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Retailer David Jones has seen its full year profit slide six per cent amid weaker sales and pressure to cut prices.

Employment services company Skilled Group has won a $A200 million contract to provide labour for a pipeline linking Darwin with offshore Western Australian gas deposits.

The state government was caught by surprise last week when ratings agency Standard & Poor's cut Western Australia's long-term rating from AAA to AA+.

The price of oil slipped below $103 a barrel for the first time since early August, as the U.S.

The Australian dollar is slightly lower amid more signs that the US economic recovery may not be all that strong.

US stocks have ended an up-and-down day mostly lower, as investors watched a Washington budget debate as the deadline for funding the government looms.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 66.79 (0

Two new surveys have painted a pessimistic picture of the local jobs market, with employer hiring intentions and employee mobility both slumping.

The holding company of South Perth accounting firm William Buck (WA) has been ordered into liquidation by a Perth judge, following a lengthy dispute with a former director.

Mining transport company AL Logistics has gone into voluntary administration as it seeks to secure a $2 million investment to pay its creditors and continue operating.

Late storms are one way of looking at WA’s “winter of discontent”.

Australian shares have fallen for a third consecutive day, due to uncertainty caused by a debt ceiling stand-off in the US Congress.

Plans to slug 457 visa holders for sending their children to West Australian public schools are still being thrashed out, with criteria for financial hardship provisions yet to be decided.

The Nine Network has expanded to Western Australia, buying Bruce Gordon's WIN television in Perth.

Just as New Zealand banks are being forced to tighten their lending criteria, Australian institutions appear to be loosening their belts.

Professional associations in WA have recorded significant growth in membership over the past five years.

The man tasked with solving the West Coast Eagles' drug culture problem following the sacking of Brownlow medallist Ben Cousins has now been given the role of reforming Western Australia's prisons.

Perth-based explorer Siburan Resources will seek to raise $3 million to progress its ongoing exploration activities at the Kirwan tungsten project New Zealand.

The Abbott government has set new targets for NBN Co and asked it to continue to roll out fibre-to-the-premises until a review is completed.

Australia has the seventh largest shale gas reserves in the world but a lack of roads and pipelines could hinder the industry's development.

Pastoralists are being offered $100 for each wild dog scalp they claim under a bounty scheme being trialled in West Australia to reduce attacks on sheep and cattle.

The state government is set to launch a new $3.6 million advertising campaign to entice tourists to visit regional Western Australia.

Peter Anderson is stepping down as chief executive of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) in January.

The defamation battle between West Australian treasurer Troy Buswell and his former lover Adele Carles has turned nasty, with the ex-Greens MP accusing her former parliamentary partner of trying to "sweep her under the carpet".

96FM has claimed top position in Perth's radio ratings, narrowly edging out second-placed Mix 94.5 and third-placed Nova 93.7.

Developer GM Property Group has received planning approval for a $16 million office building in South Perth.

Toronto-based gold miner Alacer Gold has agreed to sell its Australian operations to a subsidiary of Perth-based explorer Metals X for $40 million.

Perth-based explorer Australian-American Mining Corporation has received a $10 million debt finance term sheet from a private lender as it seeks to bring its American copper interests to production.

Shares in Kathmandu Holdings have jumped nine per cent after the retailer announced a 27 per cent increase in full year profit.

Fortescue Metals Group has taken control of ore processing off a contractor at its Christmas Creek mine where a worker died last month.

Former treasurer Peter Costello has ruled himself out of being a part of the Abbott government's commission of audit, but has offered up his thoughts on what the auditors should do.

Gold futures have fallen for a second session as investors weighed the likelihood of a rollback of Federal Reserve stimulus.

US stocks have closed firmly in the red, extending Friday's losses, amid uncertainty about the Federal Reserve's stimulus taper plans.