Mining giant BHP Billiton has been hit with a $US25 million fine for violating a bribery law by treating foreign officials to trips to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Fortescue Metals Group hopes that its calls for an inquiry into the iron ore market will generate enough public pressure to force rivals to rein in their expansion plans.
The Environmental Protection Authority has recommended conditional approval for Flinders Mines to expand the scope of its proposed Pilbara iron ore project.
Premier Colin Barnett has rejected calls for a parliamentary inquiry into the iron ore industry, despite repeating his criticism of the major producers.
The state government is utilising rarely used powers under the Corporations Act to take control of $1.7 billion owed to creditors of the failed Bell Group and ensure a big slice of that money is distributed to Western Australian taxpayers through the Insurance Commission of WA.
Directors have indicated their support for reform to the GST, including an increase in its rate, and raised concerns that public policy debate in Australia was of poor quality, in a survey conducted by the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Perth will need to build an extra 800,000 homes over the next 35 years to accommodate population growth, a new report has concluded, and nearly half of these homes will need to be in existing suburbs.
The competition watchdog has decided against pursuing Fortescue Metals Group chairman Andrew Forrest over comments he made at a business dinner last month, in which he called on iron ore producers to cap production.
Bayswater-based benchtop manufacturer Australian Countertop will not be able to pay a $120,000 fine for causing the death of a stonemason because the company is in liquidation.
An environment lobby group believes the federal government can save billions of dollars by scrapping diesel fuel tax credits for some of Australia's biggest polluters.
Fremantle Ports has defended plans to privatise its automotive terminal, after the competition watchdog warned that putting a monopoly service in the hands of a private company could lead to higher prices for car buyers.
Property developers with projects worth as little as $2 million and as much as $10 million can choose to have their proposals evaluated by a Development Assessment Panel rather than their local council.
The state government has launched a major review of the Fiona Stanley Hospital after international service company Serco lost its contract to provide sterilisation work at the new facility.
Jason Brewer has resigned from his role as chief executive of Perth Glory after the Football Federation of Australia banned the club from playing in the A-League finals for breaching its salary cap.
The corporate watchdog has banned stockbroker Anton Kerstens from providing financial services for five years, following an investigation that found he had manipulated the share price of Perth-based uranium explorer Cauldron Energy.
The Water Corporation is cutting 10 per cent of its workforce, with about 300 full-time jobs to go, as it reduces the amount of capital investment.in new infrastructure.
UPDATE: Perth Glory denies it has breached the salary cap and is considering its legal options, after it was banned from this year's A-League finals series over allegations it overpaid its players for the past three years.
Coles has been ordered to pay a $2.5 million penalty for falsely advertising "freshly baked" bread when it had been par-baked off-site - sometimes months earlier.
Perth Airport was given an overall ‘satisfactory’ quality of service rating by the competition watchdog, while passengers rated the airport's service quality as ‘good’.
Only four out of Western Australia's top 20 companies currently meet a gender target set by the Australian Institute of Company Directors, which wants women to fill 30 per cent of board positions on S&P/ASX 200 companies within three years.
Lawyers suing Australia's banks over hundreds of millions of dollars in excessive fees have vowed to go to the High Court after a landmark win against ANZ Banking Group was overturned.
Subiaco-based gold company Indochine Mining has fallen into the hands of administrators after it failed to attract a party willing to fund its Mt Kare project in Papua New Guinea.
The Australian Mines and Metals Association is calling on the federal government to fix uncertainty in the offshore oil and gas sector after the Federal Court reversed an earlier decision to allow changes to foreign worker visas.
