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THE RAC launched its new Community Partnerships and Grass Roots Grants programs last week in a bid to support the state’s not-for-profit and charitable organisations.

HOUSING affordability has been a hot political issue in Western Australia and there’s a growing awareness that the situation could deteriorate when increasing numbers of baby boomers retire from th

Development giant Mirvac has been selected as the state government’s preferred proponent to commence a $1.5 billion redevelopment of Karratha, including a new town centre and a 1,500-dwelling coast

CAN you recite your mission statement?  My bet is you can’t.

ENGINEERS Peter Bruechle, Norm Gilchrist and Ernie Evans formed BG&E in Perth, starting with just eight staff.

The issue of appropriate staff incentives is a difficult area.

ONE of the Barnett government’s top infrastructure priorities is starting to come to fruition, with the release of agricultural land in the Ord River irrigation area, near Kununurra in the state’s

The imminent retirement of Lester Group founder Richard Lester will formally install a new generation of Lester men at the helm of the business but the brothers have already set a new course for th

IT is a familiar tale in the online business world – a local innovator offshores its development work in an emerging market and then seeks to crack a big market like the US as a company maker.

COULD the state government do more to encourage investment in IT?

Qantas Airways chief executive Alan Joyce says negotiations with unions are continuing and he is optimistic a deal will be reached before the 21-day deadline expires.

Political debate over the NBN may be highly charged, but there’s no agreed position within industry as to the best plan for the nation’s future needs.

Australians can be assured uranium sold to India would only be used for peaceful purposes, a peak business group says.

Slower than expected wages growth means the central bank has one less roadblock to cutting interest rates if it is needed, economists say.

Junior iron ore explorers and joint venture participants Padbury Mining and Aurium Resources have entered formal merger negotiations.

Job advertisements on the internet fell by 4.2 per cent in October compared to a month earlier, national data shows.

Australia's central bank will provide a facility to ensure commercial banks have enough cash in times of financial crisis.

Australian shares opened slightly higher due to a positive lead from the US, but enthusiasm was subdued with the focus remaining on Europe's debt problems.

Gindalbie Metals has completed negotiations for the last key infrastructure deals required for the development of its Karara iron ore mine, signing two key rail contracts with QR National and Brook

Atlas Iron has bought Gondwana Resources' 90 per cent stake in the Corunna Downs project in the north Pilbara for $2.1 million in cash.

Tiger Airways has been cleared to increase its number of flights in Australia ahead of the busy Christmas travel period.

The Australian dollar was slightly higher as the increased cost of borrowing for European governments weighed on market sentiment.

A bit of positive data on the US economy gave stocks a boost on Tuesday, as traders brushed off new figures showing stalling European economic growth.

The incumbent directors of scooter manufacturer Vmoto have retained their board positions after narrowly surviving a challenge from a group of disgruntled investors.

Australia's middle-ranked miners are sitting on a $7.6 billion cash mountain after tapping shareholders for funds, leaving them better placed to weather the volatile share market.

Fund manager Perpetual has allocated a fifth of its resources portfolio to offshore investments as it seeks attractively priced stocks amid global volatility and uncertainty.

The Australian dollar fell more than one US cent even though the central bank gave no direct hints on the future path of interest rates, which the market expects will be cut in December.

Riedel Resources has entered an agreement with Golden Rim Resources to purchase five gold exploration permits in Burkina Faso in exchange for $900,000 in cash and 12.5 million Riedel shares.

The state government will spend almost $14 million in the next five years to reduce the risk of shark attacks after three fatal attacks in recent months.

Tiger Airways says it is unable to be profitable in Australia when limited to just 22 daily flights a day, under restrictions imposed after the forced grounding of the airline's fleet earlier this

Consumer worries about interest rates have been overtaken by concerns about the impact of the carbon tax and utility costs on household finances.

Property developer Peet’s stocks have dropped after it released an earnings downgrade for the 2012 financial year, blaming falling consumer sentiment and global and domestic economic uncertainty.