Premier Colin Barnett is on a rebuilding rampage, today suggesting the $500 million Perth museum, slated for a new home at the East Perth Power Station, be reconstructed at its current Northbridge home.
The Australian market has shot up over 3.5 per cent at open today, boosted by a near 11 per cent surge on Wall Street overnight ahead of an expected interest rate cut.
Rattled markets look to rate cuts as circuit breaker; Barnett faces revolt over $1.5b in cuts; Banks urged to support frozen funds; Big banks staring at $1b payout over Bell; Gold the bright spot in grim mine sector
A day after Treasurer Wayne Swan declared BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto's Pilbara rail lines open to third parties, Fortescue Metals Group Ltd says it has written to the mining giants seeking a rail co-operation deal.
The Supreme Court of Western Australia has ruled against a syndicate of 20 financiers, including three of the four major banks, in the Bell Group litigation saga, the longest-running civil trial in the nation.
Shares in Perth-based Hydrotech International Ltd have jumped 40 per cent on the stock landing its first commercial contract in the United Kingdom outside of the rail industry.
Businesses are shying away from raising debt in the face of uncertainty and volatility in global financial markets with credit demand in Western Australia falling over 7 per cent, a new survey has found.
Furniture retailer Nick Scali Ltd says it remains committed to entering the Western Australian market, adding the delay presented opportunities to achieve a lower cost base amid a slowing economy.
The turmoil gripping global markets has put a question mark over RMA Energy Ltd's $100 million joint venture deal with an Asian consortium over the development of two Queensland assets.
The Western Australian division of Cater Care Services Pty Ltd has been awarded a $28 million contract to provide village management services at the Worsley Alumina expansion project.
Subiaco-based Summit Resources Ltd has entered into a joint venture with MM Mining Pty Ltd to explore certain areas within Summit's Isa North tenements in Queensland.
Shares in Coote Industrial Ltd have bucked the broad downward trend of the market, jumping over 30 per cent in morning trade on a please explain note from the Australian Securities Exchange.
The future of the Busselton Jetty is now secure with the state government today confirming it will immediately offer $24 million over two years towards restoration works.
RBA races to rescue of plunging dollar; Japan shares hit 26-year low; More funds put in deep freeze; Tougher lobster laws to lift prices; Miners cut costs as metals plummet
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has lowered its rating on Rick Stowe's private comany Griffin Coal Mining Company Pty Ltd after the coal miner's financial results were below expectations.
Peter Shergold, John Langoulant and Cathy Nance have been named in the state government's economic audit group that will review the operation and financial performance of the public sector.
Premier Colin Barnett has outlined the state government's top infrastructure priorities in a submission to the federal government's Infrastructure Australia fund.
In a major upset to BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, Treasurer Wayne Swan has declared the iron ore giants' Pilbara rail lines open for a period of 20 years.
United States company Cleveland Cliffs is looking to wrap up its takeover of iron ore miner Portman Ltd quickly, announcing today it will make on-market purchases at a possible discount to its $21.50 cash offer.
Mining services company Emerson Stewart Group Ltd has been awarded a new contract, valued at some $5 million, by BHP Billiton Nickel West at its Leinster operation in Western Australia.
Falls in commodity prices and rapidly changing market conditions have prompted two Perth miners, Minara Resources Ltd and Kagara Ltd, to explore cost cutting measures.
BHP Billiton Ltd said today it had "outstanding" growth options in Australia, with several major projects in Western Australia under assessment for future development.
A handful of Perth companies, Macmahon Holdings Ltd, Monadelphous Group Ltd and Nomad Building Solutions Ltd, have had their recommendations changed by analysts at brokerage Hartleys.
The state's largest credit society, Police & Nurses Credit Society, has pledged it will pass on in full any rate cut made by the Reserve Bank of Australia at its upcoming November meeting.
O'Connor-based Brainytoys Ltd is teetering on the brink of collapse with the stock's September quarterly in the red as capital injection deadline looms.
Shares in Mount Gibson Iron Ore Ltd are still placed in a trading halt as the company continues discussions with customers and third parties regarding off-take agreements.
Shares in Atlas Iron Ltd have dropped nearly 10 per cent despite news the emerging iron ore producer has entered into an agreement that could lower the cost of bringing its Abydos project online.
Perth-based emerging gold producer Catalpa Resources today reported a 16 per cent increase in its gold Reserves from 544,000 ounces to 629,000 ounces at its wholly-owned Edna May Gold Project in Western Australia.
