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An in-depth study profiling indigenous employment practices in Australia has thrown down a challenge.

A new study has highlighted the lack of progress in closing the ‘indigenous employment gap' in Australia and the near complete absence of indigenous people from senior management.

Wanneroo council has pushed for the refusal of Woolworths' $16 million commercial precinct proposal, despite the city's administration originally backing the plan.

Some of Australia's biggest companies have opted into an emissions reduction reporting scheme that should show whether cuts match their public commitments.

Woolworths plans to build a $16 million commercial precinct in Two Rocks at the former home of Alan Bond's Atlantis Marine Park.

Woolworths has posted lower first-half profit while its boss warned prices will keep moving higher due to inflation.

Australia's competition regulator has given the all clear for Wesfarmers to acquire Australian Pharmaceutical Industries, a key condition needed to close the deal.

Shortages on Perth supermarket shelves could last until late March, although the reconnection of the state's rail link with the east is now expected next week.

WA shoppers will be subjected to product limits at major supermarkets after floods in South Australia disrupted supply chains, leaving some shelves empty.

Richard Cash is the new face of Colliers International in Perth.

Food suppliers and supermarkets are scrambling to find ways to get produce to WA, after it was announced flood-damaged rail lines in SA could take at least 12 days to be repaired.

The state government has cracked down on councils obstructing the around-the-clock delivery of goods to supermarkets, as concerns mount about supply chain disruptions.

The state has just more than a month to prepare for multi-million dollar supply chain disruptions similar to those hitting Australia's east coast.

Woolworths Group has withdrawn its bid for Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API), leaving Wesfarmers as the only suitor for the Priceline Pharmacy owner.

Wesfarmers says it won't accept any takeover offer made by Woolworths for API, as the retail giants fight for ownership of Australian Pharmaceutical Industries.

Retail giant Woolworths has endured one of its most challenging trading periods following the emergence of the highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19.

Woolworths has pitched an $872 million takeover offer for Australian Pharmaceutical Industries, pitting the retail giant against Wesfarmers.

Unemployment is at record lows in WA, but pressure from mass resignations and outbound travellers is looming.

The looming vaccination deadline for some of the state's most critical industries will not exacerbate current labour shortages, Premier Mark McGowan claims.

Wide Open Agriculture has landed its first major distribution deal, signing an initial one-year agreement with Woolworths to carry the company's OatUP brand nationally.

Woolworths will shelve plans to demolish the former Clarkson Bunnings to make way for its newest shopping centre, shaving $2 million off the cost and halving its carbon footprint.

Coles has opted not to follow Woolworths in requiring all employees be vaccinated against COVID-19, instead relying on health orders in some states.

Australian supermarket giants Woolworths Group and Coles have announced plans to implement mandatory vaccination policies for their staff.

Woolworths has settled a wage theft claim worth about $300 million and pledged to pay more underpaid workers $50 million.

Fortescue and Wesfarmers were among the Western Australian ASX 100 companies which provided the most comprehensive statements to the modern slavery register.

Woolworths boss Brad Banducci has baulked at mandatory coronavirus vaccination for staff despite the Delta strain posing the biggest challenge to maintaining profits.

Developers are pushing ahead with apartment projects, despite uncertainty clouding construction costs.

Dunsborough faces a challenge navigating growth while maintaining its coastal town charm.

Woolworths' private development arm has lodged plans to build a $26.5 million shopping centre on Murray Street adjacent to the former Princess Margaret Hospital site.

After going back to the drawing board, Woolworths' $120 million proposal to develop a twin-tower mixed-use project in Scarborough has been approved.

Woolworths will write-down the value of 13 of its CBD stores by about $50 million as they struggle for sales with fewer office workers nearby.

Two proposals for multi-storey developments along West Coast Highway, including Woolworths' $120 million mixed-use project, have received the tick of approval.

Woolworths is facing legal action for allegedly underpaying managers, with the workplace watchdog hunting more than $710,000 in outstanding back pay

Woolworths' takeover of distributor PFD Food Services will go ahead despite concerns the move will eventually lead to fewer workers in the industry.

Two major multi-storey developments planned for Scarborough will be determined by planning authorities next week, with one recommended for refusal and the other for approval.

More than half of the world's single-use plastic is produced by fewer than two-dozen companies, according to new research published by the Minderoo Foundation.

Hardware giant Bunnings has been crowned Australia's top online retailer while four other Wesfarmers-owned businesses have been listed in the top 10.

Woolworths has posted a slight increase in group sales for the third quarter, but food sales declined as trading returned to normal after a surge in coronavirus spending last year.

Woolworths Group has invested a further $223 million in Sydney-based Quantium, taking its stake in the data firm to 75 per cent.

Christine Holgate has accused Scott Morrison of humiliating her and being bullied out of her job as boss of Australia Post.