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Residential developer Port Bouvard has received final environmental approval from the federal government for its Point Grey 3,000-lot master-planned community near Mandurah

Berkeley Resources' volatile share price jumped 28 per cent today, making up for similar losses last month, after the uranium explorer announced the appointment of successful Perth dealmaker Ian Mi

Blackham Resources has secured $9.15 million in finance facilities to progress exploration work at its Matilda gold project in the northern Goldfields.

The Australian share market gave up earlier gains to finish slightly higher following a positive lead from Wall Street.

OZ Minerals lifted its production of gold and copper in the first three months of the year but costs were higher because of heavy rains.

House prices in Western Australia's booming Pilbara region are continuing to outpace major capital cities, with recent sales fetching $300,000 more than the Sydney median.

Cazaly Resources has received environmental approval from the state government for the construction of its Parker Range iron ore project near Southern Cross.

Millions of dollars in sports broadcast rights will be at stake when a judgment is made in a legal battle between Optus and the nation's two biggest football codes tomorrow.

Construction has commenced on the $440 million redevelopment of Perth's waterfront, with Georgiou Group picking up a $50 million contract for early works.

Peth-based materials technology firm Alexium International has signed an agreement with US-based Duro Textiles, to licence its flame retardant nylon products for military, upholstery and industrial

The Federal Court has imposed the maximum civil penalty of $242,000 on a company that lost a worker in the Pilbara in 2009.

Job advertisements on the internet rose by 2.6 per cent in March compared to a month earlier, federal data shows.

The parties are playing it safe in order to seek a better deal in the GST carve up. Let the games begin.

The Barnett government should look to beaches further south, which are more suitable to a Bondi Beach-style focus.

Alternative and renewable energy companies have been a good way to lose money for the past 20 years.

A Treasury report seeks to demonstrate that the private sector can deliver infrastructure more efficiently than the public sector but does not explain its case thoroughly.

A true leader needs to inspire and motivate, as well as lead a team successfully. But this is not always the case.

A US expert argues we should celebrate more people and progress, which help the planet.

Corporate partnerships can form the lifeblood of community organisations through in-kind or cash sponsorships but getting the dotted line signed can be difficult and daunting for not-for-profit org

I overheard this sales dialogue on an airplane recently. "He (the customer) has never responded to one of my emails and never calls me back."

In a world where a Sri Lankan-based company can provide unlimited tech support for $149 a year to a business owner in Sioux City, Iowa, no company can escape the new realities of global competition or hide in its local markets anymore.

Both the federal and state budgets, due next month, are forecast to hold little joy for investment in business and industry.

Numerous major contracts have been awarded to the state's mining and civil companies, creating a robust job market for contractors.

The state government has committed $5 million towards feasibility and planning studies for a marine common use facility (CUF) in the Pilbara, likely to be at either Anketell or Lumsden Point.

A state infrastructure plan will help Western Australia come to grips with the big development issues.

Demand for energy in WA is big and so is the demand for an open, competitive market.

The state government's freight strategy will see big changes, from Fremantle in the west to Kalgoorlie in the east and many stops in between.

An array of short-term fixes to Perth's traffic congestion woes are under development while the state government works on a strategy for the longer term.

Delivering infrastructure to regional WA isn't simple, even with a $6 billion Royalties for Region budget.

Huge potential could be added to WA's export terminals capacity over the next decade.

A TRANSPORT analyst has proposed the state government consider using a ‘value capture' funding model and increases in council rates to help pay for almost $3 billion of proposed public transport in

Two major rail freight operators are pursuing growth opportunites in WA's mining sector.