Master Builders Australia has called for a reduction in red tape for residential construction, amid revelations WA had the slowest approval to completion for new homes in the nation.
Annual inflation has returned to within the Reserve Bank's target band for the first time since 2021, but experts say energy and rent assistance measures were hiding the true figure.
OPINION: Population growth in WA is again the centre of attention following the release of data showing the state is likely to break the 3 million threshold at some point over the summer.
Western Australia's decrease in job vacancies during August 2024 quarter was less than the national average, data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has found.
The nation's inflation rate has eased to 2.7 per cent in August, its lowest reading in two and a half years, according to fresh figures form the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
OPINION: The amount of output produced per hour worked, also known as labour productivity, is a key contributor to economic growth and a driver of living standards.
The country's economy only grew by 0.2 per cent in the recent quarter or 1.5 per cent annually, which the ABS found to be the weakest yearly growth since the 1990s.
The country's annual inflation rate has increased to 3.8 per cent, up from the 3.6 per cent recorded in the previous quarter, recent Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics found dwelling approvals in April fell by 0.9 per cent in Western Australia, against a 0.6 per cent slump nationally.
Australia's GDP had a modest rise in the March quarter but the country still experienced weak economic growth, the Australian Bureau of Statistics found.
The nation's unemployment rate has risen to 4.1 per cent last month with Western Australia also recording a slight increase, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The nation's economy grew 0.2 per cent in the December quarter but the country's annual GDP rose at the slowest rate since the pandemic, according to recent ABS data.
Recent data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed the significant role the state's resources sector plays in supporting Australia's economic activity.
Recent data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows annual price inflation of 4.1 per cent nationally to December 2023, and 3.6 per cent for Perth.
Inflation continues to fall with the Australian Bureau of Statistics recording a 4.1 per cent rate nationally and 3.6 per cent in Perth for the past year.
Western Australian workers enjoy the third highest average weekly cash earnings in Australia, according to data released by Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday.
Inflation for the 12 months to November came in at 4.3 per cent, the smallest growth in almost two years, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The rate of building approvals in Western Australia dipped while the national average grew, according to recent data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Australia's economic growth slowed to 0.2 per cent during the September quarter, as the nation's household savings ratio hit its lowest level since the Global Financial Crisis.
A golden triangle local government has pipped the Sydney rich-list haven of Mosman as home to the highest average employee incomes in the nation in the midst of COVID-19.
Rising prices are still at the forefront of people's minds in Australia, with the impact of inflation still being felt around the kitchen table or at the petrol station.
Australia's mining industry turnover climbed 2.6 per cent month on month during September but was down more than 15 per cent compared against September 2022.
