Takeover target Asciano is hopeful Canada's Brookfield Infrastructure can still pull off its $8.9 billion bid, despite local logistics firm Qube moving to block the marriage.
Perth's taxi dispatch market has a new player, with Sydney-based Ingogo recruiting a fleet of drivers and seeking to compete with Swan Taxis, the dominant local force for many years.
Busselton Regional Airport will be renamed Busselton Margaret River Regional Airport in a bid to promote tourism in the South West, following the state government’s decision to expand the facility
The newest airline to fly to Perth wants Western Australians to ditch Bali and holiday in Malaysia instead, launching competitively priced full-service fares to entice potential travellers.
The competition watchdog has raised concerns regarding Automotive Holdings Group’s $43 million sale of its Covs Parts business to GPC Asia Pacific, which already operates the Repco chain.
A new $32.1 million bus-only bridge will be built in the CBD to ease congestion and get buses out of the city faster, with construction set to begin early next year.
Perth-based vehicle retailer Automotive Holdings Group has announced plans to acquire distribution rights for Higer buses in Australia off the current distributor, which is in administration.
Grain handler CBH Group has welcomed a report from the competition watchdog, which has expressed concern about the impact of the proposed $12 billion takeover of freight logistics company Asciano by Brookfield Infrastructure.
“It is hard to think of an activity with more benefits than cycling,” Auditor General Colin Murphy said in a report released today that concludes Perth’s cycle network needs better planning before bike riding can become a significant mode of transport.
The competition watchdog has dealt a blow to the taxi industry's attempt to take on ride sharing service Uber with a new smartphone booking app, saying it could threaten smaller competitors Ingogo and Gocatch.
Western Australia's Caratti and Cardaci families have featured for the first time in BRW's rich families list, while the Buckeridge family has been ranked as the state's wealthiest.
Local manufacturer Civmec has announced plans to further diversify its services, with the formation of a new defence business unit and a $30 million spend to expand its Henderson facilities.
The state government has invited the public to have a say on red tape reform through its #ShredTheRed campaign, while highlighting a number of efficiency improvements in the transport sector.
Developers should consider funding transport infrastructure as an essential component of new estates, enabling them to charge a higher price for housing product, according to a Perth property obser
Swan Taxis has launched an update for its app, which now allows customers to book a cab ride and make automatic cashless payments with the use of a credit card, similar to the service offered by competitor Uber.
The Town of Port Hedland is poised to complete Western Australia’s biggest privatisation in 15 years, with a consortium led by AMP Capital set to pay $165 million for a 50-year lease over the town’s airport.
Logistics company Qube Holdings has written down the value of its port assets at Utah Point and Dampier by $38.5 million, after reviewing the outlook for the iron ore and oil and gas sectors.
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Rideshare giant Uber has announced it will increase fares 10 per cent while it battles the Australian Taxation Office’s recent GST ruling in the Federal Court.
Transport Minister Dean Nalder said today the government was still working out how it would handle an expected doubling in truck movements around Fremantle, but has ruled out one option – sinking a tunnel under the Swan River.
Services on the famed Perth-to-Sydney train, the Indian Pacific, will be cut and pensioner ticket prices hiked as its operator tries to make up for a $9 million federal budget cut.
Fremantle-based marine services company MMA Offshore has announced that it expects to make a $120 million non-cash impairment for the 2015 financial year.
Mining giant BHP Billiton has announced plans to construct a new eight-pen tug harbour at Hunt Point in Port Hedland, as well as purchase six additional tugs, for $US240 million ($A326 million).
