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The PM cannot keep relying on the fact she is a single woman, an atheist and childless to help her discount her political woes.

When Geoff Rasmussen steps down as chairman of Youth Focus in June, he will have had nine years on the board and a newfound appreciation for cycling.

I got an (unsolicited) email offering a webinar to teach me about how to measure, and the importance of measuring, the ROI (return on investment) of social media.

When a business is doing well, owners and managers can sometimes lapse into feeling too comfortable.

 Japan's Chubu Electric Power Company has inked a non-binding deal with Chevron to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US energy giant's Wheatstone project.

Growing demand for quality apartments and resort-style living in Karratha is providing an increasingly lucrative niche for property developers and investors.

The Australian economy continues to perform weakly, an industry study has found.

Nine international and interstate law firms have entered the WA market in the past two-and-a-half years and more are likely to follow. The industry is still debating what it really means.

A Perth company that has become a global leader in the education software market is facing uncertain times as main rival Blackboard takes over two of its biggest partners.

Bankwest has been added to a list of financial institutions targeted by what is claimed to be the nation's biggest class action suit, aimed at recouping unfair and excessive bank fees.

Avanco Resources chairman Matthew Wood has exercised 6.2 million options to acquire shares in the company at a cost of 1.5 cents each, to increase his shareholding in the Brazilian-focused metals e

 About 40 per cent of Australian businesses are finding it difficult to recruit staff despite the subdued labor market, research shows.

Perseus Mining says it is on track to deliver on its gold production targets for the June quarter.

Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says another downgrade of Australia's economic growth rate by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) shows the local economy is "underperforming".

 Australian stocks have opened more than one per cent higher after a successful Spanish bond auction eased concerns over the euro zone debt crisis.

BHP Billiton's latest production figures have exceeded those announced by rival Rio Tinto yesterday, driven by record production in the Pilbara, but the miner warns that the effect strikes at its Q

US shares have surged, led by a huge jump from Apple as several positive earnings surprises and the IMF's improved outlook for world growth inspired buyers.

State-owned power generator Verve Energy has replaced its boss internally, appointing Jason Waters as its new chief executive.

Fortescue Metals Group founder Andrew Forrest says the government needs to build a deeper relationship with China otherwise Australia risks losing opportunities with the Asian superpower.

The Australian share market has closed slightly lower, following falls in resource stocks.

 Greedy landlords, including the state government, are forcing housing and living costs up across the state's resource-rich regions, harming productivity, iron-ore miner Fortescue Metals Group

Real estate agents Helen and James Limnios have been reprimanded and fined $4,000 each by the State Administrative Tribunal for taking unlawful fees prior to settlement of transactions.

The most pressing problem vexing chief executives is how to keep young employees, a national organisation for senior-most managers says.

Perth-based oil and gas explorer Strike Energy shares have jumped after the company reported drilling results that exceeded expectations from its latest round of exploration in South Australia’s Co

BC Iron has reported record tonnes mined and shipped for the three months ending March 31, with the Perth-based miner saying it is on track to ship more than 3.5 million tonnes of iron ore over fin

Rio Tinto's lucrative copper unit has taken a hit, booking an 18 per cent slide in first quarter output, but the mining giant's cash-cow commodity, iron ore, once again has come to the rescue.

Rio Tinto will spend more than $300 million renewing and expanding the town of Wickham to support its iron ore production expansion.

State government agencies and trading enterprises will be required to cut spending and freeze their staff numbers after the state blamed cuts in GST grants for a tough budget outlook.

Retail property has been struggling for over 12 months in Australia but rock bottom is still to come, according to gloomy results from the Australian Property Institute’s six monthly property direc

 Next week's March quarter inflation figures are building up to be a crucial set of numbers for borrowers hoping for another official interest rate cut by the central bank.

The mining industry says fly-in fly-out work practices ensure the resources sector is supplied with the right skill sets necessary for expansion, and has tipped a further increase in the practice,

If a country has one world-class industry in a sea of international trouble why would you want to hobble it or, at worst, close it?