Special Reports

An array of large and small projects will push WA's petroleum production to 1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day for the first time next year.

A new drilling contractor in WA's onshore oil and gas sector has outlined plans to expand its fleet, with backing from a heavyweight US investor.

Such is the focus on excellence required by Olympic athletes to succeed at sport, it's no great leap to assume such application would have a positive effect in other aspects of their lives.

Diane Smith-Gander's will to win didn't disappear when she stopped playing top-flight basketball.

Sporting clubs have a key role to play in the development of their players' skills, on and off the field.

After a grim six months, Western Australia's gold mining sector is showing signs of flickering back to life.

OF all the listed companies looking to join the ranks of Western Australian iron ore producers, Iron Ore Holdings stands apart.

The nickel market is a tough place to be currently but that isn't stopping Poseidon Nickel and Sirius Resources from pursuing their mining plans.

Western Australia's uranium explorers are in somewhat of a holding pattern as they wait for a significant lift in prices for the controversial commodity.

Mining industry pundits bemoaning the end of the ‘boom' will be pleasantly surprised to know that up to a dozen major projects could go ahead over the coming year.

A host of new names has emerged as Aboriginal business grows in the state's north.

The Matera brothers are quietly going about their business, building partnerships and mentoring indigenous youth.

Indigenous business is thriving and growing in the north-west, but it was not an overnight success.

Adapting to change is often considered one of the keys to business success, and yacht maker turned sculptor and builder, Glenn Swarbrick, has it in spades.

Ten years ago this month, one of the state's most debated infrastructure projects opened at the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson. Business News analyses its impact.

Andrew Vlahov has built a business on basketball, but now he has much bigger things on his mind than shooting hoops.

A Perth property consultant has secured a major contract in China, indicating ample opportunities for WA service providers willing to embrace the Chinese way of doing business.

WA could attract more international students if it marketed itself as an education destination.

A moderation in the growth of China's economy has sharpened the focus on trade opportunities beyond the mining and resources sector.

A local health fund's new image is a result of an entire company overhaul.

Two of the oldest names in Perth's advertising industry have disappeared as increasing competition from national firms puts pressure on local players.

LAST week the most ubiquitous brand launched an advertising campaign in which it proferred a newfound dedication to health awareness.

Employment services firm Community First International has reported an influx of jobseekers as Western Australia's unemployment rate hits a three-year high.

A slowdown in the mining sector could have positive flow-on effects for employers in other industries, Business News' annual survey of the state's 100 largest employers has found.

Investors who kept their money in Australia's top blue chip stocks enjoyed great returns in the 2012-13 financial year.

Seven years ago, Western Australia's poster boy for entrepreneurship had a wake-up call – shares in the company Michael Malone had created from a standing start in his parents' garage were tum

WA's early online entrepreneurs have proved resilient with the $30 million sale this year of part of Perth-based eBooks Corporation showing isolation is no barrier to online success.

Western Australian-based Golden Saint Resources is venturing to London to drum up capital to develop its diamonds assets in West Africa.

The $60 million sale of Cool Clear Water Group to UK-based Waterlogic does not just end a five-year merger and acquisition spree by the Western Australian company, it is also bookends the first investment-to-exit for private equity firm Banksia.

Wolf Minerals is planning to mine an obscure commodity in an unusual location, but has still been able to raise $212 million by tapping just about every funding source available.

The property development sector has been hunkered down behind barricades for several years, so it was with some surprise to see locally listed player Peet emerge at the top of the corporate finance

There have been few bright spots in M&A deals this year in what some are calling a 'cautiously willing' market.