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Engagement is such a buzz term in human resources circles.

Five corporate surfing teams swapped their suits for swimmers at Margaret River's Telstra Drug Aware Pro's first charitable surfing competition last month, and raised $50,000 for SurfAid.

The federal government introduced new rules in July last year around how self-managed super funds invest in art and the art sector is already feeling the effects on sales, according to industry ins

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Cash is the lifeblood of small to medium enterprises but nearly a quarter report that in the past year cash-flow shortages have threatened their survival.

Christine King was 18 when she decided to steer away from a nursing career and forge a path in the rag trade, a move that set her up for a 45-year long retail career.

Many managers proudly declare they have an ‘open-door policy' that allows any employee to speak with them at any time of the day.

WESTERN Australia's new housing sector is showing signs of a recovery, with building approvals, home sales and land sales all increasing over recent weeks.

Improving Perth's housing density was high on the agenda at a Property Council seminar last week on making Perth a city that ‘works', with finance, infrastructure and community acceptance raised as

Australia Post has failed to sell its General Post Office Building in Forrest Place and has, instead, reverted to trying to find tenants to fill the vacant retail space.

Western Australia is growing its reputation as a hot spot for film production, boasting good stories, vast landscapes that make for ideal settings and an increasing number of home-grown feature fil

WA's corporate finance sector is getting back to business as a late flurry of deals get the sector warmed up for better year.

Perth's capital markets players reckon the past few months have been hard to take but they are seeing signs of growth as money returns.

Businesses like Calibre Global, Onsite Rental Group and NLV Group have enjoyed strong growth with the support of their private equity backers.

Private equity funds are scouring Western Australia, looking to invest in local businesses but only a handful of deals have been completed.

Western Australia may as well leave its minerals in the ground while its GST revenue continues to be stolen by Canberra and the eastern states, Premier Colin Barnett says.

Perth-based residential developer Cedar Woods has completed a $25 million capital raising to fund four new developments in Western Australia and Victoria, and the construction of the Williams Landi

THEY have run some of the state's biggest health services operations and now they have joined forces to form a consultancy to help others do the same.

Nine animal rights activists have been arrested after they chained themselves to a live-sheep export ship and gates at Fremantle Port for nearly seven hours.

The Australian share market has opened more than a third of a per cent lower.

Gold futures have fallen in after-market trading after the latest US Federal Open Market Committee minutes showed few hints of imminent monetary stimulus.

Signs that the Federal Reserve may be reticent to launch a fresh round of stimulus sent Wall Street lower Tuesday.

A writ has been lodged in the Western Australian Supreme Court on behalf of an organic farmer seeking damages for losses suffered after genetically modified canola contaminated his crops.

The Australian share market closed marginally firmer despite slipping in late trade after the central bank kept interest rates on hold.

Australia could be on the verge of another rental crisis, with Perth expected to be hit the hardest, Australia's largest property developer says.

Nexus Energy has selected a new chief executive, appointing former Woodside Energy executive Lucio Della Martina to head up its operations.

Transfield Services shareholders are bracing themselves for a possible profit downgrade from the construction and maintenance company.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has kept official interest rates on hold after its April board meeting but left the door open for a cut as early as next month.

GR Engineering has won a $12 million contract at Sandfire Resources' DeGrussa copper-gold project near Meekatharra.

Company directors are concerned that in the federal government's haste to return the budget to surplus it may risk damaging the economy.

The Commonwealth auditor-general has delivered a stinging critique of the federal government's handling of the Australia Network tender.

On-target retail trade figures reflect a sector experiencing structural change, economists say.