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People acting as "lobbyists for hire" will be targeted by proposed legislation in Western Australia.

Former Ernst & Young managing partner Jeff Dowling has joined the Atlas Iron board as an independent non-executive director.

The coalition has switched tactics on the carbon tax, accusing the Australian Greens of seeking a second wave of climate action, including an end to coal-fired power.

Consumer sentiment has risen strongly in November, suggesting that last week's interest rate cut has had the desired effect, Westpac says.

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has warned the world is at risk of plunging into "uncertainty and financial instability" and has urged Asian economies to be on their guard.

The federal government's leading employment index rose for a third consecutive month in November after revisions to the series.

Insolvencies spiked in Australia in the September quarter as creditors got tough on debt recovery, fresh data from the corporate watchdog shows.

An Aboriginal corporation has been denied the opportunity to speak at Fortescue Metals Group's annual general meeting.

Queensland-based engineering firm Intelara has opened a Perth office, in response to rising demand for its services in Western Australia.

Andrew Forrest-chaired Poseidon Nickel has asked the state government to allow the explorer to re-start mining at the Mount Windarra project in Western Australia.

A one-time Labor heavyweight says the push to impose restrictions on poker machine use is indicative of the federal government’s failings.

Qantas management is acting to secure the brand’s future.

The effects of a strong resources sector are being felt throughout the economy – and it’s not all good news.

The planned Minerals Resource Rent Tax has generated a lot of heated debate but remarkably little sensible analysis.

Better communicating the big-picture vision is a challenge for the resources sector.

China has always been adept at playing the long game.

A new cafe on Newcastle Street in the city is creating a niche with its painstakingly prepared food and service focus. Carolyn Herbert reports.

WESFARMERS will become the National Gallery of Australia’s indigenous art partner from 2012, increasing its funding to $1.4 million.

SOUND investment strategies and board governance can be the difference between ongoing operational success and failure for all organisations, regardless of status.

‘I WANT my people to be accountable.’ ‘I want our people to be more accountable.’ ‘Our main issue this year is ‘accountability.’

DAN Tenardi has been busy in the five months since he joined Ngarda Civil and Mining as CEO, having already launched a new arm of the business and working on plans to expand the company’s services

EVEN with Facebook, emails, texting and a whole range of other technologies, the telephone is still an important contact point for your customers and for the majority of people is the preferred met

BIS Shrapnel provided some rare good news for the residential property sector this week when it forecast a rise in Perth housing prices and demand for new homes.

QUEENSLAND-BASED Breez Finance is targeting Western Australia’s fast-growing regional centres as it finalises plans to launch a new cooperative lender early next year.

LONG-TIME business partners Con Berbatis and George Atzemis are best known in property circles for their retail investments, but sluggish consumer spending has sharpened the pair’s focus on Perth’s

THERE is a new reality in banking that businesses need to understand.“The banks are definitely open for business, but they are being more diligent.”

Lending to business almost dried up during the GFC, but the banks, big and small, are starting to talk to their clients again.

Monthly trade figures usually prompt talk of coal, iron ore and the like, but this focus on minerals is a distraction from another important element of the trade data.

THE local horticulture sector is being urged to evaluate export opportunities after two major players secured contracts with Singapore’s largest supermarket group. 

WHAT makes a group of venture capital investors from California travel halfway around the globe to a mining town in their search for technology opportunities?