Re-merging state power utilities Verve Energy and Synergy would do nothing to lower electricity costs for consumers, according to a report from the newly formed WA Independent Power Association.
A fall in producer prices in the first three months of 2012 suggests inflation remains weak and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will have room to cut interest rates in May, economists say.
International Monetary Fund members have vowed to secure global financial stability to allow urgently needed reforms and regain worldwide economic growth.
The chances of official interest rate cut next month have improved with figures showing imported consumer goods have fallen to the cheapest level in two decades.
The state government knew nothing about the death of a competitor in an adventure race in China before sponsoring a similar event in the Kimberley in which two women almost burned to death.
Cottesloe's town planning scheme has been finalised to allow up to eight-storey buildings along the beachfront, but the government says the new regulations do not allow for high-rise development.
The federal government has accused Premier Colin Barnett of a cash grab over his refusal to quarantine a pension increase from public housing rent assessments.
Perth-based gold explorer Breaker Resources has listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, after completing an $8.5 million initial public offering.
Overall home sales reached their highest level for two years in the March quarter, with first home-buyers key to the recovery, according to the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia.
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy says the federal government's decision to create the national broadband network was taken to ensure Australia's telecommunications system was "future-proofed"
Woolworths says higher third quarter sales volumes were offset by lower prices, leaving shoppers as the big winners as the supermarket seeks to woo more customers than arch rival Coles.
Gina Rinehart has lost a bid to have her children's multibillion-dollar family trust claim dealt with through confidential mediation and not in open court.
Leighton Holdings subsidiary Thiess will undertake site preparation work at the Chevron-operated Wheatstone gas project in WA after winning a $450 million contract.
Internet service provider iiNet has welcomed a High Court decision to dismiss an appeal by the world's largest film and television companies, saying it proves it never supported unauthorised
Retail spending rose for the eighth straight month in March as consumers overcame a lack of confidence in the economy and spent more of their money on services such as entertainment.
The Australian share market has closed at a fresh eight-month high, buoyed by resource stocks and investors punting on China undertaking new moves to boost its economy.
