The state government has received an open letter urging an inquiry into the handling of the March state election from its political rivals in an early display of unity following the ballot.
The labour hire firm contracted to employ staff for this year's WA election insists it hired the number of staff it was contracted to hire, after revelations staffing fell well short of what was tendered for.
The Nationals WA have called for a Crime and Corruption Commission investigation into foreign-owned recruiter PersolKelly over political donations made ahead of the state election.
ANALYSIS: Labor's plan to buy back the rail freight network adds to multiple moves across the water, roads, health and prison industries to reverse the privatisation of assets and services.
More than $1 million has been donated to Western Australia's major political parties since new disclosure laws were introduced on July 1, ahead of the state election in March 2025.
WA Labor's election war chest has grown towards $250,000 courtesy of donations from high-profile businesses, while WA's peak resources lobby group has given The Nationals a big boost.
The development assessment panel has unanimously approved Sydney-based real estate investor Marprop's plan to build a $73 million apartment tower in Burswood.
About one third of West Australian workers will need to be vaccinated to comply with government directives and the number is set to grow as private businesses follow suit.
Australian maintenance services provider Programmed has taken over the operation of Pindan Group's asset management arm today, a move expected to preserve more than 100 jobs.
WA Labor amassed a significant fundraising advantage this past financial year as unions, law firms and sitting members opened their wallets to fill the party's coffers.
Mandurah's largest general hospital will receive $152 million of upgrades as the facility is returned to state government ownership over the next three years.
The growing global appetite for state involvement in industry, as evidenced by two recent decisions of Boris Johnson's new government in the UK, is also taking hold in Australia.
The state government plans to halt three major contracts at Fiona Stanley Hospital held by Serco Australia, resulting in 650 jobs moving back to the public sector at a cost of $93 million over 10 years.This adds to similar moves in the water and corrections portfolios.
The state government has announced that a second major Water Corporation contract delivered by the private sector will be brought back in-house, despite contractor Suez claiming it had exceeded the government's performance targets.
The WA government has turned the clock back by returning maintenance and operations work across Water Corporation's Perth and Mandurah networks to state control.
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Programmed managing director Chris Sutherland has talked up WA's economic prospects, while challenging alarmism about artificial intelligence and labour trends at a Success & Leadership breakfast this morning.
Employment provider Programmed has signed on as the Western Force's first major sponsorship partner for 2018, ahead of the launch of the World Series Rugby competition next month.
Belmont-based labour-hire firm GO2 People listed on the ASX today after raising more than $10 million to provide more labour to infrastructure projects and expand its building arm.
Acquisition deals involving Perth companies Programmed Maintenance Services, ASG Group and DVG Automotive Group show a growing Japanese presence in the market.
Labour hire company The Go2 People is hoping its geographic diversification, along with two acquisitions by its fledgling building division, will attract investor support for its $12 million initial public offering.
Investors have welcomed news this morning that Programmed Maintenance Services will be purchased by a Japanese staffing company for about $780 million in cash.
The lobby group representing Australia's big businesses has called on the sector to sign up to its new voluntary payment term code in a bid to stave off regulatory changes.
Programmed Maintenance Services has announced it has sold half of its marine services business to a Netherlands-headquartered company, on the same day it revealed a return to the black with a full-year net profit of $12.3 million.
Offshore oil & gas: Three international players are among those to have won work for Woodside Petroleum's Greater Enfield oil project since it was given the go ahead in the middle of last year.
Employment provider Programmed hopes to increase the number of indigenous employees in the national workforce by 5,000 within a decade, the company said at an announcement with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Generation One founder Andrew Forrest in Canberra today.
Perth-based Programmed Maintenance Services has won a contract to provide staffing and logistical support services at Shell's Prelude floating natural gas project in the Browse Basin.
Programmed Maintenance Services is back in the black and plans to use its Skilled labour hire business to cash in on government projects, programs and private maintenance contracts.
Shares in Programmed Maintenance Services have slid more than 20 per cent after the labour hire and maintenance group slashed its earnings guidance for the current financial year.
Gold and lithium players were the biggest winners in the quarterly S&P/ASX indices rebalance, with Perth-based companies Galaxy Resources and Resolute Mining leading the shift, while contractors and tech firms lost ground.
Programmed Maintenance Services has scrapped its maintenance labour agreements with Carlton & United Breweries in Victoria to avoid clashing with unions.
