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Mark McGowan needs some positivity training, if recent comments are indicative of the mood inside Labor.

TO coincide with the official month of volunteering, Alcoa plans to donate 10,000 employee work hours to charity organisations as part of its seventh annual Month of Service program.

SCITECH’S Aboriginal Education Program has received international recognition for its work to increase school attendance by Aboriginal children in remote communities.

DECISIONS - either by you, your coworker, your boss, your family members or your customer - drive your success, your lifestyle, and your attitude.

UNCERTAINTY is difficult to define and near on impossible to measure, yet it remains a real problem in today’s business environment.

THE WA Local Government Association's new headquarters currently under construc­tion is one of the first developments in West Leederville ahead of an expected rezoning of the eastern end of the sub

HOMEBUYERS in Western Australia remain generally positive in their outlook for the market, despite a recent Real Estate Institute of Western Australia report showing sales turnover and property lis

A REPORT released by accounting firm Grant Thornton has found that a customer’s relationship and track record with their bank is key to securing funding in the current risk-averse environment.

CHINESE investment in Australia may have slowed as uncertainty continues about the value of commodities, but it has not stopped.

WHILE the recent period of engagement with China goes back 40 years in diplomatic terms, and well into the 1980s at a trade level, there are plenty of cautionary tales from those doing regular busi

Our biggest export market has slowed demand, but a new growth phase is under way.

How many companies can vouch for the ethics of every business in their global supply chain? A new campaign will require many smaller businesses to do just that.

The major accounting practices are leading the way in employment growth, which is up almost a third since 2010.

THE waste recycling industry is set to come under closer scrutiny and tighter controls as the Department of Environment and Conservation works to eradicate asbestos contamination.

LinQ Resources Fund faces a challenge to its friendly takeover bid from Singapore-based IMC Resources Holdings, with the WA Fire and Emergency Services Superannuation Board applying to the Takeover

Leighton Contractors has won a $126 million engineering and construction deal for Inpex’s $US34 billion Ichthys natural gas processing facility in Darwin.

Global economic uncertainty is continuing to weigh on the Western Australian economy, but the state’s peak industry group is nonetheless forecasting economic growth of 6.5 per cent for the 2012-13

The Australian dollar is marking time ahead of the release of key inflation data.

Nomad Building Solutions subsidiary McGrath Homes has won a $28.8 million contract to design, manufacture and install 60 modular homes for Rio Tinto.

The local head of global fuel giant BP has warned that Australia is losing investment because it is increasingly expensive to do business and the federal government is failing to tackle the issue.

The Australian share market closed almost unchanged, as investors awaited key manufacturing data from China and more news on company earnings in the United States.

Resources Minister Martin Ferguson has ruled out Australia pursuing nuclear energy as an increasing number of states open the door to uranium mining.

Fairfax Media chief executive Greg Hywood says the embattled media group has investigated a breakup of its assets and found the numbers didn't stack up.

Australia is ranked 10th in the world for the ease of doing business having jumped five places in the past year.

Phoenix Gold has raised $20 million through a share placement, to accelerate drilling programs at its gold projects in the Goldfields over the next 12 to 15 months.

A small ceremony in South Korea last week will eventually lead to a big debate in Australia about who benefits most from resource development in this country; Australians or foreigners.

Oz Minerals says it remains on track to meet its full-year guidance despite posting a fall in copper and gold production during the September quarter.

Clothing and homewares supplier Pacific Brands says it is too early to tell if its financial results will improve upon last year's.

West Perth based nickel explorer ENK will officially delist from the Australian Stock Exchange today after being taken over by Filipino resources and construction giant DMCI Holdings.

Energy giant Woodside Petroleum is looking to expand its operations to Israel.

Ten Network Holdings has received a reduced offer for its outdoor advertising business Eye Corp from its private equity suitor.

The defence and resources sectors should introduce a "buy Australian" policy, a union says, amid a slump in Western Australia's manufacturing industry.