The gap between the state's minimum wage and the national floor should be reduced to prevent putting low-paid workers at risk of job losses, according to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA's submission to the upcoming state wage case.
More than 800 Western Australian real estate agents have signed up to join followit, an app designed to bring a social media-style interface to property advertising.
Subiaco-based Paynes Find Gold is seeking to become a lithium miner through the reverse takeover and backdoor listing of a European mining company backed by local businessman Tony Sage.
BHP Billiton boss Andrew Mackenzie is confident that the resources behemoth can boost its value by more than 70 per cent, even without a significant recovery in commodity prices.
Australian energy company AWE has knocked back a $421.4 million takeover bid from a private equity firm, labelling the offer opportunistic and below fair value.
Aspermont has announced plans to raise up to $10 million by offering shares to investors and converting debt, as it seeks to shore up its balance sheet.
Gold has closed slightly higher after earlier falling to a near two-week low, after its steepest loss since March in the prior session, as a firm US dollar and higher equities curb appetite for the precious metal.
Western Australia's eighth biggest winemaker, 3 Oceans Wine Company, has laid-off non-essential staff as it reconsiders its strategic direction in the face of falling demand from its key market in China.
Preparations are being made for international fashion giant H&M to open its long-anticipated second store in Perth, while the Plaza Arcade is in line for a $6 million revamp to make room for another flagship global tenant.
Plans for another apartment tower of more than 50 storeys in the Perth CBD have emerged, with Singaporean developer Fragrance Group's $200 million Milligan Street proposal to vie for the title of Perth's tallest residential building.
Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi could face proceedings in the State Administrative Tribunal after a report tabled in parliament alleged that she failed to declare travel and gifts up to 45 times over seven years.
A Leederville-based company that makes camera and lighting accessories for cyclists is seeking an ASX listing through the reverse takeover of Voyager Global Group.
More than 1,000 Western Australian companies went into external administration in the 12 months to March, an increase of nearly 36 per cent on the same period last year, according to the latest ASIC data.
Local explorer IMX Resources is back on track to spin-off its graphite portfolio into a new ASX-listed entity, after addressing concerns raised by the corporate watchdog.
Sensorium Theatre and Spare Parts Puppet Theatre are among the major Western Australian recipients in the latest round of project grants from the Australia Council for the Arts, which were worth $11.2 million in total.
GR Engineering Services' oil and gas services business has won a second major contract in as many days, with Origin Energy signing the subsidiary on for a $50 million job.
A US-founded tech company specialising in counter-drone systems has launched its prospectus for a $5 million initial public offering, with plans to list on the ASX by next month.
Lower iron ore prices and a stronger US dollar hit dual-listed Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton in London and the pair continued to suffer locally on Tuesday.
Gold has fallen two per cent in its biggest one-day drop in nearly seven weeks as the strengthening US dollar and a sharper appetite for assets seen as higher risk sparked selling across commodities.
