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A NATIONAL microfinance group has announced plans to expand its presence in Western Australia following the receipt of a $300,000 grant from the state government.

HUNKERING down in year-end strategic planning sessions, you and your team are probably thinking hard about what’s next for the economy and how that will affect your business.

WITH year’s end approaching there is precious little time to develop a business plan so that you hit the ground running in January, instead of continuing the same strategies that may not have been

A RECENT upswing in buying activity, driven to a large extent by high rents and a tight market, couldn't have come at a more opportune time for mid-tier builder Psaros, which is preparing for the l

UNDERSTANDING the growing complexity of remuneration packages is a challenging exercise for investors seeking to determine the value, or otherwise, offered by a company’s management team.

SENIOR Western Australian bureaucrats have received pay rises as high as $100,000 during the Liberal-National government’s first term in office, research undertaken for the WA Business News Book of

LOOKING at the remuneration packages negotiated by newly appointed chief executives in Perth, there is a common pattern -5 size equals money.

Tougher economic times and increased scrutiny have put a cap on the growth of executive remuneration.

Brett Carboni has Nobu in his sights with the appointment of a new head chef and the opening of a fine-dining restaurant in Mosman Park.

Going nativeThe digital natives among you will have been lectured, harangued, convinced and entertained by TED but have you seen one live in your own state?

Australia's winter crops have resisted several months of dry weather to shape up for a better than average harvest.

Vodafone Hutchison Australia looks set to remain on the local scene for a while yet after shareholders approved chief executive Bill Morrow's 2013 business plan for boosting the telco's network per

The Australian dollar is higher after rallying on the back of the central bank's interest rate cut.

Perth is Australia’s second fastest growing city, behind only the Gold Coast, but the new housing sector is not keeping up with demand, according to a new report.

Nickel miner Western Areas has launched a $65 million capital raising to provide greater fiscal flexibility as it continues to explore its opportunities in the state’s Forrestania region, south-eas

The Australian share market closed more than half a per cent lower after the Reserve Bank of Australia cut the cash rate to three per cent amid a weak global growth outlook.

The state government has officially put out the call for builders for its $900 million, 60,000 seat stadium to be built at Burswood.

Major banks are under pressure to deliver some Christmas cheer in the form of cheaper mortgages after the Reserve Bank returned its cash rate to record low levels.

Shadow treasurer Joe Hockey says the cash-rate cut shows the government has no plan to deal with the deterioration in the Australian economy.

Ferry services will play an increasing role in Perth's public transport plans, Transport Minister Troy Buswell has said, while announcing a trial of late night services.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has delivered a pre-Christmas interest rate cut, but economists say the prospect of further reductions in the official cash rate are increasingly unlikely.

A sharp fall in building approvals is another sign the Reserve Bank of Australia should cut the cash rate at its monthly board meeting.

Wishful thinking, or is there really a change for good blowing through the global economy?

Australia's unemployment rate is expected to continue to grind higher, possibly peaking at around six per cent in 2013.

Retail company Premier Investments says the lack of GST on overseas online purchases under $1000 is seriously harming Australian businesses.

Australian stocks have opened flat, as local market players await a likely interest rate cut from the central bank.

More support is needed for the struggling Australian food production sector after iconic food brand Rosella was placed in receivership, a national vegetable growers' group says.

US food processing giant Archer Daniels Midland Company has increased its offer for grains marketer and maltster GrainCorp to $2.78 billion.

Crown has received government permission for an additional 500 gaming machines its new six-star luxury hotel development proposed for Perth.

US stock markets started December in the red on Monday after poor data on the manufacturing sector added to worries about the year-end onslaught of federal tax increases and spending cuts.

The Australian dollar is almost a third of a US cent lower after the release of weaker than expected retail trade data.

Perth company Transaction Solutions International has received backing to the tune of $22 million from an Indian private equity group to fund the development of an ATM business on the sub-continent