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Kelly Rattigan was named the nation’s emerging architect by the Australian Institute of Architects last month but don’t let the title fool you.

Perth City Council has backed more generous plot ratio bonuses across large parts of the city, with the hope it may encourage more hotel and residential developments in the CBD.

A change crept into the landscape governing the practice of insolvency this year.

Giant liquefied natural gas projects like Gorgon and Pluto dominate coverage of the oil and gas sector, yet there are plenty of other developments under way.

Shell’s development of a world-first floating LNG project off the Kimberley coast is likely to be a game changer for the industry, allowing extensive ‘stranded’ gas assets to be developed.

If you are a ‘glass half-full’ person, the LNG boom has presented great opportunities for local industry, but not everyone is happy.

Western Australia’s huge – if largely unproven – potential to host massive so-called unconventional oil and gas resources has already caught the eyes of some major international energy majors.&nbsp

Changing global markets and local community pressures are crimping the growth prospects for big gas projects but the industry is still in a boom.

Michael Wright challenged the public’s view of the average mining billionaire.

You don't have to get your hands dirty to reap the benefit of the mining boom.

Telecommunications giant Optus has slashed 750 jobs as part of a restructure, but none will be lost in Western Australia.

The Australian stock market has opened higher, as gains among the big miners helped offset a weak start from the retail banks.

ANZ Banking Group has lifted its first half profit by 10 per cent to $2.92 billion but says margins in its Australian business are declining.

One of the country's leading economists says there is no economic imperative for the government to return the budget to surplus so quickly.

A better-than-expected read on US manufacturing in April and encouraging construction data drove Wall Street shares higher Tuesday as traders shrugged off some poor earnings reports.

Grange Resources has put a $2.9 billion price tag on its Southdown magnetite project near Albany and says it expects to make a final investment decision by the end of this year.

Never-ending resource demand from China and permanent public support for action on climate change are two of the things former prime minister John Howard warned should not be assumed when he addres

The impact of the Reserve Bank's decision to cut its official cash rate by an unexpectedly large 0.5 per cent will become clearer later this week when Australia's big four banks announce their resp

Police & Nurses Credit Society members have overwhelmingly thrown their support behind a plan to re-brand the institution as P&N Bank.

The Australian share market lifted to a nine-month high after the central bank surprised investors with a bigger than expected interest rate.

Carnegie Wave Energy has received close to $10 million in federal government funds to continue developing its wave energy technology.

Mining giant Rio Tinto has signed a $3 million partnership with the University of Western Australia aimed at increasing supply of graduates for the mining industry.

Premier Colin Barnett says if the distribution of the GST revenue is not fairly shared between the states, the bigger states will take the matter into their own hands.

 Labor frontbencher Martin Ferguson has urged the embattled party to stop its in-fighting, move on from the leadership spill and focus on next Tuesday's budget.

The Reserve Bank of Australia  has cut the cash rate by 50 basis points to 3.75 per cent at its May board meeting.

Perth-based gold and base metals explorer Merah Resources listed on the Australian Securities Exchange today.

A peak accounting body says the federal government should continue to target weaker parts of the local economy rather than its "commendable" aim to return the budget to surplus.

Perth’s residential property market is displaying renewed softness, according to figures released today.

Cedar Woods has celebrated a decade of development in Victoria by acquiring a seven-hectare development site in Melbourne’s north-west for $12 million.

Labor frontbenchers are playing down the latest Newspoll which shows voter support has neared rock bottom.

Interest rates down today. Taxes up tomorrow.

Global property developer Stockland Group says it is on track to achieve its recent earnings guidance for the 2012 financial year.