The Labor Party has called on the state government to explain why it needs a further $1.2 billion to meet new spending decisions after debate was gagged in Parliament for the third time this week.
Black Swan State Theatre Company has appointed Rio Tinto Iron Ore chief Sam Walsh as its new chairman while University of Western Australia vice-chancellor Alan Robson has joined its board.
Western Australia has recorded one of the larger falls in employer confidence as nearly 20 per cent of bosses across the country plan to cut staff numbers in the June quarter, a new survey has found.
Energy retailer Synergy has announced a business restructuring that involves partnering with local IT firm Alphawest, call centre operator Stellar and an unnamed global IT partner to create $75 million in cost savings and benefits over five years.
Residents in Esperance can breathe a sigh of relief after an independent expert review found the export of nickel through the town's port did not pose a health risk.
West Perth-based Navigator Resources has entered into a deal to buy the Bronzewing gold mine from the administrators of View Resources for nearly $10 million.
Rudd plans third stimulus; State pulls the plug on rebate to save water; Budget plan to help small business; Kimberley project on shaky ground; Allco high-flyers seize aircraft
WESFARMERS may have developed a reputation as something of a corporate cleanskin, but as former CEO and chairman Trevor Eastwood recalls in a new biography, it was not always the case.
MUCH of Australia's energy development initiative is directed towards exporting vast quantities of the increasingly scarce and valuable natural gas, on which our grandchildren's grandchildren will need to rely to sustain their quality of life.
SINCE the downturn began engulfing the world's economies late last year, Western Australia's educational institutions have noted significant increases in demand from international students.
THE international economic downturn has filtered through to charities, with a national survey revealing more than half of not-for-profit organisations are recording a slump in donations.
AS speculation abounds on the future of a national broadband network, an elite number of businesses already have access to, and are using, extraordinarily high speeds.
THE West Coast Eagles is offering business people the opportunity to gain a private insight to the club's success through a unique leadership program for senior executives.
AFTER a third year of summertime daylight saving, Western Australians will go to the polls on May 16 for a referendum to decide whether the state adopts the practice for good.
THE saga surrounding lead miner Magellan Metals has taken a new twist, with Perth mining entrepreneur Mladen Ninkov seeking to win control of the embattled Canadian company that owns Magellan.
FAMILY-OWNED welding contractor Bossong Engineering is confident of growing in the short-term despite the economic downturn, after signing up as a client of the Western Australian Manufacturing Centre.
A REVIEW of capital works, an efficiency dividend and a growing reliance on Commonwealth funding; it might sound like the state government but it's actually Western Australia's oldest tertiary educational institution.
GLOBAL insurance broker Aon has looked to Western Australia's local business talent to bolster its presence in the state - adding a Perth-based board to its existing operations.
THE gold sector has been a standout performer during the past six months, with 13 gold explorers or producers in Western Australia launching capital raisings worth a total of $275 million.
