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Labor’s McKell Institute is a worthy idea, but not the only way to effect change.

The team behind The George and The Byrneleigh is about to take flight with a new venture in the CBD. Carolyn Herbert reports.

HUNGER relief charity Foodbank WA has been named as a finalist in one of Australia’s best-known environmental awards programs, the Banksia Environmental Awards, for its efforts to reduce food waste

A DESIRE to be of benefit to the wider community was among the motivating factors behind Iain Gerrard’s decision to take on the role of Western Australian business ambassador for the Leukaemia Foun

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VEEM Engineering Group has racked up achievements that would make it the envy of many other manufacturing businesses in Western Australia.

THE experience of ‘flow’ is familiar to anyone who is passionate about what they do.

FLEDGLING advisory and investment outfit Sirona Capital has forged a partnership with embattled property developer Luke Saraceni after buying two of his properties for its real estate investment bu

ALTERNATIVE building material business MasterWall is tackling Western Australian’s preference for brick and tile homes with its polystyrene cladding technology.

A sound currency is the fundamental basis for a productive economy.

Today’s confirmation that the coal miner, New Hope, has put itself up for sale follows yesterday’s capitulation by iron ore miner, Sundance, and begs the question: who’s next?

FROM the Pilbara to Ghana, to Norway and North America, the views of participants in the WA Business News boardroom forum reflect those of the hundreds of listed companies in the junior mi

IT’S the gold bull market of a generation, yet for West Perth’s crop of West African gold explorers, convincing the market to come along on the ride isn’t as easy as it used to be.

ALONG with finance, having access to appropriate infrastructure, such as ports and railways, is another critical factor for mining companies.

‘BORROWER beware’ is the advice from experienced mining and finance industry professionals wary about a surge in the number of non-traditional lenders moving into Australia.

As the big mining houses just get bigger, junior miners are seeking solutions to some of their issues.

The Australian market has opened higher following a dramatic turnaround on Wall Street in the final 15 minutes of trading.

US stocks bounced back after a dramatic see-saw session Tuesday following a report that EU ministers were looking at possible plans to aid weak banks.

The Australian share market closed 0.6 per cent lower, with investors starting to hope that the central bank would cut interest rates for the first time in a year next month.

ERM Power and its joint venture partners Empire Oil & Gas and Wharf Resources have signed a gas supply agreement with Alcoa of Australia for gas from its Gingin West and Red Gully gas fields, o

The Australian share market opened lower - but better than expected - as investors returned to normal trading after the public holiday.

Wall Street suffered another slump Monday as concerns about the economy, contagion from the European debt crisis and rumours of an American Airlines bankruptcy dragged down markets.

The Australian share market closed sharply lower, shedding about $35 billion in value with less buyers in the market on a public holiday.

US stocks dropped more than two per cent on Friday as signs of slower growth spanning China, Europe and the United States, and the ongoing Greek crisis, hung darkly over the markets.

The Australian share market closed flat after a day of trading within a narrow range ahead of long weekends locally and in Asia.

The Australian share market opened flat after the US market's less-than-expected response to Germany's approval to beef up Europe's rescue fund to stave off a second global recession.

US blue chips rebounded but tech stocks fell Thursday after Germany's parliament approved a crucial EU bailout package and new US data gave the economy a slightly more positive tint.

Australian shares closed almost one per cent lower, after making back some of the day's losses, with investors worried about a critical German vote on the EU's rescue fund.

GDI Property Group says it will undertake one of the largest refurbishment projects in the Perth CBD’s history, with its $50 million revamp of the former Governor Stirling Tower complex at 197 St G

The Australian sharemarket opened weaker after a three-day trading rally on global markets ended amid doubts eurozone leaders were closer to resolving the debt crisis.

US stocks closed sharply lower after an early rise Wednesday as worries persisted over whether the eurozone would come up with an effective approach to containing the Greek crisis.