Local whisky lovers will be pleased to know that Western Australia will soon have a label of its own, with the Great Southern Distilling Company to release its first whisky in March.
The federal government is looking for quick answers from a review it has established into the ability of temporary skilled migration schemes to help ease labour shortages.
Someof Perth's top hospitality figures will gather for a feast on February 24 as La Chaîne des Rôtisseurs holds its annual charity brunch and auction, for the benefit of Lifeline WA.
The Corruption and Crime Commission has released a series of explosive reports over the past three years, yet independent reviews of its findings have repeatedly reached contrary conclusions.
Set among the unassuming shopfronts of Perth's unofficial Chinatown on William Street in Northbridge, Dragon Tea House has earned a reputation as one of Perth's hidden gems.
THE Chamber of Commerce and Industry Western Australia will have new leadership this year, with the recruitment of Chevron executive James Pearson as its new chief executive and the expected departure
Market research firm East & Partners has revealed a growing trend for Australian businesses to use third party finance brokers and mortgage originators when they are obtaining finance products.
The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) with the support of the WA Government's Department of Industry and Resources.
DIVERSIFIED base metals explorer, Haddington Resources Ltd, is set to acquire the mineral exploration division of Adelaide-based drilling company, Underdale Drillers, for a potential consideration of
Profit results lodged by a range of Western Australian companies this week indicate that it takes more than a resources boom for some companies to fire.
Amid the voices of support for the state government's recently announced plan to redevelop Perth's foreshore, concerns remain about the delivery of the project.
MOLY Mines Ltd has awarded a $1.1 billion, seven-year mining and earthmoving contract for its Spinifex Ridge molybdenum project to Perth-based contracting group Macmahon Holdings Ltd.
South Perth-based energy player Aviva Corporation Ltd is seeking to further underline its environmentally friendly credentials by funding a national research project looking at underground CO2 storage.
Following on from the success of its state-of-the-art Oral Health Centre development at Nedlands' Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, architectural and planning practice Hames Sharley has been called back to design and plan a landmark $100 million research
THE state government has helped to secure major new contracts that will ensure the majority of beef sold to Western Australian consumers in Coles supermarkets is actually produced in WA.
Acquisition activity in the state's geoanalytical testing industry is continuing, with Balcatta-based metallurgical testing firm Ammtec Ltd acquiring engineering group MARC Environmental Solutions for $12 million.
The residential property market in regional Western Australia returned a mixed performance in the last quarter of 2007, with strong growth in mining towns and low or negative growth closer to Perth, according to the Real Estate Institute of Western Austra
THE Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA believes mining companies are responding to the unique issues and challenges faced by fly-in fly-out workers and their families, with FIFO workers now making u
This week's big economic and commercial news has highlighted the increasing importance of China to Western Australia's future prosperity, and the relative decline of the US.
The West Perth office market may be effectively full, but a series of small developments in the area, and at the west end of the city, will help to ease supply in the next year.
An independent expert advisory group to be chaired by Western Australia's chief scientist, Professor Lyn Beazley (pictured), has been formed to oversee the first round of funding from the $36.5 millio
The increased iron ore price is great news for WA exporters but it does have a downside.
It will quickly flow back in the form of higher steel prices, which will make future expansion projects more expensive.
Despite its residential interests failing to deliver strong results, NSW-based property developer Australand Property Group has recorded an operating profit after tax of $163.2 million, an increase of 5 per cent on the previous period.
Curtin University Graduate School of Business is located in Perth's central business district and attracts highly talented teachers and researchers from the industry.
Canberra hoteliers and restaurateurs are undoubtedly looking forward to Kevin Rudd's Australia 2020 Summit in late April, but State Scene certainly isn't
Portable housing manufacturers, Fleetwood Corporation Ltd and Nomad Building Solutions Ltd, have posted strong growth in profits for the half year to December 31, boosted by demand from the resources sector.
Cottesloe's Station Street, a retail strip known for its high-end clothing and jewellery stores, has been chosen as the site for a new mixed-use development containing retail, office and residential space.
When you enter the Booragoon reception of Alcoa Australia, a poster advertising a concert for indie pop musician Ben Lee might catch your eye on the approach to the reception desk.
