Australian rock star and face of a controversial Peta campaign against the wool industry, Jona Weinhofen, could be getting shearing lessons thanks to a successful crowdfunding project by WAFarmers.
The owners of South Perth company Desktop Mapping Systems, led by managing director David Baxter, have agreed to sell the business to ASX-listed Technology One for $12 million in cash.
More than 30,000 homes will commence construction in the current financial year, according to the Housing Industry Association’s latest forecast, but its predictions for the next few years exceed those made by the state government’s residential building forecasting body.
The share market has finished weaker for the third straight day as the Reserve Bank's monetary policy statement took the shine off banking stocks and falling crude oil prices belted energy stocks.
The Liberal Party WA will begin the search for a new state director following Ben Morton's announcement that he will not reapply for his position when it expires in August.
Jonathan Price has announced his resignation as managing director of Phoenix Gold, in a board shake-up that bumped Dale Rogers up to executive chairman.
Merchandise exports from Western Australia in the 12 months to March were down almost 10 per cent on the previous corresponding period, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Supermarket giant Aldi is facing headwinds on its plan to acquire and demolish the Hilton Fresh shopping centre and construct one of its own supermarkets on the site, with local residents and the City of Fremantle raising concerns over the design of the proposal.
Most of the big law firms in Perth have shrunk in size over the past year, with Ashurst experiencing the biggest drop in staff, while only a couple of smaller firms have achieved significant growth, research by Business News has found.
Home building companies Freelife Homes and Visionaire Homes, both divisions of Capital Works Constructions, have been placed into voluntarily administration, leaving more than 300 customers unsure
The Reserve Bank of Australia has refused to rule out further interest rate cuts amid concerns about slowing Chinese growth and weak business investment in Australia.
Today We Learned allows teachers to send specific 60-second updates to parents so they can start better conversations with their children. It closes the loop between the school, the student and the home.
Local IT company ASG Group has won a $15 million contract to provide its services to gas and electricity provider Synergy, and has flagged further possible contract wins potentially worth over $80 million.
Gold extended losses into a second day on Thursday as a firm US dollar and early strength in bond yields dented its investment appeal, and weighed also by uncertainty over the timing of a US interest rate increase.
Oil prices have dived a day after hitting 2015 highs as worries about global oversupply reemerged as traders scrutinised a mixed US inventories report.
Rio Tinto reaffirmed today plans to continue its brownfield iron ore expansions in the Pilbara but has noted all new mine developments are still on hold, leaving a question mark over when it will reach its 360 million tonnes per year production target.
Mathematically it’s impossible, but in about 11 days Australian investors will discover whether one plus one can add up to more than two – because that’s the day the son of BHP Billiton, South32, lists on the ASX.
Former federal Treasury secretary Ken Henry will take the helm of National Australia Bank’s board when chairman Michael Chaney retires at its next annual general meeting in December.
Chinese developer Zone Q Investments is advancing plans for its second major apartment project in Perth, lodging a development application for a 21-storey tower on the corner of Beaufort and Aberdeen streets in Northbridge.
Boutique Subiaco-based technology company Velpic has signed a $5.2 million deal to finance international growth plans, as part of a reverse takeover by east coast-based International Coal.
