THE political landscape has changed significantly in recent months and, while the shift is not yet tectonic, there is much less certainty around who will be influential as this electoral cycle draw
AS the world enters its fifth year of economic turbulence and even the best-insulated businesses in Western Australia are being affected, the factors that determine business influence in this state
Australian March quarter economic growth was much stronger than expected, helped by strong household consumption and continuing strong business investment especially in the mining sector.
The Queensland government has warned a squabble with Canberra over environmental approval for the $6.4 billion Alpha coal mine project could continue indefinitely.
The Australian share market made modest gains in opening trade thanks to a positive lead from Wall Street and as investors await more developments in Europe's debt crisis.
US stocks have managed to eke out moderate gains in choppy trade as investors weighed stronger-than-expected growth in the crucial services sector and Europe's long-running financial crisis.
GR Engineering Services’ share price has slumped to $1 after the company disclosed it was involved in a complex legal dispute with former client Allied Gold.
Regional Western Australian businesses are the most confident in Australia, while their city counterparts’ levels of optimism have fallen dramatically, a survey released today says.
The Australian dollar is more than one US cent higher after the central bank delivered a smaller than expected interest rate cut and G7 finance ministers called an emergency meeting on Europe's deb
Australian shares closed higher, clawing back a large part of Monday's losses, after the central bank cut official interest rates to their lowest level since the global financial crisis.
Rail freight company QR National has announced that it plans to cut 500 jobs.The redundancies are part of what it is calling its restructure and reform program which it began last year.
Aquila Resources is a step closer to realising its $6 billion West Pilbara iron ore project after studies showed that two mines that would supply the overall development were economically and techn
The Perth company forced to halt supply of recycled construction and demolition waste to Main Roads WA has sought a meeting with transport minister Troy Buswell to discuss latest test results
The Australian share market opened slightly higher, with most sectors posting gains as investors await the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) latest interest rate decision.
Australia needs to learn lessons from countries such as Denmark, Germany and China to develop its clean energy technology industry, a global environmental group says.
A beach barbeque, lunch in the vines and a 'gourmet village' at Leeuwin Estate Winery will be some of the events at the Margaret River Gourmet Escape food and wine festival, to be held in the south
The creation of Australia's largest listed pure-play coal company appears a certainty after Gloucester Coal's shareholders approved a merger deal with Chinese state-owned company Yancoal Australia.
Bankwest has agreed to make changes to recent advertising for its Breeze MasterCard after ASIC raised concerns that the advertisements were misleading or likely to mislead.
The state government has appointed a steering committee to evaluate the development of common user maritime infrastructure in the Pilbara, likely to be at either Anketell Point or Lumsden Point.
