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.
The State Government is belatedly proceeding with a detailed assessment of container port options in Cockburn Sound, one year after transport minister Troy Buswell announced the review.
Downer EDI has won a $175 million Western Power contract to construct a major transmission line from Perth’s northern suburbs to Eneabba in the Mid West.
Main Roads WA has reappointed GHD as its engineering and technical services partner until 2015.The contract win marks the third consecutive occasion GHD has won the ETS from Main Roads.
The Perth company forced to halt supply of recycled construction and demolition waste to Main Roads WA has sought a meeting with transport minister Troy Buswell to discuss latest test results
The state government has appointed a steering committee to evaluate the development of common user maritime infrastructure in the Pilbara, likely to be at either Anketell Point or Lumsden Point.
Plans for a $400m waste to energy plant at Kwinana have progressed to the next stage with John Holland agreeing to collaborate with project proponent Phoenix Energy.
Main Roads WA has reverted to using limestone for road base after asbestos fears prompted Transport Minister Troy Buswell to stop it using crushed construction and demolition waste.
A long-awaited report into the Varanus Island gas plant explosion has concluded that plant operator Apache Energy was ultimately responsible and questioned it’s staffing levels, systems and safety
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan says the government's contribution to the Great Eastern Highway upgrade in Western Australia is concrete proof it is spending enough on infrastructure in
The state government has moved to acquire the necessary land required to build the Pilbara’s next deepwater port, Anketell, 30 kilometres east of Karratha.
Premier Colin Barnett has revealed Perth’s $700 million major stadium will be the AFL’s second largest capacity home field, despite being shorter and wider than Patersons Stadium.
The state government’s $130 million Pilbara Underground Power Project has run into more flak after electrical contractor O’Donnell Griffin halted work on the Karratha phase of the project.
The state government has awarded a $22 million contract for road and infrastructure works at the Riverside project in East Perth to Broad Construction.
Opposition leader Mark McGowan has committed a future Labor goverment to work with the private sector to develop a 20-year infrastructure strategy for the state but the proposal has been rubbished
