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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.

With so much information to assist business owners in sales, marketing, finance, management and strategy, why aren't we all great at doing these things?

Wage prices data which came in close to expectations is unlikely to sway the Reserve Bank of Australia's monetary policy too much, economists say.

PERTH construction group Georgiou has won a $32 million contract from Lend Lease and LandCorp to carry out the earthworks for the first phase of the South Alkimos residential property development p

NEW residential developments in the western suburbs are bringing small blocks, townhouses and small apartment buildings into a market traditionally dominated by large properties.

GOVERNMENT grant schemes are providing a significant boost for product innovators, from early-stage research businesses to established companies.

WESTERN Australia is rapidly emerging as a centre of excellence for mine automation, with resources demand for remote operated equipment spurred on by high wages costs, adherence to strict safety r

Innovation is enabling a handful of WA manufacturers to survive in a market under increasing pressure.

WESTERN Australia's Economic Regulation Authority should be unshackled from its current constraints and allowed to become the state's own version of the Productivity Commission to investigate and c

Venture Minerals has lined up $17 million in new capital to fund its Livingstone and Riley direct shipping iron ore projects in Tasmania to production, with magnate Dale Elphinstone's private compa

Mirvac Group has appointed London-based investment executive Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz as its new managing director, replacing Nick Collishaw.

The "world's biggest" carbon tax is partly responsible for a decline in international business confidence in Australia, the federal opposition says.

Oz Minerals has lifted its first half profit to $119.5 million but warned its full year production could come in at the lower end of its forecast.

The Australian stock market opened stronger this morning, with a strong earnings report from the Commonwealth Bank giving the market a boost in the early session of trading.

Commonwealth Bank's record $7.1 billion profit will benefit millions of Australian households, its chief executive says.

US stocks gave up early gains helped by a better-than-expected reading on retail sales and closed flat, with the Dow held up by a strong performance from Home Depot.

Southern Cross Goldfields is to take over Troy Resources' Sandstone mine in a transaction tipped to kick-start the company's Marda gold project.

The Australian Greens say Woodside Petroleum has heavily underestimated whale numbers off the Western Australian coast, near the site of its proposed $34 billion gas hub.

The state government is seeking a development partner to build and operate a world-class ecotourism experience in Francois Peron National Park, in the Shark Bay World Heritage Area.

Four people face a total of six corruption charges over allegedly tampering with urine samples at a laboratory in the Pilbara in order to secure work in the resources sector.

Bipartisan support is expected for proposed new legislation in Western Australia banning taxpayer-funded government advertising within three months of a state election, the oppositio

The Australian share market finished higher, reversing earlier small losses as investors switched into defensive stocks.

Northern Star Resources boss Bill Beament has substantially boosted his stake in the company, through the cashless exercise of 6.5 million options in a deal worth nearly $5.6 million.

Decmil Group has bought out its joint venture partner Maroon Group Holdings at the Calliope accommodation village project in Queensland for $15 million.