Business coughs up for ministerial access; Unions wage bitter turf war; BHP rail snub irks juniors; Schubert’s swansong from CBA; Jobs data pushes Australian dollar higher
More than 100 academic and general staff at Murdoch University have voted in favour of possible industrial action after the university did not agree to a 20 per cent pay rise.
Former Wesfarmers finance director Gene Tilbrook has today been appointed as one of five new directors to the board of NBN Co Limited, the company established to deliver the $43 billion national broadband network.
The competition watchdog has rejected port access arrangements proposed by grain handlers CBH Group, ABB and Graincorp, saying there needed to be more clarity and transparency for wheat exporters.
Maddington company Coote Industrial expects to report a small net profit for fiscal 2009 after accounting for delays associated with the Greentrains payment.
Perth-based neurology focused research and development company NeuroDiscovery has entered a specialist services deal with a major international pharmaceutical company, valued at $620,000, the company's largest every contract.
Malaga-based Automotive Technology Group plans to raise around $2.7 million through an entitlements issue after a proposed convertible notes capital raising was scrapped last month.
The downturn in the property market has hit bedding franchiser Joyce Corporation which has accepted a $1.25 million lower offer for the sale of its Queensland property compared to an offer terminated in April.
Western Australia's unemployment rate has jumped to a near six-year high while the national jobless rate holds steady at 5.8 per cent as employers chose to cut employee hours rather than slash jobs, new figures show.
An independent report prepared for the national competition watchdog has found that allowing joint marketing of gas from the Gorgon project would likely lead to higher prices for WA gas customers than if each partner was forced to market its share separat
The Perth and West Perth office markets has experienced the largest percentage increase in the vacancy rate in nearly 20 years, with a new report highlighting the impact of the global financial crisis on the local property sector.
BHP diverts from Rio market deal; ANZ ready for battle of merger ambitions; Tax Office widens blitz on executives; CBA plays follow-the-leader on fees; Surprise export rise trims deficit
ANXIETY over foreign investment is compounding the funding challenges created by the global financial crisis, according to the junior mining executives at the recent WA Business News roundtable.
INVESTMENT in new infrastructure, and ensuring equitable and fair access to existing infrastructure are key issues that must be addressed if government is to encourage new mining investment, according to those at the WA Business News junior miners forum.
ONGOING growth in services exports has prompted business and industry groups to call for greater state and federal government focus on the trade opportunities available in the sector.
GLOBAL environmental and social impact assessment consultancy, Coffey Natural Systems, has bought Perth-based firm Q&A Communications Group for an undisclosed sum.
The Western Australian Trade Opportunities Service is operated by the International Trade Centre of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia.
A $5.7 MILLION research and development program launched in 2007 has paid dividends for Canning Vale-based Veem Limited, which won this year's Most Innovative Marine Industry Exported Product categ
GIANT South Korean conglomerate Samsung Corporation has thrown its weight behind Perdaman Chemicals & Fertilisers' proposed $3.5 billion urea project at Collie by taking a small equity interest in the venture.
LISTED Perth property developer Cedar Woods Properties has smashed its forecast profit for the year, booking net earnings of $9.3 million for the 2008-09 financial year.
THERE have been 19 cases of corporate fraud costing almost $17 million in Western Australia since the start of 2008, with commercial business the most common victim and management the most successful perpetrator.
CONSTRUCTION companies including industry heavyweight BGC have attacked the state government tendering process used to award hundreds of millions of dollars worth of work upgrading the state's primary schools.
THIS year's City of Perth council election is looking like an increasingly open race, with current councillor Chris Hardy bowing out of contention after one term.
