Franchise groups face fines of up to $51,000 for serious breaches of the Franchising Code of Conduct under draft reforms released today by the federal government.
IMX Resources has underlined its focus on its South Australian iron ore assets, moving its corporate head office from West Perth to Adelaide and appointing a new Adelaide-based managing director.
Perth-based financial services group Pioneer Credit is looking to raise more than $40 million with the sale of just over half the company through an IPO which will provide capital for the group to expand its debt purchasing.
Organisers of the Perth International Jazz Festival are hopeful an expanded multi-stage event and a growing profile will help boost ticket sales this year by 13 per cent on 2013.
Resources sector professionals are choosing to live in the inner city instead of the urban fringe, contrary to traditional notions that fly-in, fly-out workers prefer to live in the outer suburbs.
Fortescue Metals Group has taken control of ore processing and train load out facilities at its Solomon Hub project previously managed by Leighton Contractors.
Westpac will donate $100 million to set up Australia's largest private scholarship program, giving university students the opportunity to study in Asia.
Resource Equipment has announced plans to raise up to $8.8 million through a share placement to a consortium of investors with experience in the equipment rental and water management industries.
More job losses are on the cards in the eastern states, with BP closing its Bulwer Island refinery in Brisbane and cigarette maker Philip Morris closing its Australian manufacturing operations.
Legal firm Maurice Blackburn says it is looking at launching a class action against QBE following the insurance giant's share price collapse in late 2013.
The S&P 500 has closed at a new record as US stocks rallied following solid economic data and Federal Reserve reassurance of support for the recovering economy.
Gold futures have fallen to a seven-week low as signs of stronger US economic activity and subsiding tensions in Eastern Europe sap investor interest in the haven asset.
A report by the Auditor General has found one in 10 government agency invoices were paid later than the required 30 day period, raising concerns of further pressure on small businesses.
Former Treasurer Troy Buswell has been charged with 11 traffic offences in connection with an early morning incident in Perth's western suburbs in February.
The state government has appointed veteran public servant Gail McGowan as the new director-general of the Department of Planning after an extensive search.
The share market has closed lower despite pulling back most of its early losses after official data showed a slight improvement in China's manufacturing activity.
Shares in West Perth-based junior Horseshoe Metals have soared after the company outlined plans to raise $2 million through a placement and rights issue in a deal with investor Michael Fotios.
Federal opposition leader Bill Shorten has led a rally of thousands of disgruntled educators in Perth, who have closed more than 100 schools with a strike protesting education funding cuts.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has kept the cash rate on hold, saying the current level of 2.5 per cent will help to stimulate growth while keeping inflation under control.
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has forecast a big fall in net profit for the 2014 financial year, with intense competition for contracts squeezing its margins.
Three former directors of kitchen appliance distributor Kleenmaid have been charged with 20 criminal offences, including allegedly cheating Westpac of $13 million.
Alinta Energy has awarded engineering group UGL a $136 million contract to design and construct a high voltage power system which will supply electricity to the massive Roy Hill iron ore mine.
