Five years of WA salary surveys show some chief executives appear to be remarkably well paid relative to the size of their business and the returns they have delivered, while others offer great value for money.
THREE trends stand out when the salary packages of newly appointed chief executives at Western Australian companies are examined.First,the bigger the company the higher the salary.
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says he will congratulate Wayne Swan if the federal treasurer delivers his promised budget surplus.But only after he falls over with surprise.
Brisbane has taken Perth’s title of weakest performing residential property market in Australia, according to new data released today by RP Data and Rismark.
State utilities Verve Energy and Synergy have signed domestic supply contracts with Chevron that will shore up Western Australia’s gas supply for the next 20 years.
The future of shopping centre owner Centro remains uncertain, with no sign of when a court will deliver its verdict on the company's restructure plans.
The federal coalition has warned Labor could revisit the possibility of a live export ban, saying it should send a shiver through every Australian cattle producer.
Australia's largest rare earths miner Lynas Corporation says prices for rare earths have fallen in recent months, which is a healthy development for the industry.
Treasurer Wayne Swan is defending the growth forecasts in the federal government's mid-year budget review despite his own warnings of dark clouds looming overseas.
American Airlines' filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection tempered upward momentum in US markets on Tuesday, with the major indexes finishing above the neutral line.
Mining Minister Norman Moore has turned down the opportunity to become WA's next Agent-General in London, a likely disruption to Premier Colin Barnett's plans to bring new blood into the cabinet we
State agency LandCorp says it is expecting significant interest in its latest industrial land release in the Pilbara, stage three of the Gap Ridge industrial estate near Karratha.
Thousands of workers have marched through central Perth threatening to picket US oil and gas giant Chevron until it pledges to provide more local jobs and training. (Click through for video)
Prime Minister Julia Gillard will chair the first meeting of a new manufacturing task force tomorrow, as new figures indicate the dire state of the sector.
Perth-based energy and utilities contractor CTEC has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract for Hamersley Iron’s West Angelas power station project in the Pilbara.
Environment Minister Bill Marmion says he would be concerned if a manager who approved a prescribed burn that became a destructive bushfire was not stood aside.
Australia is regarded as one of the world's safest borrowers, after a global ratings agency upgraded the country to the highest possible rating for its overseas borrowings.
Perth-based oil junior Pura Vida has announced plans to raise $4 million and list on the Australian Securities Exchange to fund exploration off the coast of Morocco.
