Mining giant Rio Tinto and not-for-profit group Disability in the Arts, Disadvantage in the Arts Australia (DADAA) have launched a partnership aimed at helping regional communities overcome the sti
A SURVEY of the state’s corporate and not-for-profit sectors has uncovered some key strategies for achieving better engagement and more productive outcomes between the two groups.
Seven outstanding Western Australian business and community leaders will go on to represent the state in the 2013 EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards after being announced ascategory winners for the
Treasurer Chris Bowen is putting renewed pressure on the coalition to release its costings after an independent analysis found a $30 billion hole in their figures.
Gaming and hotels company Crown has seen its profit fall more than 20 per cent amid weak consumer confidence and losses from the sale of its stake in rival Echo.
Businesses will only have to lodge GST returns with the tax office once a year rather than four times under a new Labor measure to reduce business red tape.
The two men vying for the nation’s top job at next month’s federal election talked up their infrastructure credentials during their first visits to Western Australia during the campaign.
First and second year apprentices across all industries are set to receive phased pay increases of up to 40 per cent over the next two years, following a Fair Work Commission ruling today.
The Australian dollar fell to a two week low below 90 US cents as it looks increasingly likely the US Federal Reserve will soon start tapering its massive economic stimulus program.
South African miner Gold Fields will splash $US300 million purchasing Barrick Gold’s Granny Smith, Lawlers and Darlot gold mines in the Yilgarn region, near Southern Cross, and plans to integrate t
More heat is being applied to Education Minister Peter Collier, with the state opposition demanding an independent inquiry into allegations he tampered with an inquiry into alleged bullying behavio
Amcom Telecommunications has snapped up data centre operator aCure Technology for $14.3 million as demand for new information technology services grows.
West African Resources has raised $3 million to fast-track the development of a processing plant and exploration at its Moktedu gold project in Burkina Faso.
Mining contractor NRW Holdings’ profits have taken a hit from the downturn in resources spending, but the company maintains its outlook over the short to medium-term remains positive.
A rising share market has lifted the full year profit of market operator ASX.The company made a net profit of $348 million in the year to June, up 2.7 per cent from the previous year.
Power generator Pacific Energy has reported record earnings for FY2013 but revised down its earnings guidance for the current financial year after being hit by project closures and the general slow
RCR Tomlinson and GR Engineering have reported contrasting fortunes in the resources engineering sector, with RCR booking a record profit result and GR’s earnings slipping due to tightening market conditions.
Iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group says it remains focused on debt reduction, despite playing hardball on a proposed asset sale and lifting its annual dividend following a strong surge in profit
Perth-based information technology company ASG Group has reported a significant financial loss for the 2013 financial year as it struggles to come to terms with the changing sector.
Atlas Iron has reported a significant improvement in earnings in the second half of the financial year, but it was not sufficient to offset big write-downs and weak operating profits carried over f
