains a point of contention among Western Australian businesses, with local industrial users claiming a small but significant victory from the late
Ports and rail operator Asciano has predicted earnings growth for all of its business divisions this year, despite the spectre of a waterfront war and sluggish global economy.
Truck numbers are set to spike on the state's roads with the closure of all "Tier 3" rail lines criss-crossing remote parts of Western Australia, farmers and the opposition warn.
Western Power has a new chairman, with former Tourism WA chairman Alan Mulgrew appointed to succeed Mark Barnaba, while Paul Italiano has been formally installed as the power utility's chief execut
Iron ore explorer Brockman has entered into a pact with miner Atlas Iron and train freight operator QR National to jointly compile and evaluate a proposal for a rail link to port in Western Austral
The owner of the Dampier to Bunbury natural gas pipeline has reported a sharp slump in after-tax profit despite solid growth in revenue from its major operating assets.
Federal resources and energy minister Martin Ferguson has stepped up Canberra's criticism of state government policy, calling for regulatory changes in the WA energy market and privatisation of ene
The Water Corporation has named Tenix as its alliance partner to deliver up to $200 million worth of wastewater upgrades in Karratha and Port and South Hedland.
A US$300 million private placement has been offered by Perth Airport to US investors to help fund part of its $750 million airport expansion, a necessary extension the airport needs to cope with gr
Lead miner Magellan Metals has been granted approval by the State government to resume transporting lead from its Mid West mine through Fremantle Port, but says it could be nearly a year before exp
Aspiring iron ore miner Cazaly Resources has announced agreements with engineering company Engenium and the Esperance port authority, which it hopes will provide short-term and long-term infrastruc
The state government has again defended its $440 million waterfront project, this time against its own modelling, which shows it will slow Perth traffic significantly.
The state' economic watchdog has released its final report on its inquiry into electricity retailer Synergy, saying the utility would have to hike residential bills by 29 per cent on average to ens
Managing the completion of road, rail and port projects in the resources sector is critical to Australia retaining its share of the commodity exports market, a government report says.
