Former Labor minister Martin Ferguson has heralded floating liquefied natural gas as the wave of the future, urging the Western Australian government to work with developers like Shell, Woodside Petroleum, ExxonMobil and BHP Billiton.
The supply of apartments in Perth's western suburbs will increase rapidly this year, with TRG Properties, Georgiou Living and Blackburne Property Group set to launch new projects during the next three months.
Woodside Petroleum has signed a sales and purchase agreement with Korea Gas Corporation for up to 2.2 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas over three years.
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has been awarded a $40 million contract for further electrical and instrumentation works at Rio Tinto's Cape Lambert Port B project.
Western Australia will go back to the polls on April 5, after governor Malcolm McCusker confirmed the date of the re-run of last year's Senate election.
Sunset Events has been given the go-ahead by the City of Fremantle to develop the J-Shed area at Arthur Head into a concert venue, despite considerable community opposition to the plan.
Welshpool-based contractor MACA has launched a $59 million capital raising and paid out a special dividend to shareholders on top of last week's interim dividend.
The S&P 500 has set a new record close as buyers pushed up stocks helped by a cautiously positive view of the economy from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen.
There's plenty on the line for all contenders at the upcoming half-Senate election in WA, following the loss of 1,370 ballot papers at last year's poll.
Gold futures have risen after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said recent data have pointed to softness in the US economy, increasing demand for the precious metal as an alternative investment.
Silver Lake Resources will place its Murchison gold operations on care and maintenance later this year, saying the project is no longer sustainable at the current gold price.
Earthmoving and mining equipment supplier Emeco Holdings is looking to shore up its balance sheet in the wake of a $180 million half-year loss, announcing a plan to raise up to $US360 million throu
Perth is the most expensive city in Australia for a pint of beer, and the 13th most expensive in the world, according to international statistics group Numbeo.
Seven Group Holdings has lodged a 42 per cent reduction in revenue for the first half of the 2014 financial year, as a difficult and challenging market for its industrial services divisions took it
Independence Group has provided some rare positive half-year results in the gold and nickel sectors, reporting a 30 per cent lift in net profit and lifting its interim dividend.
A joint venture between engineering firms UGL and Kentz has been awarded a $US640 million contract for construction work at Inpex's Ichthys liquefied natural gas project.
There's no point in an Australian government trying to save a business regarded as a national icon if Australians have stopped buying the services of that business.
