THE Coolbellup Hotel is set to become the latest local watering hole consigned to the history books, with the owners of the pub planning to construct a $40 million apartments project in its place.
Western Australia has an abundance of gas and explorers are looking for more, both offshore and onshore, but there are questions over how much growth the industry can sustain.
THE State Administrative Tribunal has ruled that being convicted of breaching the Fair Trading Act and being charged by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission is not sufficient reason
ST JOHN of God Health Care is making its move on the Peel region, signalling its desire to take over the troubled Peel Health Campus if the state government puts the hospital to tender.
Cape Lambert Resources has agreed to pay the Australian Taxation Office $33 million as a provisional settlement for a dispute over $96 million in back taxes and penalties.
Development giant Mirvac has advanced its plans for the Karratha town centre, saying it will submit its development application with the Shire of Roebourne before Christmas.
Woodside managing director Peter Coleman has called for a broader debate on productivity issues, saying there has been too much focus on blue collar wage rates and not enough on costs the gas indus
Former Freehills managing partner John Atkins has agreed to head up a review of Western Australia's current liquor licensing system and Sunday trading regulations for hospitality operators, as part
Engineering contractor Sinclair Knight Merz has announced a renewal of its engineering, procurement and construction management agreement with Rio Tinto through to 2015.
Australian firms are heading into Christmas on a pessimistic note, with business confidence slumping to its lowest point since the global financial crisis.
Local wine makers must stop whining about the high Australian dollar and back themselves to win their share of global sales, says producer Australian Vintage.
Keeping inflation in check is important to maintain steady economic growth, but it is not enough, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens says.
The Western Australian Farmers Federation says dairy farmers need to receive at least 42.5 cents per litre for milk for the industry to be sustainable in WA.
A lack of uncommitted available reserves coupled with the demand for Australia's liquefied natural gas could create challenges for domestic gas supplies by 2016.
A local council in the Pilbara wants to import foreign workers for smaller businesses in the retail, hospitality and other sectors that are struggling to keep local employees.
Most investors are not stupid, but if you follow the trail of money they leave there does seem to be an awful lot who just don't think about where they park their hard-earned savings – and that cou
Treasurer Troy Buswell wants to prevent his former lover and independent MP Adele Carles from making any more damning accusations, as the political fallout from their private affair continues.
