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Troubled property developer Port Bouvard is continuing to shift its focus to the east coast, with the appointment of two Sydney-based executives to senior roles.

THE challenging state of the wine industry has been illustrated by Ferngrove Vineyards’ financial reports, which reveal the business has incurred losses totalling $14.1 million over the three and a

Navitas CEO Rod Jones and Sandfire Resources director John Evans have sold large parcels of shares this week, with Mr Jones reaping $48.5 million from the sale of part of his Navitas stake. 

The restructuring of WA’s wine industry has led to the emergence of some surprising names.

The Australian share market has opened lower after comments the US Federal Reserve overnight suggested stimulus activity there may soon be eased.

HAVE you ever had an employee who one day just checks out? Their motivation drops off, they start disrupting the team and their productivity falls to an all-time low. 

iiNet has reached an agreement to sell its TransACT fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) network to NBN Co for $9 million.

The Wyllie Group has realised a big profit on its six-year investment in Amcom Telecommunications, selling half of its total holding in the listed Perth company.

It takes a special kind of wealth to lose more than $7 billion in a year and still top a list of the nation's richest people.

The Australian dollar has dropped back below 98 US cents following disappointing consumer sentiment figures.

Global gold mining giant AngloGold Ashanti has announced changes to its executive leadership team that will see Rob Largent responsible for the company’s Australian operations.

Australian stocks closed lower for a second consecutive day, dragged down by the banks and a surprisingly poor consumer sentiment report.

Media agency Adcorp Australia has been reappointed to the Western Australian government’s non-campaign media contract.

Crest Minerals is seeking to raise $2.2 million through a non-renounceable rights issue to help progress the company’s Majestic North gold project.

The new head of Rio Tinto’s global iron ore business has restructured his Perth based management team, with the former head of the Pilbara operations leaving his role.

The state government has given New Energy Corporation environmental approval for a $184 million waste-to-energy plant proposed for Port Hedland, but the company, and other proponents of similar pla

Many salespeople spend too much time explaining their product and not enough time selling it.

Two months after the West Australian election is too soon to start claiming the state government is breaking election promises, Premier Colin Barnett says.

Experienced Perth property executive Evan Campbell has jumped on board an emerging north-west homes builder, hoping to help it capitalise on a still-buoyant market in the resources region.

More Australians were feeling bad about the economy in the week the federal budget was released.

The federal opposition has questioned Treasury's budget forecasts, saying the numbers would be different if the department was "left to its own devices".

A tax rise is not tax reform, but an increase in the GST rate or a widening of its base could be part of a worthwhile package.

Nedbank Capital has withdrawn from Perth-based Tiger Resources’ $US80million debt financing facility for its Kipoi copper project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Copper-gold producer Sandfire Resources has appointed former Fortescue Metals Group operations director Paul Hallam as a non-executive director.

Shares in Perth-based Mutiny Gold have lifted after a new study doubled the strike length of its Deflector site in the Murchison region.

The Reserve Bank of Australia says a softer-than-expected inflation outlook allowed it to cut the cash rate to a record low, as it tries to boost underperforming sectors or the economy.

The Australian market has closed around half a per cent lower, dragged down by weakness among the banks and industrial stocks.

The Australian dollar has pushed back above 98 US cents amid weakness in its US counterpart.

Australian’s are increasing their social media presence and reach, according to a study on the nation’s social media habits.

Perth could miss out on a wave of investment in non-residential property, according to a national survey released by the Australian Property Institute today.