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The resources sector has welcomed a state government plan to establish a new mining rehabilitation fund, saying the move will free up significant funds at the beginning of the project development s

Bankwest has delivered a 13 per cent bump in profits for the year ended June 30, driven by strong increases in lending and deposit balances.

Rents continue to increase across the metropolitan property market, while the number of tenants walking out on their leases to find cheaper accommodation is starting to climb, new research says.

The Australian stock market finished lower as nervous investors made for the safety of defensive stocks amid thin trading volumes.

Paladin Energy stocks jumped on the ASX today, after the Perth-based uranium miner announced a six-year off-take contract with a major utility for ore from its African mining operations.

The University of Western Australia has been ranked among the world’s top 100 institutions of higher learning, joining four other Australian universities on the list.

Etihad Airways will add to its growth through investments in other airlines such as Virgin Australia, its chief says.

Premier Colin Barnett says he will do all he can to ensure Woodside's planned Browse gas hub remains at James Price Point in the Kimberley.

Conservation groups are gearing up to launch a major public campaign against the state government, after the release of a new 10-year draft strategy for the management of Western Australia’s forest

Westfield has lifted its first half profit by nearly a third and says it will boost investment in its better-performing Australian shopping centres to drive earnings further.

One of the world's largest credit agencies has warned Australia's states and territories to watch their persistent budget deficits and rising debt levels.

Engineering and construction company Forge Group has confirmed a significant jump in profits for the year to June 30, the firm’s fifth consecutive year of growth.

The Liberals’ decision to play the man has upped the ante in what’s likely to be a spirited state election campaign.

Whatever mud is slung at the state’s top entrepreneurs, they still back themselves.

Which is it ... an opportune time to invest or a widespread outbreak of broker anxiety?

The Mannkal Foundation has challenged accepted wisdom on many public policy issues – exactly what a think tank is meant to do.

The federal government has some work to do if Australia is to meet its 2020 emissions and renewables targets.

WESTERN Australia’s aged care sector is facing major challenges in servicing the ageing population, with high construction costs forcing bed supply to fall below forecast demand and a reduction in

I just read an article about someone's totally bogus opinion of 'job burnout'.

The doom and gloom focus in the media at the moment can make it difficult to retain a positive, proactive perspective.

With so much information to assist business owners in sales, marketing, finance, management and strategy, why aren't we all great at doing these things?

Wage prices data which came in close to expectations is unlikely to sway the Reserve Bank of Australia's monetary policy too much, economists say.

PERTH construction group Georgiou has won a $32 million contract from Lend Lease and LandCorp to carry out the earthworks for the first phase of the South Alkimos residential property development p

NEW residential developments in the western suburbs are bringing small blocks, townhouses and small apartment buildings into a market traditionally dominated by large properties.

GOVERNMENT grant schemes are providing a significant boost for product innovators, from early-stage research businesses to established companies.

WESTERN Australia is rapidly emerging as a centre of excellence for mine automation, with resources demand for remote operated equipment spurred on by high wages costs, adherence to strict safety r

Innovation is enabling a handful of WA manufacturers to survive in a market under increasing pressure.

WESTERN Australia’s Economic Regulation Authority should be unshackled from its current constraints and allowed to become the state’s own version of the Productivity Commission to investigate and c

Venture Minerals has lined up $17 million in new capital to fund its Livingstone and Riley direct shipping iron ore projects in Tasmania to production, with magnate Dale Elphinstone’s private compa

Mirvac Group has appointed London-based investment executive Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz as its new managing director, replacing Nick Collishaw.

The "world's biggest" carbon tax is partly responsible for a decline in international business confidence in Australia, the federal opposition says.

Oz Minerals has lifted its first half profit to $119.5 million but warned its full year production could come in at the lower end of its forecast.