Western Australia's payroll tax system is one of the most onerous in the country, according to a review by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which has advocated major reform of transfer duties and payroll tax.
Western Australia's peak industry body has called on the state government to commit to comprehensive tax and regulatory reforms to get the state's economy back on track.
Business confidence in the Western Australian economy has fallen further this quarter, to levels not seen since the GFC, according to the latest Westpac-CCI Survey of Business Expectations.
The head of WA's peak business lobby group, James Pearson, is joining Shell Australia to head its Perth-based communications and government relations team.
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.
The state's leading industry body has revised down its growth forecasts for the Western Australian economy as investment in the resources sector reaches its peak.
Treasurer Troy Buswell has several unpalatable choices in his quest to ensure that his first budget after last March's election victory meets the government's undertaking to return a surplus.
Recent data packaged up by a number of commentators suggest that massive levels of resources investment is now over and tough times lie ahead for Western Australia.
A leading economist has warned Western Australia is falling behind other developed economies in research and development investment, threatening the state's productivity.
Woodside Petroleum and National Australia Bank chairman Michael Chaney says political instability in Canberra is exacerbating a decline in consumer confidence driven by the slowdown in the resource
The state's leading business group says confidence in the local economy remains on edge, and any significant shift in sentiment could have a negative impact on growth, despite new research suggesti
Western Australia's peak industry lobby group has repeated its call for the federal government to come up with credible evidence to support its proposed changes to the 457 visa program for temporar
After another 12 months riding on the back of the resources sector, 2013 is shaping up as a year in which consumers will have an important role in the nation's economic fortunes.
The spate of major project deferrals announced last year have hit confidence levels among WA business hard, with expectations for the state economy dropping to its lowest level since the GFC.
THE use of migrant workers to bolster the workforce in Western Australia is becoming more commonplace, with a 12 per cent increase in the number of temporary visa holders in the state.
Business confidence in Western Australia remains firmly negative in the face of improving conditions and is only set to get worse, according to a survey released today.
The state's peak business group says time is running out for the state government to fulfil its promises of public sector and industrial relations reform from the last election.
Fair Work Australia could be given greater powers to resolve mining industry pay disputes, and improve flexibility for carers, under changes proposed in a review of the Fair Work Act.
Western Australia's peak business group has scored a big win over the state tax office, arguing successfully that it is a charitable organisation and therefore exempt from payroll tax.
Western Australia will remain an economic powerhouse even if world financial markets suffer another significant downturn, the state's peak business group says.
THE world of commerce may be guided by share values, net assets and project scale, and political power ultimately decided at the ballot box, the business of government is far more opaque – with inf
Western Australia's Chamber of Commerce and Industry says the existing building and construction award wage system is too restrictive to be applied to remote resources projects.
WESTERN Australia's peak business lobby group, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA, has started beating the drum early on the state budget, highlighting time-worn issues such as payroll tax it
Business confidence in Western Australia is plummetting and has fallen to the lowest level since the global financial crisis, a series of new surveys shows.
Despite ongoing uncertainty shaking confidence in the global economy, the state's Chamber of Commerce and Industry has tipped the local economy to grow by 6.25 per cent over the next year.
