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The Perth Wildcats have a new major sponsor, with state government agency Healthway signing a three-year partnership worth $1.5 million.

Internet service provider iiNet has delivered another solid lift in profit, with its best ever financial result comfortably beating analyst expectations.

AMP expects further growth after its $4 billion merger with AXA Asia Pacific contributed to a seven per cent rise in underlying first half profit.

Shares in Horseshoe Metals are skyrocketing after the junior explorer announced significant copper hits from drilling activities at the Horseshoe Lights project near Meekatharra.

Jobs and growth pressures in Western Australia are expected to be the focus of a community cabinet meeting in Perth on September 5.

The Australian market has opened higher following mixed leads from Europe and the US overnight.

Australia's two-decade long economic expansion is at risk unless productivity growth returns to its long term average, according to a new report.

US stocks have closed mixed with the Dow and S&P 500 essentially flat for the second straight day as fresh data releases failed to give any clearer picture of US economic growth.

Community sentiment towards Australia's newest onshore asylum-seeker detention centre remains mixed, Northam Shire president Steve Pollard says.

Shares in Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund (HDF) fell after Pipeline Partners Australia (PPA) Pty Ltd increased its cash offer for the fund by 10 cents to $2.43 per security.

A range of positive factors, including solid wage growth, has failed to lift the mood of consumers.

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.