Engineering and construction contractor Decmil Group is expanding its service offering with the acquisition of SAS Telecom for about $1 million, providing it with access to the telecommunication installation market.
Wesfarmers has appointed Maya vanden Driesen to the position of group general counsel, putting her in charge of a national team of 42 in-house lawyers.
Tugboat operator Teekay Shipping and the world's fourth largest iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group have condemned the decision of 56 tugboat workers to bring Port Hedland to a halt for four hours next Wednesday .
Education provider Navitas says it has become joint naming rights sponsor of the Navitas Satalyst Racing team, a Western Australian registered cycling team competing in the National Road Series.
Australia's unemployment rate was at a near 12-year high in October but, on the plus side, economists are rebuilding their faith in the accuracy of the figures.
The Dow and S&P 500 have both closed at fresh records after the Republicans took power in both US Houses of Congress and lifted hopes for pro-business policies.
US oil futures have sharply rebounded from the prior day's dive after the US petroleum inventories report showed a smaller-than-expected increase in crude oil supplies.
Gold and silver prices have sunk to four-and-a-half-year lows, weighed down by a soaring US dollar and expectations of more stimulus from the world's largest economies.
Western Australia's universities will receive just 7.4 per cent out of next year's $354 million national research grants program, the lowest portion the state has been allocated in the past three years.
Improving the diagnosis and management of patients with fatty liver conditions was the motivation for the 2014 WA Innovator of the Year winner, Resonance Health.
Politicians rarely voluntarily seek to lower the tax take or reduce the size of government, so what's behind Tony Abbott's call for a ‘mature' debate over the federation?
Neon Energy may be leaving its Perth headquarters after entering into a merger implementation agreement with MEO Australia, which would create a combined entity based in Melbourne.
Expressions of interest to lease Rechabites Hall and the Perth Hostel in Northbridge open today, marking the final stage of the state government's $6 million revitalisation project for William Street.
It may be a while before the official employment data will be fully trusted but other indicators show that things are looking a bit better for job seekers.
Business leaders' confidence in the Abbott government has slumped to the lowest level since the coalition won power, with almost two-thirds seeing no benefit in scrapping the carbon tax.
Oil prices have plunged, with Brent hitting a four-year low after Saudi Arabia slashes its export prices for the US market to counter demand for shale fuels.
Gold prices have fallen, as investors believe the European Central Bank will take further measures to boost the region's economy, after the Bank of Japan unveiled a fresh round of stimulus last week.
