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The federal government has introduced an incentive scheme to encourage property developers to build affordable rental accommodation.

MORE than 75,000 people could be living and working in the Pilbara by 2012, with the number of resource industry employees expected to double and fly-in, fly-out workers expected to triple by 2015, ac

Western Australian assets worth more than $6 billion could be on the market as investment group Babcock & Brown Ltd and its satellite funds seek to deal with their financial troubles.

Despite the downturn in the residential property sector during the past eight months, three Western Australian developers have posted increased profits for the year to June.

A TRILATERAL agreement between The University of Western Australia, China's Zhejiang University and Japan's Kobe University will be used to establish education and scientific links between the three i

Perth-based agricultural investment manager Great Southern Ltd has announced a major restructure of its business that would involve the company raising $438 million by buying out the interests of investors.

The latest major leasing deal for the CBD's new office towers has got over the line, with the federal government's Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations signing on as the anchor tenant for Queensland-based First State Developments' p

Housing affordability in Western Australia has improved over the June quarter in the latest confirmation that house prices are weakening, while across the country levels remained at a 24-year low.

Parochial investors who put their money into Western Australian stocks have just experienced their worst year in nearly a decade, judging by the results of WA Business News' annual total shareholder return survey.

The state Labor Party has announced plans to introduce a gross feed-in tariff for household solar power systems in what's seen as a step towards boosting its green credentials ahead of next month's election.

Perth's median house price fell to $443,000 during the June quarter, slightly lower than originally forecast, according to the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia's official data.

Austal Ltd John Rothwell has stepped down from executive duties to become non-executive chairman.

The underserviced and ageing rail infrastructure in the eastern states has created an attractive market opportunity for niche wagon and rail maintenance player Gemco Rail Pty Ltd, based in Forrestfield.

Many Australian small businesses are headed for a cash crisis in the wake of the global credit crunch, a CPA Australia survey has concluded.

During the past six months, the shape and size of Australia's listed oil and gas sector has changed and shrunk beyond recognition.

Read my Lips? Association of Consulting Engineers Australia (ACEA) Breakfast Communicating leadership that inspires, motivates and encourages.

A number of mining services companies have posted record profits for 2007-08, reinforcing the state's position as an emerging global centre for high-calibre mining services companies.

The past year has provided a bumpy ride for players in the base metals field, as sharp falls in commodity prices, a stronger Australian dollar and rising cost pressures bite into the bottom line.

Rio Tinto Ltd, the world's third largest mining company, has forecast higher prices for the company's core commodities of iron, alumina and copper after delivering a record first half profit.

Is Western Australia ready for the slowdown in China? Featuring Bill Evans, general manager economics at the Westpac Banking Corporation.

He's worked as a lawyer, played Australian rules football at the highest level, and has spent the past 20 years as a trade commissioner and private consultant helping Western companies do business in China.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has been forced to take a tougher stance on accepting undertakings during mergers following examples of businesses acting in bad faith, commission chairman Graeme Samuel said last week.

If you ask Chris Godwin about his business, Flowers Design School, he is definitely not coy about its origins.

For most manufacturers, a $5 billion order book represents a pretty ambitious target - even more so when the company is a shipbuilder from the small suburb of Henderson, Western Australia.

Investors looking for sure and steady Western Australian stocks offering capital growth and consistent dividends have limited choices.

John Thornton Managing director of The Regal Theatre for 31 years.

When Suzannah Vaughan was appointed to run the first floating production storage and offloading vessel to work offshore India, she believed it was another significant step in her family's connection with the subcontinent and oil.

Iron ore miners and developers feature strongly among the Western Australian stocks to have delivered top returns over the three years to June 30.

For more than 150 years, the Royal WA Institute for the Blind has supported visually impaired people throughout Western Australia.

Western Australia's labour shortage may be top of the election agenda for the state's peak business lobby group, but the recruitment of blue-collar overseas workers is set to become more difficult, according to the migration industry.

Uranium miner Paladin Energy and iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group have for the third year running maintained their status as the top performing Western Australian stocks, based on rolling five-year returns.

Like many Perth restaurateurs, Maurizio Restaurant proprietor Maurizio Di Ciano believes the hospitality industry has a perception problem with regard to the career options available.