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LESS than 20 years ago almost anywhere in Perth was no more than 20 minutes away from anywhere else in a car-friendly city over-serviced with roads.

AN urban planning expert has recommended that a long-term infrastructure development strategy for Western Australia be given more importance in order to avoid the issue becoming a casualty of polit

Base metals producer Kagara has completed a $25 million share placement at 31 cents per share, to complete the acquisition of its Einasleigh copper project in Queensland and fund exploration activi

Perth’s population is set to double over the next 40 years, and a lot needs to happen to accommodate that growth.

ECONOMIC development is the answer to indigenous liberation in Australia, facilitated through procurement and contracting of indigenous corporations and joint ventures.

BAYSWATER company Capital Recycling has hailed the awarding of a Main Roads contract as a huge breakthrough for the recycling industry.

The Australian economy will inevitably suffer spillover effects from the European government debt crisis, Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Ric Battellino says.

ZYL Limited has received two unsolicited expressions of interest from industry participants to partner with or acquire the company.

Independence Group has completed a $118 million capital raising to fund construction and development at its part-owned Tropicana gold project.

Former Fortescue Metals Group senior operations executive Paul Hallam has been appointed a non-executive director at Gindalbie Metals as the company prepares to commission its flagship Karara

Job advertisements on the internet rose by 5.4 per cent in November compared to a month earlier, national data shows.

Consumer confidence has dropped to its lowest level since August, despite two consecutive cash rate cuts, a survey finds.

Gas pipeline owner APA Group has made a $1.8 billion takeover offer for Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund (HDF), an investment fund with gas pipeline assets.

Westpac Banking Corporation says volatility in global financial markets is continuing to weigh on the bank's revenue from its markets and treasury business.

Australian stocks opened slightly lower after the US Federal Reserve disappointed markets by holding off with further monetary easing.

Canada's decision to formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol doesn't mean the international community isn't serious about tackling global warming, the federal government says.

Mortgage arrears stabilised during the September quarter and are expected to fall as the impact of the central bank's recent interest rate cuts reach borrowers, Fitch Ratings says.

Billions of export dollars look set to keep rolling in at a healthy clip this financial year, despite an uncertain global backdrop.

Australian shares slumped in line with stock markets across Asia as warnings from two ratings agencies wiped out optimism that Europe's debt crisis may be nearing a resolution.

Mako Energy, Transerv Energy and Tamaska Oil & Gas, as the Alberta Joint Venture (AJV), will sell an 80 per cent interest in parts of its Duvernay Shale gas and Rock Creek oil projects in Canad

Half of Australian households are not saving money and almost a quarter do not feel they could withstand a financial emergency, research shows.

Rio Tinto has increased its shareholding in Canadian uranium company Hathor Exploration and extended its friendly offer for a second time.

Generation Y is far more financially savvy than they are given credit for, research shows.

Advanced materials developer Antaria will change its focus from research and development to providing customer solutions based on the company’s technology.

A University of Western Australia report has found trading hours in WA should be fully deregulated, adding to a recent Productivity Commission report that also advocated deregulation.

Australia's resources and energy exports are set to reach a new record this financial year, though the growth will not be as strong as previously anticipated because of easing commodity prices.

Australian dwelling commencements in the September quarter fell 6.8 per cent from the June quarter to 35,672 units, seasonally adjusted, official figures show.

Exploration and feasibility work will commence at Matsa Resources’ Dundas iron ore project with significant investment from Chinese manufacturer Shandong Shanshi International Trading through its s

Are we watching two world-class con jobs, or just another struggle between government and the free market?

Perth real estate agency Blackburne Property Group has been fined $15,000 and ordered to pay court costs of $272 in the Perth Magistrates Court for delays in lodging tenants’ bond money with the bo

Carbon dioxide (CO2) can be safely and reliably stored underground, an Australian-led team of researchers has concluded.

Junior minerals explorer Blackthorn Resources has extracted the first ore from its joint venture Perkoa project in Africa, and production remains on target to begin in the second half of 2012.