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The state government's $609 million City Link project is progressing faster than expected, with the project's $360 million rail component completed six months ahead of schedule.

The state government has changed a key aspect of its metropolitan freight strategy, scrapping one of three rail projects designed to reduce the number of freight trucks servicing Fremantle harbour.

South Australian engineering and construction company York Civil has won the contract to extend the Fremantle port rail line at North Quay.

It will be fascinating to see where Economic Regulation Authority chairman Lyndon Rowe takes his inquiry into micro-economic reform.

Premier Colin Barnett and Treasurer Troy Buswell have embarked on a hazardous journey; they have

Bad economic news and some personnel mismanagement are putting pressure on Colin Barnett's leadership.

From council amalgamations to Elizabeth Quay, power prices to ballooning debt, Colin Barnett faces criticism whichever way he turns.

Increased land tax rates, more rigorous tax compliance, and the introduction of school fees for children of 457 visa holders are among a suite of measures the government has introduced to lift reve

The Barnett government is forecast to deliver a $147 million budget deficit in 2014-15, with a blowout in spending and net debt set to place significant strain on the state's finances.

The $1 billion Gateway WA roads project is set to proceed to major delivery, with finalisation of the project price, scope of works and construction methodology.

The treasurer has a four-stage plan to reform what he calls the 'government business model', and ensure the budget stays in the black.

For all the political grandstanding over new rail or road projects, politicians need to remember it's the taxpayers' money they're spending.

THE near certainty of a Coalition government being elected in September, and the single-handed control of state leader Colin Barnett, have reshaped Western Australia's 2013 Most Influential list –

Media agency Adcorp Australia has been reappointed to the Western Australian government's non-campaign media contract.

Transport Minister Troy Buswell has laid out a welcome mat for private investment in the state's ports, but has warned the government will not subsidise projects like the proposed iron ore facility

The state's ports could handle a trade of more than one billion tonnes per annum by 2030 if demand for iron ore exports continues on its current trajectory.

Having won a big victory at the state election, Premier Colin Barnett is looking to widen his influence, within Western Australia and elsewhere.

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FARMING groups are taking a cautious view of the Barnett government's promises to make legislative reforms to benefit the sector if it wins the March 9 election, given the lack of action they say h

With just over a week to go until the state election, the business community was eager to interrogate the treasurer and his key rival.

There have been plenty of highs and lows in state politics as the major parties turn for home in the race to the state election next March.

SENIOR Western Australian bureaucrats have received pay rises as high as $100,000 during the Liberal-National government's first term in office, research undertaken for the WA Business News Book of

THE waste recycling industry is set to come under closer scrutiny and tighter controls as the Department of Environment and Conservation works to eradicate asbestos contamination.

Transport Minister Troy Buswell has made a surprise decision to keep the state's ‘Tier 3' rail lines open, after previously resisting overtures from farmers, rural communities and grain handler CBH

At the very end of an extraordinary week, a late announcement from an unlikely source – Transport Minister Troy Buswell – gave one of the few clear signals about future growth in the mining sector.

Most of the power and influence in WA is concentrated in the political and resources sectors.

Questions around the safety of recycled construction and demolition waste could derail the state government's plans to reduce landfill.

Huge potential could be added to WA's export terminals capacity over the next decade.

The Barnett government is living up to its promise to deliver more community infrastructure via public private partnerships, naming three short-listed consortiums to bid for a 350-bed prison develo