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Former Water Corporation chairman Tim Ungar and business partner Peter Jones are locked in a Fair Work dispute with the previous general manager of their telecommunications business, Timothy Collins.

An innovative product developed in Western Australia is being exported to energy and resources companies internationally under the leadership of former Bankwest corporate and specialised banking head, Andrew Tolj.

Two of Perth’s best-known hospitality players are confident the city’s iconic venues will thrive in the face of competition from the plethora of small bars and pop-up restaurants.

Mining giant Rio Tinto will hold talks with China's Sinosteel Corporation to extend a joint venture iron ore project in the Pilbara.

Australian farmers and dairy processors will get a better deal than their New Zealand counterparts under a free trade agreement with China, the federal government says.

Western Australia’s unfair and inefficient taxi industry has unnecessarily cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a leading economist commissioned by motorist advocacy group R

The share market has closed weaker as a rising US dollar, sputtering Japanese economy and pending changes for the financial system weigh on investor sentiment.

The US is leading the charge to cheaper oil and gas, and its industries are taming the internet to turn a buck in the digital world.

Gold miner Doray Minerals has inked a farm-in agreement with Iluka Resources for exploration in Iluka’s South Australian tenement portfolio.

IMX Resources will seek to raise $3 million as part of an entitlement offer for the exploration and evaluation at tenements on its Nachingwea property in Tanzania.

Aurizon's West Pilbara iron ore joint venture has won backing from one of Australia's big four banks, ANZ Banking Group.

Shares in Subiaco-based explorer TNG were up 20 per cent this morning, after the company announced it had signed a binding agreement with major Chinese steel-related raw material distributor Sinometal (Shanghai) Co., for its Northern Territory project.

Former National Australia Bank boss Cameron Clyne took home almost $6 million during his last 10 months in the job.

Financial Services Council chief John Brogden says a China trade agreement is not enough on its own to open the Chinese market for Australian fund managers.

Agribusiness Elders says there's a long way to go before it sees any benefit from Australia's $18 billion free trade agreement with China.

Companies are making a strong push to improve support for fly-in, fly-out employees.

The conversation around mental health in the workplace is focusing on employees, but what about their managers?

The Coffee Club will open in Fremantle, motorcyle retailer Monza Imports in Bibra Lake, and Rockingham-based building products firm EnduraClad will move to Henderson, under three separate leasing d

Not-for-profit groups are taking advantage of the increased focus on health and wellness.

Workplace injury rates in WA have fallen despite the heavy influx of workers to construction projects. In fact, mining is behind retail trade in terms of injuries.

Leighton Properties has revealed the simultaneous construction of its Kings Square precinct's four office towers was a condition of international oil and gas giant Shell taking up an entire building at the development in the Perth CBD.

Our annual Well@Work feature discusses the need for health and wellness programs for employees, the trend in injury rates in WA, mental health among FIFO employees and how not-for-profit groups have recognised the importance of workplace wellness.

Moral and economic factors have driven employers to take on the responsibility for a physically healthy workforce – tackling mental health in the workplace is their new challenge.

Belmont-based property developer and construction company Diploma Group plans to build a $35 million, nine-storey residential apartment building in Scarborough, after buying two adjoining blocks of land along West Coast Highway.

The competition regulator wants the National Broadband Network to be split into three parts before it's privatised.

The Australian sharemarket has opened flat as weakness in banking stocks offsets gains from the resources sector.

Gold and silver prices have risen to a two-week high as a rush by investors to cover bets on lower prices accelerated a rebound in both markets.

A multibillion dollar free trade agreement with China is a game changer that the Abbott government believes will supercharge the Australian economy.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 each repeatedly broke all-time records over the past week.

The Australian dollar is stronger against the greenback and has reached a seven-year high against the Japanese yen.

More than 8,000 Glencore coal workers will be forced to take annual leave as the mining giant shuts down its Australian coal operations due to an oversupply of the commodity.

Getting people away from their televisions and into stadiums is the biggest challenge facing the state’s top sporting teams, but Western Australia’s strict legislative requirements, especially arou