Western Australia's payroll tax system is one of the most onerous in the country, according to a review by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which has advocated major reform of transfer duties and payroll tax.
Overcoming the stigma of depression and suicide is a challenge faced by all organisations in the mental health sector, and one that Lifeline WA is tackling head on
Premier Colin Barnett says Rio Tinto's new port expansion in the Pilbara is a sign of confidence in the resources sector which will allow Western Australia to boost its iron ore exports.
The WA government's chemical analysis and forensic science unit says it is rethinking its structure and business model after a $3 million reversal of fortunes in 2012/13.
The average house price in Perth fell by about $14,000 in the September quarter, and rental prices have also eased, the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia says.
Greens Senator Scott Ludlam says he'll appeal the Australian Electoral Commission's decision not to conduct a recount of votes for Western Australia's Senate seats.
Perth-based employment services firm Programmed has taken heed of the shift towards online recruitment and invested $5 million into a fledgling digital business.
MZI Resources has secured $US41.5 million in funding from international private equity group Resource Capital Funds for the development of its Keysbrook mineral sands project.
Senior federal government ministers say any proposal by Indonesia to buy Australian farmland for cattle grazing will be under joint venture arrangements.
Paladin Energy is set to slash its costs by $US23 million over the 2014 financial year and suspend all non-essential exploration activity as it looks to stem losses from a weakening uranium price.
US stocks have jumped amid hopes the partial government shutdown will not seriously harm the economy.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 62.03 points (0.41 per cent) to 15,191.70.
Chevron has signed binding long-term sales and purchase agreements with Japanese utility Tohoku Electric Power Company for gas supplied from the $29 billion Wheatstone LNG project.
Transport and logistics group K&S Corporation has warned investors of a significant fall in half-year net profit, due to a significant slowdown in the company's Western Australian operations.
Aphrodite Gold's former chief executive and former managing director have each resigned as directors of the company ahead of a planned shareholder meeting today.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has left the cash rate unchanged at a record low of 2.5 per cent, saying the current setting of monetary policy remained appropriate.
You don't have to be in retail to know that times are tough for shopkeepers, their staff and their landlords, but what you might not know is that conditions are probably going to get worse before they get better.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has vowed to rebuild confidence between Australia and Indonesian businesses, lamenting that a "mature" economic relationship has not yet been reached.
Billionaire mining magnate Gina Rinehart wishes to relinquish her role as the trustee of her family's multibillion-dollar trust, a Sydney court has heard.
West Perth-based Chalice Gold Mines has made an offer to merge with Canadian gold developer Coventry Resources as it seeks to find assets to boost its cash flow.
